Unit C: Egypt Review

Question 1

Which item did Egypt NOT export to Nubia?

Accepted Answer

Ivory

Question 2

From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about __________, or the structure of the human body and its organs

Accepted Answer

anatomy

Question 3

In Egypt, which direction is Lower Egypt located in?

Accepted Answer

Northern

Question 4

A ruling family is called a:

Accepted Answer

dynasty

Question 5

The fertile lands on either side of the Nile River were called the:

Accepted Answer

Black Lands

Question 6

What was the paper-like material that the Egyptians created?

Accepted Answer

Papyrus

Question 7

The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that

Accepted Answer

served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.

Question 8

Who was at the BOTTOM of Egypt’s social class pyramid?

Accepted Answer

Farmers, Servants and Slaves

Question 9

Trade between Nubia and Egypt created __________ since each country depended on the other for goods it did not have.

Accepted Answer

interdependence

Question 10

Which is NOT true of Hatshepsut?

Accepted Answer

fought against the Hittites

Question 11

Egypt’s history is divided into periods based on kingdoms and dynasties. Which one is NOT one of the three kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

Last Kingdom

Question 12

Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 13

Those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain records were called

Accepted Answer

Scribes

Question 14

The ancient Egyptian writing system that used drawings and symbols to represent sounds was called _______

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 15

Which Egyptians were made into mummies and put in tombs filled with items they might need in the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

Wealthy Egyptians

Question 16

What did Egypt have to IMPORT from Nubia

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 17

Bodies preserved by a special process were called:

Accepted Answer

mummies

Question 18

Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services, which was called

Accepted Answer

commerce

Question 19

Egyptians believed in many gods; therefore, they practiced __________.

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 20

What is a delta?

Accepted Answer

Triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

Question 21

The most important god of all those worshiped by the Egyptians was the sun god named

Accepted Answer

Amon-Re

Question 22

The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a

Accepted Answer

solar calendar

Question 23

In order to build the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be good in the fields of engineering and

Accepted Answer

mathematics

Question 24

What is a vizier?

Accepted Answer

head of the bureaucracy

Question 25

Which pharaoh built more monuments than any other pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 26

The system of offices and officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was called a:

Accepted Answer

bureaucracy

Question 27

The Egyptian word for “king” was:

Accepted Answer

Pharaoh

Question 28

Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Menes

Question 29

The deserts that were just beyond the Black Lands were called the:

Accepted Answer

Red Lands

Unit C: Egypt Review

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Unit C: Egypt Review

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