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Duplicate of WH Chp. 2 ancient Egypt
Duplicate of WH Chp. 2 ancient Egypt
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Polytheism refers to the belief in
Multiple deities
Religion forming the basis of government
Only one supreme god
Pharaohs as gods
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A system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols
Scribes
Hieroglyphics
Petroglyphs
Cuneiform
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The god of the sky and often the creator god
Menes
Maat
Re/Ra
Osiris
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Which is the tallest pyramid in the world?
The Great Sphinx
Abu-Simbel
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Cholula
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During which period did the reign of the great pharaohs over all of Egypt end?
First Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
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A collection of spells used to guide Egyptians through the afterlife
Book of Osiris
The Papyrus Scrolls
Book of the Dead
Book of Egypt
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Term Egyptians used for their kingdom that refers to the dark, rich soil found along the Nile
Isis
Valley of the Kings
Kemet
Silt
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Memphis was the capital of
The Old Kingdom
Nubia
The New Kingdom
Tennessee
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All of the following were widely held religious beliefs EXCEPT
Bodies and organs should be preserved for the afterlife
The afterlife was a continuation of life on earth
Monotheistic worship in Atem, the supreme god
Pharaohs represented god on earth
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Built the great pyramid of Giza
Khufu
Ramesses the Great
Akhenhaten
Pepi II
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Egyptian god who ruled the underworld after being killed by the evil god, Set
Aten Ra
Anubis
Osiris
Isis
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The goddess Isis was all of the following EXCEPT
goddess often depicted with wings or with a child
goddess of fertility, healing, motherhood
goddess of the Nile
goddess who became popular focus of worship in Roman Empire
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Egypt's longest ruling queen
Osiris
Hatshepsut
Re
Nefertiti
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Decline of Pharaonic Egypt at the end of the New Kingdom was due to all of the following EXCEPT
Pharaohs were weakened by the power of priests and viziers
Conversion of Egyptians to Christianity
Asian peoples invaded and took power
Lost control of foreign territory in the Levant
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the largest desert in the world
Sahara
Desert Valley
Arizona
Mesopatamia
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narrow cliffs and boulders in the Nile formed shallow, wild rapids
waterfall
rapids
cataracts
scarabs
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A line of rulers that passes power down to heirs within the family?
Kemet
Legacy
Dynasty
Kingdom
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The Asiatic invaders who controlled Lower Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period
Persians
Hittites
Hyksos
Nubians
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Term for the grasslands south of Egypt
Tropical rain forest
Fertile Crescent
Savanna
Sahara Desert
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Which of the following were period
s
in Egyptian history of instability and weaker pharaohs?
Second Intermediate Period
Third Intermediate Period
First Intermediate Period
Pharaonic Period
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A material burned for its pleasant smell
Incense
Silt
Wax
Papyrus
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Which was a capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
Memphis
Alexandria
Cairo
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Egyptian goddess who ruled the under world with her husband osiris
Hapi
ISIS
Re
Hatshepsut
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longest river in the world
Nile
Tigris
yangtze
Euphraties
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Term for all-powerful king in ancient Egypt derived from the Greek word meaning "great house"
Emperor
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Pharaoh
Ra
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reed plant of the Nile Valley, used to make a form of paper
hibiscus
fern
papyrus
wood
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Greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs
Horus
Menes
Ramesses ll
Tutankhamun
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Who made the belief in a supreme god Aken the official religion of Egypt during his reign?
Ahmose I
Mentuhotep II
Akhenaten
Tut
