Egypt Section 2 Quiz

(Pg. 44) Pyramids:

What purpose did pyramids serve?

• as centers of government

• as markets for trade

• as temples for religious worship

• as tombs for the pharaohs

(Pg. 41) Society:

Which group of people made up the lowest class in the Egyptian social hierarchy?

(bottom of social pyramid) or (bottom of society map)

• artisans and merchants

• farmers and soldier

• officials and scribes

• slaves and unskilled laborers

(Pg. 42) Religion

Which god did Egyptians believe weighed their hearts after death?

• Anubis

• Osiris

• Ra

• Thoth

(Pg. 43) Mummies:

Why did Egyptians make mummies?

• to honor the ghosts of ancestors

• to preserve a body for the spirit after death (afterlife)

• to protect the tombs of pharaohs

• to worship their gods

(Pg. 53) Book of the Dead

Which choice best describes the Egyptian Book of the Dead?

• a collection of hymns sung at burials

• a guidebook to the journey into the afterlife

• a religious poem read aloud at festivals

• a story recounting a popular epic adventure

(Pg. 39) Middle Kingdom

Which events ended the Middle Kingdom?

• a civil war among rival groups

• a lengthy period of famine

• the conquering by Hyksos

• the rule of Mentuhotep II

(Pg. 39) Old Kingdom

(Pg. 39) Middle Kingdom

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Old Kingdom

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(b) Middle Kingdom

• King Pepi II was the last king

• King Khafre commissioned the Great Sphinx and a Pyramid

• Defeated Nubia (Kush) and expanded Egyptian territory.

• 2,040 - 1,6500 B.C.

• Built a canal to connect the Nile to the Red Sea

• King Djoser commissioned the step Pyramid

• King Khufu commissioned the Great Pyramid

• Ended when Egypt was conqured the the Hyksos

• 2,700 - 2,180 B.C.

(Pg. 42 Religion)

Match the following

• cat goddess, protector of Ra.

• Ma'at

• god of the underworld and the afterlife

• Ra

• sun god (created the world)

• Osiris

• goddess of justice, truth, and order

• Horus

• god of vengeance and the sky

• Bastet

(Pg. 43 Religion)

Match the following

• god of wisdom

• Thoth

• goddess of lions, fire, and vengeance

• Hathor

• god of chaos

• Sekhmet

• protective goddess of the dead

• Seth

• goddess of love

• Nephthys