Ancient Egypt Test Review

What is the process of preserving a body so it does not rot?

• chariots

• dynasty

• visier

• mummification

hieroglyphics

• Ancient Egyptian writing

• hieratic script

• bureaucracy

• pharaoh

During which kingdom did art and literature flourish?

• The Old

• The Middle

• The New

Why were pyramids created?

• to house visitors

• for pharaohs to hide from enemies

• to contain tombs of pharaohs

• for food storage in the winter

How long does it take to mummify someone?

• 10 days

• 2 weeks

• 70 days

• 3 months

True or False: food and possessions were placed in tombs next to the body.

• True

• False

What did the Egyptians learn from Hyksos?

• how to irrigate crops

• how to construct a tall pyramid

• how to mummify a pharaoh

• how to make weapons and tools for farming

Who was the first woman pharaoh?

• Tuthankamen

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose

• Menes

When was there great prosperity and expansion?

• During the Old Kingdom

• During the New Kingdom

• During the MIddle Kingdom

• Never

Who was the first pharaoh to worship only one God?

• King Tut

• Akhenaten

• Thutmose

• Ramses II