Pyramids, Empires, and Pharaohs Flashcard

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What army conquered both Egypt and Mesopotamia which caused the end of the Egyptian Empire? Options: Hyksos, Assyrians, Iraq, Akkadians

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Assyrians

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The Egyptian pharaoh that introduced the worship of just one god: Amenhotep, Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut, Cleopatra

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Amenhotep

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The building of the pyramids was for: A pharaoh to use as a home, A tomb for a pharaoh and his belongings, A place to store gold, A place to pray to the gods

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A tomb for a pharaoh and his belongings

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The Sphinx is an ancient Egyptian ruin with

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A head of a man and a body of a lion

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One of the few women to rule Egypt was

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Hatshepsut

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Instead of pyramids, where did they bury pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom? Options: The King of the Valley, The Valley of the Pharaohs, The Valley of the Kings, The Valley of the Queens

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The Valley of the Kings

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How many social classes were there in ancient Egypt?

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7

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The group of people from western Asia that moved into Egypt and were able to take control for a period of time were the

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Hyksos

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In addition to performing his duties to the pharaoh, the vizier also worked in which one of these places? a market, a court, a battlefield, a school

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a court

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Why was Howard Carter's discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922 unusual?

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It had never been robbed, it had his golden mask inside, and Tut's mummy was still inside.