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Review for Ancient Egypt Test
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1
Performs/Judges the "weighing of the heart" ceremony.
Maat
Anubis
Osiris
Ammut
2
The __________________ enabled archaeologists to translate hieroglyphics.
Alexandria Stone
Rosetta Stone
Babel fish
Cairo Stone
3
Ramses II built Abu Simbel for himself and his beloved queen, _________________.
Nefertari
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
4
The role of the scribes included all of the following except...
calculating taxes
fanning the Pharaoh with palm leaves
Recording court cases
keeping official records
5
He commissioned the first pyramid.
Tutankhamen
Djoser
Imhotep
Khufu
6
The Egyptians lacked these natural resources:
stone and clay
sand and silt
copper and timber
7
The first woman pharaoh.
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Nefertari
Hatshepsut
8
The Old Kingdom is when...
Egyptians revolted and began a civil war
Egypt was in a period of recovery
the pyramids were built
9
During the mummification process, the organs were placed inside ___________________.
canopic jars
canopic chest
linen wrappings
glass vases
10
Cleopatra faced all of the following issues
abroad
EXCEPT...
Failing crops and inflation
Conflict in Rome - both sides wanting Egyptian support
Complications resulting from Caesar's assassination
Caesar wanted to fund his debts with Egyptian wealth
11
Cleopatra faced all of the following problems in Egypt EXCEPT...
Fighting for control of Egypt and Rome with Octavian
Caesar's assassination
Her brother siding against her
Failing crops and inflation
12
The Nile Delta is where...
the cataracts are largest
the river makes a big bend
the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea
the Valley of the Kings was built
13
The Rosetta Stone included the same message written in hieroglyphics, Demotic, and ___________.
Roman
Latin
Greek
French
14
_________________ was the last pharaoh of Egypt.
Hatshepsut
Ptolemy I
Cleopatra VII
Thutmose III
15
If the Nile's floods were a few feet lower than usual, they led to...
an abundant harvest
famine
16
Shemu is the season of
harvesting
flooding
planting/growing
17
Peret is the season of
flooding
harvesting
planting/growing
18
_______________ succeeded Hatshepsut and expanded the empire through military conquest.
Thutmose III
Tutankhamen
Snefru
Cleopatra
19
The Egyptians used ________________ to make a paper-like substance.
Papyrus reeds
Sand
Clay
Trees
20
Akhet is the season of
flooding/worked on the Pharaoh's projects
water receding/harvest
planting and growing
21
The Nile's flooding cycle meant that the Egyptians had __________ seasons.
three
four
five
two
22
Upper Egypt is in the...
north
south
23
System of pictographic writing - means "sacred carving"
Hieroglyphics
Cursive
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
24
The land farther from the Nile was called the ________ land and represented _____________.
blue; water
black; life
red; danger
orange; dryness
25
This pharaoh moved the capital and changed Egyptian religion, much to his subjects' annoyance.
Thutmose III
Tutankhamen
Akhenaten
Ramses II
26
Egyptian trade networks FIRST developed to...
obtain resources unavailable in Egypt
Allowed kings to give gifts to each other to provide political alliances.
exchange information with other cultures
invade other kingdoms
27
What dynasty produced the best preserved mummies?
12th
1st
18th-20th
4th-5th
28
He was the architect/builder of the first pyramid.
Imhotep
Khufu
Snefru
Djoser
29
Lower Egypt is in the...
south
north
30
The land close to the Nile was called the __________ land and represented ____________.
blue; water
orange; dryness
red; danger
black; life
31
Anubis is...
the moon god
the god of the dead/ judgment process
the god of fertility
the god of the dead
32
Osiris is...
the god of the underworld and resurrection
the sun god
the god of the sun's disk
the god of fertility
33
If the Nile's floods were a few feet higher than usual, they led to...
an abundant harvest
destruction of villages and granaries
34
The Egyptians had these natural resources:
stone, clay, gold, natron and gems
timber and copper
rain and wind
35
The role of the vizier was...
chief judge
all of these
chief of treasury
head government official
36
The Middle Kingdom is when Egypt was ____________ and is considered its ___________________.
divided; chaotic era
reunited; golden age
37
________________ acted as natural barriers for the Egyptians.
Canyons
Mountains
Deserts to east and west
Lakes
38
A series of rulers in a kingdom from the same family
Succession
Hieroglyphics
Corporation
Dynasty
39
His tomb was the best preserved of all in the Valley of the Kings; he is famous for it.
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Djoser
Akhenaten
40
The Nile is over __________ miles long.
4,000
5,000
6,000
8,000
41
The Nile flows from ___________ to ______________.
east to west
south to north
north to south
west to east
