Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

The new period "The Middle Kingdom" was a result of the following:

• The Golden Age
• Peaceful, stable times
• Chaos and instability
• Restored order and stability

The "Valley of the Kings" is an area of:

• Cliffs cut into homes for the Pharaohs
• Cliffs cut into caves for the Pharaohs
• Cliffs cut into pyramids for the Pharaohs
• Cliffs cut into tombs for the Pharoahs

Which kingdom is considered to be Egypt's Golden Age?

• The Old Kingdom

• The Middle Kingdom

• The New Kingdom

Pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom were buried in ___________________.

• Hidden tombs

• The ground

• Pyramids

What job did Scribes have in Egypt?

• Wrote records, history, stories, and laws.
• Built grand monuments for the Pharaoh
• Advised the Pharaoh.
• Created weapons, clothes, and tools.

The type of writing used by the ancient Egyptian was called ________________.

• Sanskrit
• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics 
• Alphabet

Prosperity, happiness, and  strong _______ characterized the Middle Kingdom.

• military
• social class
• priests
• mining operations

What caused the pharaohs to stop building huge tombs all over the land?

• too difficult to build
• too expensive
• grave robbers
• aliens told them to stop

Which statement accurately categorizes the Egyptian religion?

• Many gods, who required human sacrifice

• Many gods, who often took the form of animals

• Only two gods, who represented heaven and earth

• Only one god, who never took the form of a living being

Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods who were often represented as part human part animal, such as Anubus, the god of the dead, who took the form of a human body and the head of a ____________.

• Crocodile

• Falcon

• Jackal

• Lion