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Ancient Egypt and Kush
Ancient Egypt and Kush
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1
What process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death?
bartering
irrigation
cremation
embalming
2
The Old Kingdom started about
1070 B.C.
2130 B.C.
1472 B.C.
2575 B.C.
3
What word is related to papyrus?
plateau
polytheism
paper
pyramid
4
What did the Egyptians use to help spread water across their land?
the shadoof
the hieroglyph
the ibis
the cataract
5
According to the Book of the Dead, what did bad deeds do?
made a strong mummy
made the heart heavy
trapped a spirit in its tomb
made Isis angry
6
Why is the southern part of the Nile called the Upper Nile
The river flows south
The river begins in the south and ends in the north
The south has a higher altitude
In Egypt, south meant "up"
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Who did the New Kingdom pharaohs try to hide their tombs from?
Piye
Hittites
grave robbers
Anubis
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What resource did Egyptians get from Nubia?
turquoise
flax
silt
gold
9
Astronomy helped ancient Egyptians develop
new farming techniques
a writing system
medicines
a calendar
10
Why did Khufu build the Great Pyramid?
to challenge his architects
to house his whole family
to show how great he was
to please the gods
11
How did Egyptians and Sumerians view the afterlife?
They both thought it would be miserable
Egyptians viewed it more positively than Sumerians
They both thought it would be happy
Sumerians viewed it more positively than the Egyptians
12
What advantage did the Nile offer for transportation?
It was easy to travel both north and south
It had deep channels
It was very wide
Its current was very swift
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How did Hatshepsut's reign end?
She was killed in war
She retired to Nubia
The priests murdered her
No one knows how it ended
14
The world's longest river is the
Tigris
Nile
Amazon
Euphrates
15
What did Egypt experience under Ramses II
famine
unpredictable flooding
constant warfare
stability
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What system involves bartering?
farming
trading
mining
hunting
17
One of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt was
merchant
artisian
farmer
priest
18
What group in Egyptian society served as astronomers?
scribes
pharaohs
slaves
priests
19
Where did the rains fall that caused the Nile to flood each year?
the First Cataract
the Ethiopian Plateau
the Mediterranean Sea
the Eastern Desert
20
The Egyptian religion was
polytheistic
simple
positive
monotheistic
21
The queen who became pharaoh after her husband died was
Neferiti
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Isis
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The Pharaoh Khufu built the
Valley of the Kings
obelisk
Great Pyramid
step pyramid
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Egyptian homes were made out of
mud bricks
animal hides
stone
wood
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What Egyptian god remained sacred to the Kushites even after Egyptian power in Nubia declined?
Osiris
Amun
Isis
Anubis
