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Ancient Egypt: #24, #27, #34, #30, #33
Ancient Egypt: #24, #27, #34, #30, #33
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Why did the Egyptians hope to maintain social and political order?
so their lives would remain smooth/good
none of these answers are correct
they didn't want war
they feared invasion
2
What id Pharaoh Akhenaton do for the first time in Egyptian history?
he didn't want his tomb to be a pyramid
he requested the worship of only one god, Aton
he didn't wear any expensive metals
he refused to live in a palace
3
What is a Step Pyramid?
a pyramid with gigantic stone points on the sides
a pyramid filled with staircases
A pyramid built to resemble the gods
a pyramid shaped like a series of gigantic steps
4
What tool did Egyptians use to spread water across fields?
Shaduf
Oars
Nubia
Linen
5
What type metals did Egyptians mine?
Nubia
All these answers are correct
Lapis Lazuli
Turquoise
6
What is a cataract?
an area near a river's mouth
an embalm
a large flood
a waterfall
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What is succession?
When someone from the royal family inherits the throne
overthrowing the current pharaoh
conquering land
winning a war
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Which legend-king was said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Akhenaton
Narmer
Ramses II
Khufu
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How many years ago did the Egyptians notice the star Sirius before the Nile started to flood?
2,000 years ago
4,000 years ago
8,000 years ago
none of these answers are correct
10
Which pharaoh ruled for the longest period of time?
Tutankhamun
Khufu
Akhenaton
Ramses II
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Who was the first woman pharaoh?
Queen Nefertiti
Queen Hatshepsut
None of these answers are correct
Queen Tiy
12
Why was Khufu's Great Pyramid built?
to allow the tomb to hold more treasure
to proclaim glory and power
to please the gods
to put a temple with the tomb
13
What did people become if they owed a debt?
Slaves
Priests
Farmers
Scribes
14
What did Egyptians do about grave robbers?
they started building pyramids in a more secretive location
they stopped building pyramids
they set up Egyptian guards to protect the pyramid
they set up traps in the pyramids
15
What 4 things did Ancient Egyptians do?
build, farm, sew, craft
mine, farm, travel, hunt
mine, hunt, trade, farm
fish, hunt, travel, sew
16
What is an embalm?
something that preserves a body
a body that has been dried
afterlife
a paper-like material
17
Who changed the new religion of Akhenaton back to its original tradition?
A very powerful priest
Tutankhaten
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Why were pyramids first built?
To test which stones were strongest for building
As a structure meant for a temple worshipping their gods
To make a more permanent monument for their kings
Because they were used to mark the borders of Egypt
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How did Hatshepsut try to make Egypt excel?
by conquering land
by mining for precious metals
by producing the system of trade economy
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What did the god Osiris do?
the sun god
a god who judged Egyptians after death
a god of the dead
a fertility goddess
