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Review of Egypt from Unit 1

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1
A sphinx is
a triangle shaped temple
imaginary creature with lion body and human head
a tall 4 sided pillar with a point on top
name of the wrapping used on mummies
2
What is papyrus
imaginary creatures with a lions body
paper made from reads
the wrapping they used on mummies
a tall 4 sided pillar
3
An obelisk is
imaginary creature with lion body and human head
paper made from reeds
a stone used to decipher hieroglyphics
a tall 4 sided pillar with a point on top
4
Egyptians built monuments to bury their rulers called
sphinxes
ziggurats
obelisk
pyramids
5
Egyptians believed Pharaohs to be
great farmers
fair and generous
weak and powerless
a king and a god
6
The religious belief of Egyptians includes all of the following except
polytheism
afterlife
monotheism
building temples for their gods
7
Who is at the top of the social structure
farmers
nobles
scribes
pharaoh
8
Ancient Egyptians had a system of writing called
the alphabet
papyrus
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
9
the Rosetta Stone was very important because
it allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics
it showed a map to ancient treasures
it was used a giant paper weight
it showed us how to build pyramids
10
Ancient Egypt is located
along the Tigris and Euphrates
present day Iraq
along the Nile River
In southern Africa