Egypt Review

1.  Pharaohs had built pyramids to_______.

 

• Communicate with the gods

• Serve as their tombs

• Protect them from invaders

• Prevent the Nile from flooding

Why did Egyptians make mummies?

 

• To worship their gods

• To protect the tombs of pharaohs

• To honor the ghosts of ancestors

• To provide a body for life after death

Papyrus was made from ______.

 

• The same cloth used to wrap mummies

• silt from the Nile

• reeds from the Nile

• Sandstone

  What did archaeologists learn from the Rosetta Stone?

 

• They learned that the pyramids were built with ramps.

• They learned the location of King Tut’s tomb

• They learned how to read hieroglyphics.

• They learned that ancient Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife.

Who held the most power in ancient Egyptian society?

 

• Artisans and merchants

•   Farmer

• Pharaoh

• Officials and scribes

Who held the least power in ancient Egyptian society?

 

• Artisans and merchants

• Unskilled workers and enslaved peoples

• Priests and nobles

• Pharaoh

What land feature was located inside the Kingdom of Kush?

• Egypt

• Red Sea

• Western Desert

• Nubian Desert

Who was King Menes?

• He united upper and lower Egypt?

• He united Greece

• He made Egypt into a monotheistic religion

• President of the USA

    Which river did Egypt depend on?

• a.    Euphrates River

• b.   Tigris River

• c.    Nile River

Who was Hatshepsut?

• the name of a pyramid

• a warlike general who was fierce

• a female pharaoh who expanded trade

• an emperor who was extremely violent