Ancient Egypt and Kush Quiz

What is a pharaoh?

• Egyptian ruler

• a burial tunnel

• manager at IHOP

• a wooden staff

What is Pharaoh Khufu best known for?

• Establishing trade

• Great Pyramid at Giza

• Art, literature, and architecture

• Military leadership

What is Pharaoh Hatshepsut best known for?

• A great temple at Dayr al-Bahri

• Establishing trade

• She was one of Egypt's first female pharaohs

• All of the above

Which pharaoh was a peacemaker? He and the Hittites signed the world's first peace treaty.

• Pharaoh Senusret

• Pharaoh Khufu

• Pharaoh Tutankhamen (King Tut)

• Pharaoh Ramses

What was significant about King Tut's mummy being discovered in 1922, in the Valley of the Kings?

• The tomb was untouched.

• He died when he was young.

• It was old.

• He was a mummy.

Who was at the very top of Egypt's social structure?

• Government officials

• Priests

• Pharaoh

• Peasants

Craftspeople like carpenters, metalworkers, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers were part of which social class?

• Peasants

• Artisans

• Scribes

• Government officials

Egyptian women had more rights than most other women in the ancient world.

• True

• False

Name the social class described. -powerful and highly respected in society -had to be purified, or cleansed, to enter a temple -played a special role in burial practices

• Government Officials

• Priests

• Scribes

• Artisans

Name the social class described. -vizier, chief treasurer, general of the armies -lived lives of luxury -most were nobles

• Government Officials

• Priests

• Scribes

• Artisans