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1
How many workers did it normally take to build a pyramid?
Thousands
Hundreds
Millions
Tens of Thousands
2
What natural barrier surrounds all of Egypt?
Trees
Deserts
Mountains
Seas
3
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid?
Pharaohs had pyramids built
Scientists like pyramids
Most people at bottom, fewest people at the top
Triangle represented the 3 season
4
Which action is most closely associated with polytheism?
Worshipping one god
Praying in a synagogue
Accepting the Five Pillars of Islam
Worshipping many gods
5
Who was the supreme ruler of all the land in Ancient Egypt?
The Tsar
The vizier
The King
The Pharaoh
6
Which of the following is an example of Egyptian writing?
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cave Drawings
Cuneiform
7
Choose the following trading areas in which the Ancient Egyptians interacted.
Asia
Africa
Mexico
Mediterranean
8
What did they use Gold for?
Fancy Weapons
Castles
Rings
Clothing
9
About what percentage of ancient Egyptian people were farmers?
20%
40%
80%
60%
10
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
The heavens
The afterlife
The pyramids
The pharaohs
11
Numbers and mathematical principles were developed by the Egyptians, which were needed when...
Farming
They were in school
Building Pyramids
Trading
12
Pharaoh was considered a
King
Nobody
Normal People
God
13
What animal did Egyptian traders use?
Horse
Donkey
Camel
Mule
14
Scribes were important to the government as they kept track of the
Grades
Finances and recorded taxes
Food
Sports
15
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Northern America
Southern Africa
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
16
Which of these was not an Egyptian god?
Horus
Poseidan
Amon-Re
Osiris
17
On land or at sea, what two kinds of dangerous people could Egyptian traders encounter?
Pirates
Nuns
Caravan robbers
Pharaohs
18
Which of the following best describes social mobility in ancient Egypt?
Very limited
Easy
Based on hard work
Impossible
19
Were Egyptian religion polytheistic?
True
False
20
Which two groups were at about the same level on the social pyramid?
Vizier and Pharaoh
Farmers and Artisans
Scribes and Priests
Nobles and Priests
21
The Nile River passes through Egypt's two most important areas called
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nubia and Cairo
22
The purpose of temple art is to honor the gods.
True
False
23
Which of the following would have the most status, importance, and power on the social pyramid?
A skilled stone cutter
A temple priest
A scribe
A farmer
24
Citizens had to pay taxes to support the government.
True
False
25
The original Rosetta Stone allowed people to
learn foreign languages
Read hieroglyphics
Learn Ancient Egyptian history
learn to speak their own language
26
What body of water was crucial to the development of Ancient Egypt's civilization?
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Nile River
Red Sea
27
In Ancient Egypt, what precious metal was mined in the mountains?
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Copper