How did the Old Kingdom end?

Pharaohs ran out of money and nobles took over

Which of the following is NOT true of jewelry in ancient Egypt?

Most Egyptian jewelry was a gift from the Hyksos

What was the Middle Kingdom best known for?

Being a time of peace and stability

What were the benefits of being a soldier?

Soldiers got to keep trasure and land

The New Kingdom is best known for...

Becoming wealthy and powerful through the expansion of their empire

Why did farmers give some of their crops to the pharaohs?

they were required to give crops as taxes for using the pharaoh's land

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Egypt Pt 2

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1
The Egyptian system of writing was called...
pictographs
cursive
the alphabet
hieroglyphics
2
How did the Old Kingdom end?
Ahmose declared himself pharaoh
Pharaohs ran out of money and nobles took over
The Hyksos used their advanced weaponry
The Middle Kingdom started
3
Which of the following is NOT true of jewelry in ancient Egypt?
Most Egyptian jewelry was a gift from the Hyksos
Jewelry was worn by both men and women
Wearing jewlry was a way to demonstrate how much wealth you had
Egyptian jewelry was made with gold and precious jewels
4
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Egyptian paintings?
Mostly religious, historic, or daily life
Forward torsos, sidewise feet and heads
Important people painted bigger
Gods painted in gold
5
What was the Middle Kingdom best known for?
Overspending on pyramids
When nobles controlled Egypt and there was no central ruler
When Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
Being a time of peace and stability
6
What were the benefits of being a soldier?
Soldiers got to keep trasure and land
Egyptian soldiers were rarely at war, so there was very little risk
You were seen as part god
You earned free vacations if you did well
7
How did scribes become so wealthy in ancient Egypt?
Scribes were actually not very rich
They did not have to pay taxes
They owned their own scribe companies
They had access to the royal jewels , and would steal some every so often
8
What tool helped us finally learn to read hieroglpyhics?
Ziggurats
The 10 Commandments
Duo Lingo dupe
The Rosetta Stone
9
What is a statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human called?
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Obelisk
Sphinx
10
What usually determined what job you got in ancient Egypt?
Your exam results
The jobs your parents had
How much the pharaoh liked you
Your grades in school
11
The New Kingdom is best known for...
The invasions of the Sea Peoples
Becoming wealthy and powerful through the expansion of their empire
Strong pharaohs and a strict social hierarchy
Being an era of peace and stability
12
Which group of people had control of Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdom?
Nobles
The Old Kingdom
Hyksos
Pharaohs
13
What is a four sided pillar with a pyramid on top called?
Sphinx
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Obelisk
14
Why did farmers give some of their crops to the pharaohs?
so that they could gain access to the afterlife
to gain access to the annual lawmaking summit
they were required to give crops as taxes for using the pharaoh's land
to please the gods
15
Which of the following best describes why hieroglpyhics were so difficult for us to learn?
It could be written in any direction
All of the above
There were hundreds of characters to learn
There was no punctuation

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