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Ch. 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: review for ch. 9 test
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1
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
asking for a divorce
owning land
working as a scribe
running a business
2
What was an important duty of the vizier?
to lead an army
to collect taxes
to help make alliances
to decide court cases
3
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn about the culture?
they wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus
they carved and painted scenes of everyday life
they left behind their tools
they passed on their skills to sons and daughters
4
What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?
He killed his rivals
He had many children.
He made strong treaties
He declared that he was a god
5
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
grain
paper notes
music at banquets
copper coins
6
Most peasants lived in...
rafts on the river
camel-skin tents
mud-brick houses
caves in the cliffs
7
Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?
It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler
It was an experiment to learn old construction methods.
It offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide
It gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up
8
Why is King Tut one of the most well- known pharaohs?
Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb
Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt.
Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years
9
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
the Old Kingdom
after the New Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
10
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
the planting season
the building season
the festival season
the harvest season
11
Which of these was in the sanctuary of the temple?
a bench for women only
a pool for washing
a public meeting area
a statue of a god
12
Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr al-Bahri?
a mud-brick structure found on an island
a pyramid constructed in the open desert
a great temple built into a cliff above the river
a shrine dug out of rock below ground level
13
Senusret I controlled a source of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art. What was that source
flocks of birds with scarlet feathers
mines for gold, copper, and gems
hot, bubbling mineral springs
.forests of giant cedar trees
14
Why are the social classes described by a pyramid?
It represents the 3 seasons of the Nile
Many structures of that design were built in the desert
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart
Most people were in lower classes, less people at the top
15
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
students had to save money to buy a position
there were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
papyrus was very difficult to write on
teachers were so harsh that students ran away
16
What is one characteristic for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?
military conquests
great pharaohs
reunification
widespread wars
17
Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was
a woman
a god
a child
a priest
18
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
temples for religious worship
tombs for pharaohs when they died
storehouses for reserves of grain
homes for the pharaohs' servants
19
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They could become priestesses.
They were worshiped as gods.
They ran all religious ceremonies.
They were not allowed in temples.
20
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from...
animal skins
soft clay
cotton rags
a plant
21
It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?
the White Chapel
the temple at Abu Simbel
the Sphinx
the Great Pyramid at Giza
22
Of these 4 groups, which one had the lowest social status?
artisans
priests
government officials
scribes
23
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
government officials out of favor
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
peasant farmers during the flood season
scribes who kept poor records
24
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
to avoid the risk of poison
to show earthly love
to feed them in the afterlife
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
25
Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more
books of scholarship
maps based on expeditions.
temples and monuments
inventions to use in warfare
26
Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?
Egypt and the Persians
Egypt and the Assyrians
Egypt and the Hittites
Egypt and the Babylonians
27
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
to transport goods up and down the Nile
to educate and protect the royal children
28
What was a way that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
store a lot of grain
help build a pyramid
attend scribe school
take care of a temple
29
How did government officials get their jobs?
Popular elections showed the vote of the people
Priests relied on signs from the gods
They inherited the position from a family member
They attended school to learn how to govern
