Why was Egypt considered a monarchy after Menes' victory in Memphis ?

Egypt was now under the rule of one pharaoh

Why was the flooding of the Nile a key to success in Ancient Egypt ?

The flooding allow the Hapi, to fertilize the land.

Why did the Egyptians use the sun god Ra to help create their calendar of 365 days to detemine the flooding of the Nile?

They relaized that the sun creates shadows at certain times fo the year.

Egypt and Mesopotamia were similiar in respect that...

they both had similar art work and language modeled after Cuneiform

Why was papyrus such an important invention for Egyptians?

Writing allowed them to keep their records for a long time .

Why is the year 3100 BCE known as the unification year?

It is when upper Egypt and lower Egypt were united by King Menes

Why did the Egyptians decide to spend 70 days mummifying a body and about 20 years to build a pyramid?

For the Pharaoh because he was a god, and they feared him.

Why were Egyptians able to keep control of the majority of Egypt for about 3000 years?

They were able to control the red land which acted as a natural barrier.

Why was the Rosseta stone such an important discovery ?

It helped unlock the mystery of hieroglyphics.

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1
What is the name of the the only god when Egypt was swtiched to Monotheism?
Cleopatra
Tutankhamun
Menes
Aten
2
Why was Egypt considered a monarchy after Menes' victory in Memphis ?
Egypt was now under the rule of one pharaoh
Lower and upper Egypt are now united into one kingdom.
Lower and upper Egypt is now united under Aten
Egypt was now under the control of many gods
3
Why was the flooding of the Nile a key to success in Ancient Egypt ?
The flooding allowed the red land to be used for growing crops.
The flooding allow the Hapi, to fertilize the land.
The flooding gave them time for architecture projects
Flooding in December gave them enough food for their freedom.
4
The shift in religion between polytheism and monotheism in Ancient Egypt occured becuase ....
Pharaoh Akhenaten made Aten the only god
Pharaoh Akhenaten wanted to be the only god
Aten would become the one god that Egyptians would worhsip
all of the above
5
What is the name of geographic feature that was located to the East of the Nile river?
Mediterranean sea
Libyian desert
cateract
Arabian desert
6
Pyramids were created in Ancient Egypt for the purpose of .....
All of the above
To protect the bodies of the pharaohs
As a tomb for the Pharaohs
So the Pharaohs had a place for thier belonings for the afterlife
7
Where did King Menes unify Upper and Lower Egypt?
Near upper Egypt
Battle of Memphis
Near the Nile river
Battle of Aton
8
Why did the Egyptians use the sun god Ra to help create their calendar of 365 days to detemine the flooding of the Nile?
They relaized that the sun creates shadows at certain times fo the year.
They realized that the sun moves around the Earth every 365 days.
Certain cateracts were more under water at certain times of the year .
By praying to the sun god for their crops to grow.
9
When does the Nile river typically flood in Egypt ?
June - Sept.
Feb.- May
Oct. - Jan.
Just in the month of June.
10
Egypt and Mesopotamia were similiar in respect that...
they both had similar art work and language modeled after Cuneiform
both have a similar belief in the afterlife that's why they made pyramid
they both built ziggurats
they both had two rivers which made the land good for farming
11
Why was papyrus such an important invention for Egyptians?
It allowed for specific measurements to be created when making ziggurats.
It allowed the Egyptains to record the seasons.
It allowed them to write their thoughts and feeling about the one god Aten.
Writing allowed them to keep their records for a long time .
12
This pharaoh's tomb was found untouched with many treasures and was believed to have been between the ages of 9 and 19.
Tutankhamun
Menes
Ramses II
Cleopatra
13
Who was the lowest in the Ancient Egyptian Society ?
enslaved
farmers
scribes
soliders
14
What was the last Egyptian dyansty before the Egyptians were taken over by the Persians?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Aten
Cleopatra
15
What was the name of the geographical feature that was located west of the Nile ?
Mediterranean sea
Cateracts
Libyian Desert
Arabian Desert
16
The Nile river flows in which direction ?
North
West
South
East
17
Why is the year 3100 BCE known as the unification year?
It is when the black land and the red land all became black
When king Menes freed the people of northern Egypt and united all
It is when Aten was made the only god.
It is when upper Egypt and lower Egypt were united by King Menes
18
What Era was there great military strength for Ancient Egypt?
Old kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New kingdom
None fo the above
19
Why did the Egyptians decide to spend 70 days mummifying a body and about 20 years to build a pyramid?
They thought that the Pharaoh was a good man who made sensible decisions.
For the Pharaoh because he was a god, and they feared him.
So the Pharaoh could be united with the one and only god.
The pharaoh went through this because he was a god that controlled rivers.
20
Why were Egyptians able to keep control of the majority of Egypt for about 3000 years?
Inventions allowed them to keep control of Egypt
The pyramids allowed them to keep control because they pleased the gods
Due to knowing the flood system and controlling food.
They were able to control the red land which acted as a natural barrier.
21
Upper Egypt is located in which area of Ancient Egypt ?
West
East
South
North
22
What is the name of the continent that Egypt is located on?
Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
23
If you were part of the lower class in Ancient Egypt you would be writing in what type of script?
Hieroglyphics
Sand Script
demotic
Cuneiform
24
What is the fertile land of ancient Egypt is called?
The yellow land
The red land
The green land
The black land
25
Why was the Rosseta stone such an important discovery ?
It helped unlock the mystery of hieroglyphics.
It was the key to unlocking the alien language Zagonism .
It taught people how the pyramids and ziggurats were built.
It allowed people to know inforamtion about their one god.

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