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1
The Nile river flows into
The Mediterranean sea
TheIndian Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
The Red Sea
2
What was the tool used to break the Heiroglyphics code
Tool
sly and the family stone
codebreaker
Rosetta Stone
3
Which statement is true about Hatshepsut.
She was king tut's brother.
She was the last great pharaoh
Egypt was weak during her reign.
She used the title of the Pharaoh.
4
Why did Egyptians call their land KEMET "The black land"?
Egypt experienced eclipses every year
The soil left by the Nile's flood was dark.
The sky was often dark
The plants they grew where dark.
5
The god of the living and the dead is
Amon -Re
Devilboy
Anubis
Osiris
6
life after death
vacation
permanent sleep
heaven
afterlife
7
Why was Tutmose lll one of the greatest Pharaohs of the New Kingdom?
He was a military leader that conquered many lands
He was very rich
He treated people harshly.
He built many temples to the god Amun-Ra.
8
What feature of the Nile is not found in Egypt?
Fertile soil on the riverbanks
Delta
Rock-filled rapids
yearly flooding
9
A very important religious practice was to
Worship one god
Travel to the west bank of the Nile at night
Worship the Pharaoh's children
Prepare the dead for the afterlife
10
Which of these is the proper order from highest to lowest?
pharaoh, merchants, nobles, peasants
pharaoh, nobles, merchants , peasants
peasants, merchants , nobles, pharaoh
Mrs. Homen, Mr. White, 6th graders
11
Why did the Egyptians bury the possessions of the Pharaoh with him.
so no other human would ever use them
to keep thieves from selling them
To keep his servants from using them.
To be used in the next life by the Pharaoh
12
To keep track of Egypt's growing wealth, Egypt began to
Use Cuneiform
Use words
Use Hieroglyphics
Tax the farmers
13
How was the Nile River used when building the Pyramids?
Workers would use the water to cut the stones
They would use barges to float the block of stone downstream
Workers would use the water to make cement
They would use water to cool the blocks down
14
When did the planning for the Pharaohs tomb begin?
Just before the Nile Flooded
When the Pharaoh died
When the Pharaoh was crowned
When the Pharaoh was born
15
The earliest form of paper made from reed-like plant from the Nile.
ledger
papyrus
cardboard
Paper
16
A triangle shaped area at the end of a river called?
delta
Triangle
marsh
cataract
17
What is rich, fertile soil called
dirt
silt
sand
mud
18
What are the two main sources of the Nile River?
Upper/Lower Nile
Blue/White Nile
Yellow/Brown Nile
First /Second Nile
19
Ancient Egyptian Astronomers studied the stars to
pick the next Pharaoh
Look for signs from the gods
predict the flooding of the Nile
Create new medicines from plants
20
Which reason most likely explains why Egyptians often had crop surpluses?
The egyptians crop surpluses so they could develop crafts
The land was very fertile
The people where hard working
The Nile allowed many people to fish instead of farm
21
Scientists who study the stars
biologist
Starologist
astros
astronomer
22
Who predicted when the Nile would flood?
Astronomers
Farmers
Mr. white
Pharaoh
23
How do we know about the everyday life of Egyptians
My mom told me about them
It was told by stories
It was pictured on the walls of temples and tombs
we don't know yet
24
The main god of the Egyptian religion is
Amon-Re
Allah
Herman
Barney
25
Which statement best describes how people of Egypt traveled on the Nile River.
They could not travel on the Nile River.
They could travel upstream but not downstream.
They could travel both upstream and downstream.
They could travel downstream but not upstream.
26
Who was the man who broke the hieroglyphics code
Jean francois Champolllion
Jesus Christ
Rosetta
Mr. White
27
Why were the pyramids so important to the ancient Egyptians?
To make sure the Pharaoh had a place to stay in afterlife.
They made it easy to find the capitol
They created jobs for Egyptians.
They wanted to contact aliens
28
a preserved dead body
Osiris
Daddy
pyramid
Mummy
29
Why did the Egyptians not want to be on the West bank of the Nile after dark?
They where afraid of bandits
They where afraid to trample the crops
They thought dead spirits lived there
It was illegal
30
When were the fields planted in Egypt?
the first sunrise
As soon as the Nile quit flooding
the first full moon
When the gods said so
