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Review of Ancient Egypt terms and facts.
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What is the process called where the body is soaked in salt then wrapped in strips of linen?
sacrafice process
mummification process
burial process
embalming process
2
What is the science or art of building and construction known as?
architecture
irrigation
agriculture
astronomy
3
The Nile River Valley is lush and green. What is on both sides of the river valley?
Mountains
Oceans
Deserts
Rivers
4
What is the difference between the rivers of Mesopotamia & the Nile River?
The Nile River offers more fertile soil.
The Nile River is predictable
The Tigris & Euphrates are predictable
The Tigris & Euphrates offer more fertile soil.
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What was/is the Nile River?
A river used for farming.
A river that provided food.
The world's longest river.
All the above
6
Who helped the Pharaoh "run" Ancient Egypt?
bureaucrats
artisans
soldiers
merchants
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What was the economy of ancient Egypt based on?
jewerly & pottery making
architecture
agriculture
exporting goods
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What were farmers able to produce since they were protected by natural barriers?
trading
a surplus
population growth
a government
9
The Egyptians are best known for building complex irrigation systems.
TRUE
FALSE
10
When the government leader is also the religious leader, this type of government is known as?
A theocracy
An oligarchy
A democracy
A monarchy
11
The Ancient Egyptians had a more complex social hierarchy than the Mesopotamians.
TRUE
FALSE
12
What discovery gave historians the "key" they needed to understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Astronomy
Geometry
Cunneiform
13
Narrow cliffs and boulders that form wild rapids in the Nile are known as what?
Delta
Cataracts
Mesa
Gulf
14
Egyptian contributions to civilization include a form of paper, a writing system, & a calendar.
FALSE
TRUE
15
Why did the Ancient Egyptians welcome the Nile River flooding?
It created rapids.
It left behind dark rich soil called silt.
It made great pyramids and that made the Gods happy. .
Washed away the top soil.
16
Farming and the growing of crops on a regular schedule is also known as?
farming
irrigation
architecture
agriculture
17
What was the process done on a dead body to allow the soul to reach the after life called?
Unification
Mummy
Embalming
Deity
18
Goods were traded up & down the Nile. Eventually, trading was done by?
merchants
a caravan
artisans
a wagon
19
A tall 4-sided pillar that is pointed on top and built to honor the pharaohs is known as what?
pyramids
obelisk
sphinx
aqueducts
20
What river was Ancient Egypt built around?
The Nile
The Euphrates
The Indus
The Tigris
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What did the Egyptians write hieroglyphics on?
paper
wood tablets
clay tablets
papyrus
22
Why were the pyramids built?
For the gods of the pharaoh.
For the pharaoh to communicate with the gods.
For the pharaohs as giant tombs
To honor the pharaohs.
23
When a population grows, more people are able to do what?
lead religious sacrafices
stay farmers
run for government office
specialize in labor
24
Why did Egyptians feel the body of the dead needed to be protected?
so they could be reincarnated
So the soul could complete the journey to the afterlife
so the soul could stay save in the body
so they could try and bring them back to life
25
When a civlization has a surplus of food, then a growth in what is expected?
population
rotten food
government
trade
26
What helped protect Egypt from its enemies?
The Red Sea and the Eastern Desert
Cataracts, Deserts and the Medieterranean Sea
The Nile River and The Great Pyramid.
The Mediterranean Sea and the Delta
27
Why were the people in ancient Egypt loyal to the Pharaoh?
They were afraid of him
They believe he had magical powers.
They believed he was the son of the Sun God
They were afraid of being put to death
28
What important plant did the Egyptian use that grew along the Nile?
Papyrus
Artisans
Natron
Mastaba
29
What is the triangular shaped, fertile land at the end of the Nile River known as?
a Cataract
a Shaduf
an Obelisk
a delta
30
Three inventions by the Egyptians were:
calendar, sailboats, alphabet
hierglyophics, cuneiform , and irrigation
plow, canals, and cunneiform
pyramids, calendar, papyrus
31
Who kept the official records in Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
Priest
Scribe
Trader
32
What was the system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Torah
Ziggurat
33
What type of religion did the Ancient Egyptians follow?
Christianity
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Judaism
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What is a natural barrier is featured in the picture below?
Mountains
Cataracts
Deserts
Ocean
