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1
What geographical advantage did the Egyptians have, that kept them safe from invaders?
Located in the mountains
Located in a desert
Location of Iron Ore which could be mined and turned into weapons
Locationsof many roads to transport good and supplies
2
Who commisioned the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khafre
Thutmose III
Djoser
Khufu
3
Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom was devided into upper and lower; upper Egypt was what direction from lower Egypt?
South
North
West
East
4
During the New Kingdom Egyptian rulers took on a new title of __________________.
Emperor
Scribe
King
Pharoah
5
The Old Kingdom of Egypt ran through what years?
2680-2180 BC
2050-1650 BC
550-330 BC
1550-1070 BC
6
What group of people from western Asia invaded and ended the Middle Kingdom of Egypt?
Akkadians
Mongolians
Hyksos
Persians
7
Who was one of ancient Egypt's neighbors to the South and valuable trade partners?
Sumerians
India
Ghana
Kush (Nubians)
8
Who was the Egyptian God of the sun?
Ra
Osiris
Seth
Anubis
9
Who was the first know female leader of Egypt?
Bastet
Hatshepsut
Amunet
Cleopatra
10
___________ is an early form of paper made from a plant commonly found in Egypt.
vellum
stratiotes
papyrus
parchment
11
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 and was nearly untouched?
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Ramses II
King Tut
12
King Djoser commisioned the building of the very first pyramid in Egypt known as What?
Pyramid of Menkaure
Red Pyramid
Step Pyramid
Bent Pyramid
13
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline of the Egyptians?
Slowing of Trade with Neighboring countries
Invasions Assyrians, Nubians, and Persians
Weak Pharoahs
Drought
14
_________ is a collection of spells which Egyptians believed enabled the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife.
Book of the Dead
Scrolls of Eternity
Book of Believers
Guide to the Afterlife
15
The Egyptians showed an advanced knowledge of which of the following?
Astronomy
Geometry
Human Anatomy
All are correct
16
Which of the following is NOT something invented by the Egyptians?
Perfume
Calendar
The Wheel
Make-up
17
What was the Egyptian form of writing made up of symbols instead of an alphabet?
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
elamite
Indus script
18
Egypt's civilization first developed in the fertile soils around which river?
Tigris
Amazon
Euphrates
Nile
19
Which of the following is NOT true of ancient Egypt's religion?
polytheistic
Worshipped many gods and godesses
monotheistic
believed in an afterlife
20
A __________ is a family of rulers where the right to rule passes within the family.
monarch
dynasty
pharaoh
scribe
21
In what way did the Kush pyramids differ from Egyptian pyramids?
More complex burial tombs
Taller and wider
Shorter and thinner
Construsted earlier
22
The Egyptians during the Middle Kingdom built a canal to connect the Nile River to what other important body of water?
Red Sea
Miditerranean Sea
Black Sea
Bay of Bengal
23
Egypt traded for all of the following goods EXCEPT.
Gold
Papyrus
Ivory
Wood
24
Who was the last great ruler of the New Kingdom, who built more monuments then any other leader?
Amenhotep IV
Ahmose
Thutmose III
Ramses II
25
Who was the first King to unite upper and lower Egypt around 3,000 BC?
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Narmer
