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What was the North of Egypt Called?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
2
Who built the great pyramids?
Rames II
Khufu
Hatshepsut
King Enzana
3
Around 80% of ancient Egypt's population was
Slaves
Farmers
Scribes
Craftspeople
4
How many years did Egypt rule Kush?
450
700
1000
200
5
Who was the famous military leader of Kush?
Piankhi
Menes
King Ezana
Khufu
6
What does Pharaoh mean?
Ultimate ruler
Great House
All Knowing God
Powerful King
7
What did the Egyptians call their spirit after it lefts the body?
Ra
Holy Spirit
Ma
Ka
8
What is long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds?
Tissue
Papyrus
Scrolls
Cloth
9
The box Egyptians kept mummies in was called a
Canopic Jar
Burial chamber
Sarcophagus
Coffin
10
Who protected Egypt from the Hittites?
Ramses II
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Menes
11
This image shows
Lower Egypt
Kush
Upper Egypt
Nubia
12
This image shows
Lower Egypt
Assyria
Upper Egypt
Kush
13
Which city did the Egyptians destroy when they invaded Nubia?
Thebes
Napata
Kerma
Moroë
14
What was the capital city of later Kush?
Kerma
Moroë
Napata
Thebes
15
What does acquire mean?
to receive
to make
to have
to get
16
Where did Kushite civilization develop?
In Nubia
In Hyksos
In Assyria
In Egypt
17
What was the most prosperous period for ancient Egypt?
The Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
18
Where did the Kings of Kush rule from in about 850 BCE?
Napata
Moroë
Kerma
Alexandria
19
What is necessary to make iron?
coal
iron ore
wood
a furnace
20
What language was
not
found on the Rosetta Stone?
Latin
None, all were found on the stone
Greek
Demotic
21
Which of the following was
not
an export of ancient Kush
Rubies
Ebony
Gold
Slaves
22
Aksumite King who took over Kush in the late 300s BCE
Piankhi
Ramses II
Khufu
King Enzana
23
Why did Kush attack Egypt?
To conquer more land
The Egyptians attacked first
They were afraid the Egyptians would be too powerful
They wanted more slaves
24
When did the Middle Kingdom end?
Around 1750 BCE
Around 200 BCE
About 500 BCE
Around 2200 BCE
25
Which kingdom lasted from about 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
The Middle Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
26
Who helped expand trade and built temples during the New Kingdom?
Shanakhdakheto
Khufu
Piankhi
Hatshepsut
27
Another name for traders is
Artisans
Merchants
Slaves
Craftspeople
28
What was important about the Nile river
It flooded each year providing water for crops
It was easy to navigate
People could build their homes on it
It was easy to protect
29
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
Rames II
Queen Hatshepsut
Piankhi
30
What was the Egyptian writing system called?
Pictograms
Demotic
Hieroglyphics
Hieratic
31
What job employed most Egyptians?
Art
Scribes
Farmers
Craftspeople
32
A famous pharaoh whose tomb was discovered intact in 1922
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Ahmose
Ramses II
33
What is a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river called?
A Run off
A mouth
A deposit
A Delta
34
Who were government record keepers?
Scribes
Nobels
Pharaohs
Priests
35
What was the era from 1550-1050BCE
The New Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
36
After the pharaoh, who was the most powerful social group?
Nobels
Peasants
Scribes
Merchants
37
Why did Egyptians build such impressive pyramids?
So they could live forever in the afterlife
They believed their fate was tied to the pharaohs
So their families would be happy after they died
So they would be able to come back from the afterlife
38
What object did scholars find to help them translate hieroglyphics
The Temple of Karnak
The Rosetta Stone
King Tut's tomb
The Translation Stone
39
When did trade flourish in ancient Egypt?
The New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
40
A series of rulers from the same family is called a
dynasty
empire
family
legacy
41
What is an import?
goods brought in from other regions
goods sent out to other regions
products you can buy at markets
42
Who opened the famous tomb of King Tut in 1922?
Hower Carter
The King of Egypt
Lord Carnarvon
Ahmose
43
What did the double crown Menes wore represent?
Men and Women having equal power
Two great pyramids
The unification of Kush and Egypt
The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
44
Where did Kush send their exports?
Russia
China
America
The Mediterranean
45
What is the application of scientific-knowledge for practical purposes
methods
scribes
engineering
math
46
Which of the following is
not
a reason the Nile delta was well suited for settlement.
It was easy to protect
It was near the sea
There was a lot of wildlife
It had fertile land
47
Where was the most fertile soil in Egypt located?
desert
cataracts
far south
Nile delta
48
What weakened the New Kingdom?
fighting with the Nubians
fighting on several fronts
Losing trade partners
battling the Assyrians
49
Who defeated the Kushites because they had better weapons?
The Assyrians
The Greeks
None of the above
The Hyksos
50
How did Egypt influence Kush?
Kush learned about the pyramids from Egypt
They taught Kush how to raise cattle
Egypt taught Kush how to make iron products
Egypt taught Kush develop its irrigation system
51
What were imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
pyramids
statues
sphinx
obelisks
52
People of wealth and power are called the
powerful group
ruling class
elite
nobels
53
A way of doing things is a
Hypothesis
Plan
Method
Idea
54
What people made up the lowest social class?
Servants
Slaves
Farmers
craftspeople
55
This image shows
Assyria
Kush
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
56
Where did Egyptian civilization develop?
On the Tigris River
In the Nile River Valley
Near the Mediterranean Sea
In the Sahara Desert
57
Gods in ancient Egypt usually had a human body and a ______ head.
animal
masked
man's
woman's
58
What is a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top called?
A statue
An obelisk
A pyramid
A temple
59
What are strong rapids or waves?
Tides
Cataracts
White Caps
Swells
60
Besides crops, what foods did the Nile provide?
fish, chicken, cattle
fish, lobsters, chicken
nothing came from the Nile
fish, geese, and ducks
