Ancient Egypt
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- Q1Which of these people might have made daily use of papyrus?jewelry makermilitary officerstone cuttertax collector20sEditDelete
- Q2Why did ancient Egyptians bury their prized possessions with them?to have them in the afterlifeto save them for future citizensto impress the godsto have them for identification20sEditDelete
- Q3Which of these describes Egypt before Menes?Scribes were the most powerful class.Egyptians fought each other often.Middle Eastern empires ruled this region.Priests were the most powerful class.20sEditDelete
- Q4Farmers were required to pay large portions of crops for taxes, rent andgifts to the pharaoh.military protection.charitable donations.religious tribute.20sEditDelete
- Q5Which person would most likely become a slave in ancient Egypt?an enemy soldier captured in battlea foreign diplomat who brings bad news to the pharaoha craftsman who carves a statue that insults the pharaoha government official who is caught stealing from a temple20sEditDelete
- Q6Which statement best describes the earliest dynasty?Upper and Lower Egypt were unified.Egypt was controlled by foreigners.Egypt expanded into Mesopotamia.Trade increased with the outside world.20sEditDelete
- Q7Which of these is a geographical feature of Lower Egypt?Nubian Desertcity of ThebesValley of the KingsNile River Delta20sEditDelete
- Q8Which of these is the ruler of Egypt?emirpharaohdictatorshah20sEditDelete
- Q9A long line of rulers coming from the same family line is amonarchy.dynasty.democracy.communism.20sEditDelete
- Q10The very fertile triangular area at the mouth of a river is itsdelta.banks.source.flood plain.20sEditDelete
- Q11Why did Egyptians bury their favorite and important things with them?They didn't want thieves to get them.They didn't want their kids to inherit them.They were needed in the afterlife.The items were old and useless.20sEditDelete
- Q12Which piece of artwork shares a riddle with the world?sphinxPyramids at GizaValley of the KingsKarnak20sEditDelete
- Q13Which of these is NOT an Egyptian god?AnubisHorusIsisAllah - Ra20sEditDelete
- Q14Where is Upper Egypt?in the eastin the northin the southin the west20sEditDelete
- Q15Which of these pharaohs is connected to a curse?Queen HatshepsutKing MenesKing TutKing Ramses II20sEditDelete
- Q16Which of these pharaohs broke the traditions of the time?King Ramses IIQueen HatshepsutQueen CleopatraKing Tut20sEditDelete
- Q17What was discovered that led to the translation of hieroglyphics?Sargon's lettersRosetta StoneTen CommandmentsDead Sea Scrolls20sEditDelete
- Q18What is a synonym for hieroglyphics?braillecuneiformpictographscalligraphy20sEditDelete
- Q19Which two ancient empires shared this region?Egypt and BabyloniaAssyrian and IsraeliEgypt and KushArabian and Kush20sEditDelete
- Q20What is a traditional economy?attending the same college as your parentsliving in the same area, buying similar cars, going to the same churchdoing the same jobs as your parents and grandparentsselling homemade items20sEditDelete