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Krause: Ancient Egypt
Krause: Ancient Egypt
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1
In this form of government, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.
dynasty
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
2
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed
a new social class.
hieroglyphics.
a 365-day calendar with 12 months.
geometry.
3
The Egyptians traded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools to the Phoenicians for needed wood.
False
True
4
The Egyptian sun god
Amenhotop IV
Thebes
Hapi
Ra
5
Howard Carter, British archaeologist, became famous for discovering the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1923.
False
True
6
The ______ was the pharaoh's chief advisor and influenced decisions about government and economy.
noble
scribe
priest
vizier
7
Because of it's location this city on the Nile controlled trade between Egypt and the interior of Africa.
Karnak
Nubia
Thebes
Giza
8
King Narmer unifies Upper and Lower Egypt.
False
True
9
Information learned from ________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge.
embalming
the Book of the Dead
hieroglyphics
acupuncture
10
Egyptians studied the movements of the stars and developed
a 365 day calendar
an extensive knowledge of the human body
fertile soil for growing crops
trade route to the Mediterranean
11
A delta is
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
a reed plant used to make paper
a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland
the Egyptian writing system
12
The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in
astronomy.
irrigation.
medicine.
mathematics.
13
A dynasty is
a large area of land ruled by one person
a ruler who is both the political and religious leader
a line of rulers from one family
a government representative to another country
14
The pharaoh who organized trade expeditions for merchants to trade and travel throughout the known world.
Thutmose III
Tutankhamun
Queen Hatsheput
Ramses II
15
To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the
Book of the Dead.
Book of Spells.
Book of Life After Death.
Book of Prayers.
16
Mummification process includes the following steps,
except
organs placed in canopic jars
cover the body with natron salt for 40 days
heart burned at a sacrificial altar
body wrapped in layers of linen bandages
17
Object found by Napoleon's troops, located in the British Museum, took 20 years for Champollion to crack it's code
Sphinx of Giza
Rosetta Stone
hieroglyphics
King Tut's sarcophagus
18
The Nubian people came from the African savannahs south of the
Eastern Desert.
Arabian Desert.
Red Desert.
Sahara Desert.
19
Queen Hatsheput oversaw all of the following,
except
. . . Later, her step-son Thutmose III had her image removed.
pyramid complex at Giza
Deir el-Bahari temple
expedition to Punt
4 great obelisks
20
The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed
the leader would not make them slaves.
the leader had an afterlife.
the leader was a God.
the leader appointed officials.
21
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
unpredictable.
destructive.
rare.
gentle and predictable.
22
The Greeks named the _______ because it reminded them of a mythical creature with a body of a beast and head of a woman.
Temple at Abu Simbel
Obelisk at Luxor
Sphinx at Giza
Great pyramid at Giza
23
Ramses the Great's military conquest lead to the growth of the New Kingdom.
True
False
24
The Nile River is the longest river in the world, measuring _______ miles.
400
4,000
2,000
300
25
Egyptians built pyramids because they
wished to honor the achievements of their leaders.
hoped to impress later civilizations with their buildings.
wanted to protect the dead pharaohs' bodies.
desired to please the gods.
26
Egyptian middle class consisted of
pharaohs
slaves and unskilled workers
priests and nobles
traders, artisans, and scribes
27
The _______________ from Mesopotamia conquer Egypt before Alexander the Great.
Thebans
Assyrians
Greeks
Babylonians
28
During the New Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories and all these things happened
except
____________.
Ramses II, a great military leader, rules for 66 years.
King Tut rules for only 9 years.
Queen Hatshepsut becomes 1st female ruler.
Great Pyramid of Giza is built.
29
Papyrus is
a reed plant used to make paper.
the Egyptian writing system.
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water.
a line of rulers from one family.
30
Cataracts are a natural barrier that protected upper Egypt by
fan-shaped areas of silt where a river flows into the sea.
reed plants that grew along the Nile River.
buckets attached to long poles to transfer river water.
waterfalls or rapids in a river.
31
Hieroglyphics are
reed plants that grew along the Nile River.
a bucket attached to a long pole to transfer water to store.
a line of rulers from one family.
a writing system made up of pictures and symbols.
32
Simple invention Egyptians used to transferred water from the Nile into storage basins for irrigation.
cataracts
shadoof
canals
barges
33
The largest group in Egyptian society was made up of
scribes and traders.
army commanders and nobles.
farmers and slaves.
artisans and merchants.
