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Review for Ancient Egypt
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1
The pharaoh best known for the Pyramids of Giza...
Khufu
Menes
Ramses
Hatshepsut
2
The political order of Egypt during the Old Kingdom was based on ....
wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders
wealthy fishermen emerging as leaders
merchants who helped build trade routes
priests who helped build temples
3
A system of people in different lands who trade goods.....
hieroglyphics
Hatshepsut
contracts
trade networks
4
________ united the Middle Kingdom
Mentuhotep
Ahmose
5
This group held enormous power because the were believed to be gods....
priests
scribes
pharaohs
mummies
6
Mentuhotep II ruled during a time of peace and stability
True
False
7
Egypt interacted with and influenced other civilizations
False
True
8
A long- lasting paper-like material made from reeds....
papyrus
pyramids
scrolls
contracts
9
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top...similar to the Washington Monument...
obelisk
sphinx
delta
pyramid
10
Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods
False
True
11
_______ helped historians understand hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Temple of Karnak
12
The Egyptians built most pyramids during ...
The Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
13
The southern part of Egypt was called
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
14
Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
increase in population
The Hyksos influences
increase in farming
need for government officials
15
Binding legal agreements
papyrus
engineering
hieroglyphics
contracts
16
Why did the Egyptians fill the tombs with jewelry and other treasures?
They were private storage rooms for the pharaoh
They believed the dead enjoyed these items in the afterlife
They wanted museums
Toms were the safest places for the riches
17
The geography of Egypt made it
easy
for other countries to invade Egypt.
True
False
18
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth are....
tombs
mummies
obelisks
papyrus
19
The imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person or animal...
contracts
obelisk
cataracts
sphinx
20
Egypt's first pharaoh...
Ahmose
Khufu
Menes
Mentuhotep II
21
What factor enabled the Egyptians to build pyramids and temples?
The pharaoh's family paid the costs
They collected taxes from the people
They collected payments from Sumer
The priests held religious festivals
22
Which factor contributed
most
to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula
Egypt's creation of an army
Egypt's creation
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
23
Which of the following best describes the New Kingdom?
Egypt was a poor country
Egypt's resourses were being sent to help other countries
Egypt was a rich country
Egypt's resources were being heavily taxed
24
How did the Egyptian civilization develop?
Farms replaced cities and then pyramids
Farms grew into villages and then into cities
Cities broke off into scattered farms
Villages replaced towns
25
Why was Queen Hatshepsut significant to Egypt's history?
She led the army to many victories
She was the first woman to rule Egypt
She was the only woman pharaoh in history
She ruled Egypt all on her own
26
Most
of the people in Egypt belonged to this group...
pharaohs
soldiers
scribes
slaves
27
Why did people place food and offerings in the tombs?
The body would not be recognized
the gods would punish them if their hearts were not pure
the items fulfilled the person's ka
the items were payments to the gods
28
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died
True
False
29
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is called
architecture
engineering
sphinxes
trade networks
30
Which factor would suggest that Egyptians lived at peace with other groups?
Groups battled over land
groups traded with each other
Groups built temples for gods
Groups attacked each other
