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Who was the female pharaoh that ruled alongside her stepson after her husband died?
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Tut
Akhenaton
2
What religion did Ancient Egypt practice?
Buddhism
Daoism
Polytheism
Christianity
3
The Egyptians stopped building pyramids because they ran out of materials to use.
False
True
4
A process of embalming and drying corpses.
Mummification
Cremation
Dehydrating
5
The direction of the Nile's current and the wind helped trade between Egypt and regions to the south.
False
True
6
What river runs along Egypt?
Nile
Red sea
Indus River
Mississippi
7
Pharaohs were seen as BOTH government and religious figures.
False
True
8
Why was Egypt so successful?
they were great rulers
they had access to water
they had a big population
9
What did Hatshepsut's stepson (Thutmose III) allegedly do after her husband died?
he ran away
he died also
started to rule another kingdom
tried to erase any memory of her
10
Why did the early Egyptians build pyramids, such as those at Giza?
To shelter people from the sun
To store valuable grain
To worship their gods
To bury their pharaohs
11
What were the purpose of pyramids?
for show
to hide their riches
they were tombs for the rich
12
Cataracts are an area in which the water is calm and flat.
False
True
13
Who built the pyramids?
women and children
anyone could build them
farmers and others during the flood season
slaves
14
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
15
Why were mummies made?
to prepare for the afterlife
to scare people
to preserve for research
they didn't know what to do with the bodies
16
Hieroglyphics were pictures that stood for different words or animals.
True
False
17
How many great pyramids are there?
3
2
5
6
18
Who was the youngest pharaoh?
Amenhotep
King Tut
Ramsesses I
19
A priest had two major jobs - caring for the temples and performing ceremonies to keep the gods happy.
False
True
20
Giza was the city that housed pyramid workers and those that supported them.
True
False
21
Which pharaoh ordered the construction of the largest pyramid (The Great Pyramid)?
Moses
Cleopatra
King Tut
Khufu
22
Who was the last official pharaoh of Egypt?
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Cleopatra
Moses
23
Ancient Egypt's writing system was called what?
hierogplyphics
english
spanish
cave man paintings
24
What was Akhenaton most often remembered for?
being so young
having many siblings
promoting worship
being a harsh leader
25
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social structure?
pharaohs
farmers
scribes
nobles
26
What are you looking at?
pharaoh
temple
the great sphinx
27
Women had two important jobs - taking care of the home and children.
True
False
28
What is it called when a series of rulers come from a single blood line (family)?
Dynasty
Pharoahs
Culture
29
What continent is Egypt located in?
Australia
Europe
Africa
Asia
30
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta is called what?
bamboo
parchment
papyrus
31
What is the flat, fan shaped land at the mouth of a river called?
delta
silt
Nile
tomb
32
Which kingdom is known for building pyramids?
New
Middle
Stone Age
Old
33
Which pharaoh was the youngest and had an amazing tomb discovered in 1922?
Thutmose III
Amenhotep IV
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
34
Egyptians were the first to use _____ for columns, and temples.
stone
clay
sand
cement
