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Chapter 2: Mesopotamia and Egypt
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1
Who is the sun god?
Re
H'Apy
Thoth
Isis
2
What does the word hieroglyph mean in Greek?
Pharaoh
Sacred
Gods
Peace
3
Which Kingdom had a turbulent beginning?
Next Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
4
Ahmose united the Upper and Lower kingdoms.
False
True
5
What was the first capital of ancient Egypt
Baltimore
Memphis
Alexandria
Thebes
6
What organ was not removed during mummification?
heart
brain
intestines
lungs
7
What was not a reason for the Old Kingdom falling?
Power struggles
Invaders
Cost of building pyramids
Crop Failures
8
Which god ruled the underworld?
Isis
H'Apy
Osiris
Re
9
What type of government is ruled by a divine figured?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
Theocracy
10
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
letters
English
Arabic
Hieroglyphs
11
What desert is Egypt located in?
Sahara
Gobi
Syrian
Arabian
12
Who gave the "gift of the Nile" to the Egyptians?
Herodotus
Narmer
Hammurabi
Sargon
13
What were buildings in which Egyptian rulers were buried?
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Temples
Tombs
14
What was the New Kingdom NOT known for?
Luxury
Power
Taxes
Wealth
15
How many languages were on the Rosetta Stone?
3
30
1
10
16
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Northern Africa
Southern Asia
Eastern Africa
Northern Europe
17
What is another name for a temple, where Sumerians and Egyptians worshipped?
Palaces
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Tombs
18
What was NOT a kingdom in ancient Egypt?
New Kingdom
Next Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
19
Which of the following was NOT an occupation of someone in the Upper class?
Government Officials
Merchants
Priests
Military Commanders
20
What body of water does the Nile River flow into?
Pacific Ocean
Memphis
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
21
What form of writing was based off of pictures?
demotic script
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
Greek
22
What type of religion did Mesopotamia and Egypt believe in?
Christianity
Monotheism
Polytheism
Theocracy
23
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Near the center of Africa
Along the Nile
On the coast of the Atlantic
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
24
The Sumerians created the calendar.
True
False
25
What direction does the Nile flow?
South
East
North
West
26
What is another term for gods and goddesses?
Deities
mummies
Theocracy
Polytheism
27
Who created the New Kingdom of Egypt?
Caesar
Ahmose
Narmer
Hammurabi
28
Who underwent the process of mummification?
Lower class
Royals and elites
merchants
artists
29
Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
Napoleon
Ahmose
Sargon
British Army
30
Where is Upper Egypt located?
Syria
Memphis
Nile Valley
Nile Delta
31
What is it called when rulers pass their power onto their sons and so on?
Dynasty
Cultural Diffusion
Government
Monarchy
32
Who is the goddess that represented mothers and wives?
pharaohs
Isis
Ki
Re
33
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Mississippi
Indus
Nile
34
Who invaded the Middle Kingdom of Egypt?
Hyksos
Amorites
Harrappans
Akkads
35
What color represents Lower Egypt?
Green
Red
Blue
White
36
How many deities does ancient Egypt have
6
74
21
Over 2000
37
Where did Upper and Lower Egypt meet?
Thebes
Memphis
Harrisburg
Palestine
38
Which social class had great tombs built to be buried in?
Kings and Queens
Government Officials
Laborers
Merchants and Artisans
39
What was the most common job in Egypt?
merchant
farmer
pharaoh
artians
40
What communication of writing did Egypt use?
Demotic Script
Cuneiform
Greek
Hieroglyphics
41
Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Narmer
Herodotus
Hammurabi
Sargon
42
What subject was not popular among the Egyptians?
Astronomy
Medicine
Math
Chemistry
43
What social class in Egypt was the largest?
Upper
Middle
Lowest
Royal
44
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A well-respected ruler
A line of rulers from one family
A brutish warrior who protected the king
The New England Patriots
45
What was inscribed on the Rosetta Stone?
Laws of Egypt
Priests' benefits and taxes
Powers of the pharaohs
Nile floods
46
Where is Lower Egypt located?
Nile Delta
Memphis
Nile Valley
Thebes
47
The Hyksos adopted the Egyptian culture.
False
True
48
Where is Lower Egypt located?
Nile Delta
Nile Valley
Under Upper Egypt
In Memphis
