Ancient Egypt Review

Egypt Review

A Mr. Hall Production

Multiple Choice

Who was Ra or Re?

• God of the Underworld

• Sun God

• God of fertility

• God of the Nile

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Who was the God of the underworld?

• Anubis

• Ra

• Osiris

• Bes

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Egyptians developed a calendar to help them keep track of the time between floods and to plan their planting season.

• True

• False

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The Egyptian calendar was not even close to the one we use today (365 days in a year, 12 months in a year, 30 days in a month, etc.).

• True

• False

Tombs of Egypt

• Carvings

• Paintings

• Sarcophagus

• Mummies

• Trap/False doors

• Buried in sand and rubble

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What was a cartouche?

• Name of the salt to dry bodies for mummificaiton

• Burial tomb for the pharaohs

• Tall statue with a pyramid on top

• Oval enclosing a royal name in hieroglyphics

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What was the "Soul" or "Double" that left the body during day and came back at night?

• Ba

• Ka

• Ankh

• Sa

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Name of ancient Greek historian who said Egypt was the "gift of the Nile"?

• Ramses II

• Herodotus

• Howard Carter

• Cassius

Egyptian Geography

• Mediterranean Sea to the North

• Red Sea to the East

• Nile River through the heart of the empire

• Nile flows South to North

• Desert surrounding it all

• Nile floods every year

Dropdown

Aswan is located in

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Egypt.

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Which river runs through Egypt?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Mississippi

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Egyptians believed this person was the son of Re, the sun god...

• a priest
• Horus
• pharaoh
• Anubis

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Egypt was

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

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Which region of Egypt is circle on the map?

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

The Nile River

• Flooded every year

• Provided nutrients to soil for farming

• Transportation for trade

• Bricks made from mud

• Nile was a God they worshipped

• Papyrus from banks of river used for paper

• Irrigation for farming

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In which direction does the Nile River flow?

• From East to West

• From West to East

• From North to South

• From South to North

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Where were most Pharaohs buried in Egypt?

• Valley of the Kings

• Pyramids at Giza

• Memphis

• Alexandria

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How did the ancient Egyptians use papyrus?

• To make beer

• For use in make-up

• To make paper

• To make linen for mummies

The Great Pyramids at Giza

• Wonder of the World

• 3 Large Pyramids

• No Pharaohs found inside

• 2.3 million stone bricks, each weighing over 2 tons!

• Oriented to the four cardinal points of the compass

• On the outskirts of Cairo

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Many Egyptians purchased scrolls that contained hymns, prayers, and magic spells intended to guide the soul in the afterlife. This collection of texts is known as the...

• Book of the Living

• Book of the Afterlife

• Book of the Dead

• Book of Eternal Blessings

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Pyramids are built to 

• for worshipping the Gods
• to look strong and cool to other nations
• be a tomb for the Pharaoh
• to give farmers jobs when not farming

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Women in Egypt held many of the same rights as men.

• True

• False

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Where are the Great Pyramids located in Egypt?

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Valley of the Kings

• Giza

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A scientist who studies things left behind by people who lived a long time ago is called ______. 

• A planter 
• An Archaeologist 
• A scorpion 

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Egyptologists believe that the pyramids were built mainly by whom?

• The Gods

• Slaves

• Peasants (citizens)

• Foreign workers

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Which one is an obelisk?

The Rosetta Stone

• Found in 1799

• Ancient Greek, Demotic, and Hieroglyphic

• Translated in 1822

• Unlocked Ancient Egypt!

• Located at the British Museum

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When the pharaoh died he became who?

• Osiris

• Ra

• Isis

• Aton

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Type of government in which rule is based on religious authority is called a...

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Communism

• Dictatorship

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The Great Pyramids were built during what Kingdom?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Future Kingdom

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Who was Hatshepsut?

• Pharaoh who build the Great Pyramid

• Female Pharaoh during the New Kingdom

• King Tut's Mother

• Pharaoh who built the first pyramid

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What was the most important organ in the body to the ancient Egyptians?

• Heart

• Brain

• Stomach

• Liver

Mummification

• Wash/Clean of body

• Remove organs

• Dry body with Natron

• Stuff body

• Wrap body with linen

• Say spells, perform rituals, etc.

Multiple Choice

The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt but was moved to which country, where it is still today?

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• England

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Approximately how many days would it take to dry out a PHARAOH during the mummification process?

• 30

• 50

• 70

• 100

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How old was King Tut when he died?

• 10

• 19

• 29

• 44

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In what decade was King Tut's tomb discovered?

• 1890's

• 1790's

• 1940's

• 1920's

ABU SIMBEL

• Built by Ramses II

• Located at Karnak

• Built during the New Kingdom

• Was carved into pieces and moved up the hill to save it from the lake created by the Aswan Dam in the 1960's

• Temple dedicated to Amon-Re (Chief God)

Open Ended

List any 5 features found in a civilization (remember Unit 1)? :) (Do NOT press return until you are done typing. Just use commas to separate your answers in the list)

Multiple Choice

Name of the salt used to dry the body during mummification?

• Namak

• Sea

• Curing

• Natron

Multiple Choice

Where was the Kush empire?

• South of Egypt

• Northeast of Egypt

• Northwest of Egypt

• Due East of Egypt