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Mr Sproul's Ancient Egypt
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How did the deserts help the people of Egypt and Kush?
They provided protection from invaders
They provided direct routes for trade.
They provided dry weather for farming.
They provided rare type of vegetation.
2
The annual flooding of the Nile River resulted in
Irrigation and fertilization
Great damage and property loss
Increased vegetation and drainage
Decreased vegetation and drainage
3
What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
1st, 2nd, 3rd
none of these
Old, Middle, Young
Old, Middle, New
4
Egyptians believed this organ was the center of intelligence, so it was left in the mummy.
Heart
Kidney
Lung
Brain
5
What do all three of the periods of ancient Egypt have in common?
All three periods experienced economic hardships.
All three periods were ruled by a strong king.
All three periods experienced war and conflict.
All three periods experienced stability and unity.
6
What determined how much power a person had in ancient Egypt?
Military Strength
social class
Intelligence
work ethic
7
Pharaoh who was known for expansion and signing the first peace treaty.
Ramses
Khufu
King Tut
Senruset
8
What innovation enabled the Assyrians to drive the Kushites out and conquer Egypt?
Iron weapons
Siege warfare
Battering rams
the Phalanx formation
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Northern portion of Ancient Egypt
Lower Egypt
none of these
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt
10
Collapsed due to crop failures and competition to build bigger and bigger pyramids.
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
11
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Tutankhamen
Menes
12
The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
Mummification
Body Cleanse
Anti-Decay
Embalming
13
Why was Kush an important trading hub or center?
Its ability to use chariots
Its proximity to the sea.
Its natural resources
Its location in the Fertile Crescent
14
Where is Ancient Egypt?
Asia
Europe
Africa
South America
15
Why was Ramses arrangement with the Hittites so significant?
He allowed Kush to survive for 400 years more
It was the first peace treaty
It linked Egypt and Kush
It sealed his marriage to Cleopatra
16
The Nile was easy for the Egyptians to manage because ______
It flooded the same time every year
It was a short river
It was not very deep
It was not used by other people
17
Why is King Tut important?
His tomb was found intact.
His subjects created pyramids for him and his wives
He ruled Egypt the longest
He created mummification
18
What did scientists use to first translate hieroglyphics?
Book of the Dead
Torah
Dictionary.com
Rosetta Stone
19
Ancient Egyptian writing
Hebrew
Cuneiform
Greek
Hieroglyphics
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Papyrus is used for what purpose?
Egyptian Buildings
Egyptian carpeting
Egyptian paper
Egyptian linen
21
Family of rulers
Empire
Monarchy
Dynasty
Polytheism
22
Which of the following best describes the topography of northeastern Africa?
Rivers and forests
Islands and a peninsula
Desert and river
Mountains and seas
23
Foreigners who ruled a part of Egypt for over 100 years
Nubians
Hittites
Sumerians
Akkadians
24
Ultimately, what caused the demise of the kingdom of Kush?
Food poisoning from the Cafeteria
Egyptians destroyed them
Ethiopian attacks
Plague
25
What river played a major part in Ancient Egypt civilization?
Tigris
Nile
Mississippi
Amazon
26
What was the significance of Khufu serving as the central authority.
The pharaoh ruled in collaboration with the people.
The pharaoh ruled at the will of the people.
The pharaoh ruled entirely over all areas.
The pharaoh ruled with the central powers.
27
What does Nubia mean
Land of the river
Land of the Brave
Land of Gold
Forgotten kingdom
28
Process of preserving a body
Afterlife
Sarcophagus
none of these
Mummification
29
Why did the Kushites experience cultural diffusion?
They refused to worship Egyptian gods.
They were conquered by the Egyptians.
They spoke many different languages.
They traded goods with the Babylonians.
30
what was a scribe?
a doctor
a person that can write and keep records
a soldier
a person who puts people in jail
31
Discovered the tomb of King Tut
Natalie D'Agostino
Joseph Artale
Howard Carter
Carter Howard
32
What was the basis of the pharaoh’s power?
They were believed to have been descendants of King Sargon.
They were believed to have been chosen by the gods.
They were determined to be the best leaders by their people.
They were more educated than the rest of the people.
33
How were women in ancient Egypt similar to women in the Babylonian Empire?
Both were allowed to be leaders in the society.
Both had to run the households and raise the children.
Both were denied rights because of their gender.
Both were extended rights of land ownership.
34
Ultimately, what caused the demise of the kingdom of Kush?
Disease
Storms
Drought
Ethiopians
35
Worship of a lion-god in Kush reflected which influence on Kushite culture?
Egyptian
Greek
African
Assyrian
