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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow were canals used by ancient Egyptians?food storage systemfuneral ritualsreligious festivalsirrigation systems
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich body of water does the Nile River flow into?Pacific OceanIndian OceanMediterranean SeaRed Sea
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT part of the mummification process?burning the body on a raft on the Nile riverplacing the vital organs in canopic jarsrubbing the body with natron saltswrapping the body in strips of linen cloth
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the term “pharaoh” mean?great housegreat rulerthe king is godEgypt
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhere were the richest farming areas in Egypt found?in the great basinin the deltanear the cataractson the west bank
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich invention helped Egyptians survey land after the floods?geometrypapyrusa shadoofirrigation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich invention brought by the Hyksos eventually helped Egyptians win an empire?copper weaponsgranariesthe chariotcollapsible boats
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat were pyramids?temples to the godsprisonstombs for pharaohstombs for nobles
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Egyptians study to learn about magic spells and the afterlife?Book of the Pharaohsmovements of the sunBook of the Deadmoon and the stars
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Egyptian writing called?cuneiformhieroglyphiccharactersSanskrit
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho created the world’s first nation by uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?Menes/NarmerThutmose IIIAmenhotep VHatshepsut
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Ancient Egyptians believe about the afterlife?it was more important than “real” lifeit was not considered importantit was only for pharaohs and their familiesit was believed end after death
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?hieroglyphicspolytheismmythologymonotheism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow were Egyptian pharaohs different from Sumerian kings?Pharaohs ruled with a council to advise them.Pharaohs had absolute power.Pharaohs were not believed to be gods.Pharaohs were elected by the people.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the discovery of King Tut’s tomb important?It held the key to understanding hieroglyphics.It taught historians a lot about Egyptian burial rituals.It helped save the economy of modern day Egypt.It taught us a lot about the longest ruling pharaoh in Egypt’s history.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?it made it easier to keep records and communicateit allowed them to sail too far away ports for tradeit allowed them to create a system of writingit kept mice out of the granaries
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Rosetta Stone an important discovery?It was written in Sumerian and Greek and allowed historians to translate cuneiform.It was written in Phoenician and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Phoenician alphabet.It was written in Hebrew and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Hebrew language.It was written in hieroglyphics and Greek and allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho was at the top of the Egyptian social order?slavespharaohpriestsscribes
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat vital organ did the Egyptians believe had to be weighed after death?intestinesheartstomachliver
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature did NOT provide protection to the Egyptians?mountainsdesertdeltacataracts
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