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Ancient Egypt
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Review for #Egypt with comparisons to Mesopotamia, as well.
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1
Egyptians used this plant to create a paper to write hieroglyphics on.
Papyrus
Juniper Bush
Clay
Trees
2
How were the Egyptians able to construct the pyramids?
Geometry
Calculus
Geology
Geography
3
Why did Egyptians mummify the dead?
To prepare the body for the afterlife.
To prevent grave robbery.
They didn't.
To save valuable resources.
4
The southern potion of Egypt is referred to as ____________________.
Upper Egypt
Ethiopia
Lower Egypt
Black Lands
5
Which of the following was not an invention of the Egyptians?
Papyrus Scrolls
Make-up
Wheel
Irrigation
6
How were Egyptians able to develop a lunar calendar to predict flooding?
The Farmer's Almanac
Geometry
The Greek Calendar
Astronomy
7
What helped to protect the Egyptians, but also prevented travel upstream on the Nile?
Mountains
Cataracts
Dessert
Desert
8
The worship of Ra, Anubis, Isis, Osiris, etc. made the Egyptians what?
Polytheistic
Islamic
Monotheistic
Coptic Christians
9
Which does not describe what Ancient Egyptian trade was like?
Job of the lower class
Dangerous
Traded with Nubia
Travel by land and sea
10
Which is the most fertile area in Egypt?
Sahara
Nubia
Nile Delta
Red Lands
11
What type of government did the Ancient Egyptians have?
Deomocracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Polytheistic
12
Before pharaohs were buried in pyramids, they were first buried in ____________.
Mastabas
Church Graveyards
Ziggurats
The Nile
13
What is the material that makes the soil rich and ready to grow crops?
Sip
Sand
Clay
Silt
14
What discovery allowed historians to discover the secrets of Egypt's past?
Nile River
The Bible
The Torrah
Rosetta Stone
15
Who was part of the upper class in the Egyptian social class system?
Merchants and Artisans
Pharaoh, Scribes, and Priests
Pharaoh, Merchants, and Priests
Pharaoh, Scribes, and Farmers
