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Unit study guide for Ancient Egypt
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1
What influence did the Nile River have on ancient Egyptian life?
A. fish, drinking water, washing
C. watering crops/irrigation, fertile soil
D. Answers A & C
B. water sports, swimming, healing the injured
2
Lowest on the social pyramid, farmers and part-time pyramid builders were...
herders
unskilled workers
peasants
artisans
3
Believed to be the son of Re, the sun god
Osiris
Anubis
Pharaoh
Narmer
4
What type of math did the Egyptians develop to build the pyramids?
trigonometry
calculus
geometry
algebra
5
Which group was in charge of embalming and mummification?
Artisans
Scribes
Government officials
Priests
6
In which dynasty did the reign of the pharaohs end?
Upper and Lower Egypt
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
7
Major Egyptian inventions...
Medial books, medical specialization, surgery
Base-10 number system and mummification
All of the above
Fractions, 365-day calendar, Hieroglyphis
8
Which group of people included jewelers, painters, and sculptors?
scribes
artisans
peasants
tradesmen
9
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a(n)
hierarchy
reign
monarchy
dynasty
10
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing
laying in the sun
draining the blood from the body
soaking it in salt
Mummification
11
Golden age of prosperity, achievement, and stability in Egypt
Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
12
What rights did ancient Egyptian women have?
D. answer A and B
B. get a divorce, buy and sell goods
C. middle class women could tend temples and perform religious ceremonies
A. make a will, own and pass on property
13
What river made life in Egypt possible?
The Amazon River
Tigris River
Nile River
Egyptian River
14
Tallest building in the world for 4,000 years
The tomb of King Tut
The Great Pyramid
The Great Sphinx
Temple of Hatshpsut
15
What crops did the Egyptians grow?
flax, wheat, and barley
sorghum and rye
millet and oats
rice and beans
16
Egyptian god known as the King of the gods...
Isis
Amun
Anubis
Horus
17
Which is NOT true of mummification and the burial process?
The heart and brain were left in the body
Bodies were wrapped in fine linen cloth
Mummification took over 2 months
Important possessions were buried inside the tomb
18
A collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife...
The Book of Hieroglyphic Spells
The Book of the Dead
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Book of Secrets
19
Who were tasked with memorizing and writing over 700 hieroglyphs?
scribes
peasants
priests
artisans
20
Egyptian god who was Protector of the Dead and most closely associated with mummification?
Anubis
Amun
Horus
Isis
21
Greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs
Ahmose
Thutmose III
Ramses II
King Tut
22
Ruled the underworld with her husband Osiris
Nut
Bastet
Hapi
Isis
23
Which Egyptian god was the ruler of the underworld and judge of the dead?
Osiris
Horus
Amun
Isis
24
The Nile River flows ______________ to the Mediterranean Sea.
West
South
North
Northwest
