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Egyptians began to build pyramids during the
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
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Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
scribes
Shabobs
Pharaohs
mummies
3
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called?
Eastern/ Western Egypt
Nubia and Cairo
Mesopotamia
Upper and Lower Egypt
4
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
It collected payments from Sumer.
It collected taxes from the people.
The pharaohs' families paid the costs.
The priests held religious festivals.
5
A long lasting paper like material made from reeds
silk
papyrus
weeds
merchants
6
Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile never flooded
False
True
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Who wrote and copied religious and literary texts
Artisans
Scribes
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Which of the following best defines dynasty?
a collection of queens
a series of rulers from different families
a series of rulers from the same family
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People from rich and powerful families
farmers
nobles
scribes
10
What group does Afterlife belong in?
Sky birds
Landforms
Pharaohs
Religion
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The Nile River Valley was suited for settlement. Which of the following supports this fact?
Geography included areas for farming.
Geography supported various desert plants/birds.
Geography included many areas for hunters to hunt.
12
The title used by rulers of Egypt
Pharoah
Khufu
sphinx
13
Steep rapids along a river are called
long river
White Nile
cataracts
14
Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
True
False
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Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods
False
True
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This Egyptian form of writing using pictographs as symbols for words.
sanskrit
Papyrus
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
17
What group does the Red Sea belong in
landforms
Pharaohs
religion
18
Egyptians folded reeds together to make this early form of paper.
Rosetta Stone
Papyrus
Clay Tablets
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Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide
Two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions
It had temples to worship in.
Natural barriers to protect them
20
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians
They carried their dead to neighboring countries
They buried their dead in the river
they preserved bodies as mummies
21
A tall four sided pillar that is pointed at the top
sphinx
obelisk
pyrmids
statue
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Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the pharaohs
the heavens
the pyrmaids
The after life
23
What group does Cleopatra belong in?
Pharaohs
Landforms
Religion
culture reform
24
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
architect
farmer
merchant
scribe
25
Items sent out to other regions
export
import
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Egyptian art of gods showed them as 1/2 human, 1/2
animal
golden
man
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The southern apart of Ancient Egypt was called
Middle Egypt
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
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Goods brought in from other regions
imports
exports
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Branches of the Nile fanned out to from a ____________a triangle shaped area of soil
Blue Nile
Delta
White Nile
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This helped historians understand hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Temple of Karnak
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The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was
Horus
King Tut
Menes
Khufu
