Ancient Egyptians said of the dead, “You have not gone away dead. You have gone away alive.

would live again in the afterlife.

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Ancient History Exam Review First Semester

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A look into the Early Civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Middle East, and India and China.

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1
Champollion’s success in deciphering the Rosetta Stone was important because it let scholars
measure the depth of the Nile River.
predict eclipses.
translate Egyptian writing.
excavate Egyptian tombs.
2
The group that stood just below the pharaoh in Egyptian society was the
doctors.
priest.
artisans.
merchants.
3
Scribes had a major role in the government of ancient Egypt because they
were skilled artisans.
owned slaves.
kept official records.
designed obelisks.
4
Show the reigns of these important pharaohs in their correct order from first to last
Ramses II, Akhenaton, Thutmose III
Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, Tutankhamen.
Thutmose III, Hatshepsut, Menes
Menes, Hatshepsut, Ramses II
5
During the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs
expanded foreign trade.
stopped building temples.
began the practice of mummification.
worshipped only one god.
6
By uniting Upper and Lower Egypt, rulers
learned to write.
allowed poor people to be mummified.
increased their power.
began building temples.
7
Ancient Egyptians said of the dead, “You have not gone away dead. You have gone away alive.
had gone away to be mummified.
would live again in the afterlife.
would come back to them soon
had only pretended to die.
8
Which of the following was NOT one of the geographic barriers that protected ancient Egypt
the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Sinai Peninsula
the Nubian Desert
9
Ancient Egypt was protected from invasion by
mountains and river valleys
the Sinai Peninsula.
cataracts and deserts.
a long rainy season.
10
Amenhotep IV, Aton, and “the Happy Field of Food” are all associated with the Egyptians
dam-building projects.
religious beliefs.
war against the Hyksos.
irrigation efforts.
11
During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire
was ruled by the Hyksos.
was conquered by the Hittites.
expanded to its greatest size.
was isolated from the world.

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