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Ancient Egypt Review

Quiz by Alexandra Schneider

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29 questions
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  • Q1
    Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were...
    near a mountain.
    near a river.
    near a desert.
    near a valley.
    30s
  • Q2
    How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
    It gave them food.
    It gave them warmth.
    It gave them sand.
    It gave protection from invaders.
    30s
  • Q3
    What was "dead" about the Dead Sea?
    It was dead.
    It had a lot of dead animals.
    It was too salty for any form of life.
    It wasn't dead.
    30s
  • Q4
    Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
    To preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs.
    Because it was cool.
    To decorate palaces of the pharaohs.
    They would be cursed if they didn't.
    30s
  • Q5
    What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
    They were storehouses for reserves of grain.
    They were temples for religious purpose.
    Tombs for pharaohs when they died.
    The King told peasants it was a punishment for not having enough crops during the harvest season.
    30s
  • Q6
    What is one characteristic for which Egypt's Middle Kingdom is especially famous?
    military conquests
    great pharaohs
    reunification
    30s
  • Q7
    Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
    a woman.
    a god.
    a child.
    30s
  • Q8
    Why are social classes of ancient Egypt described by a triangle?
    The triangle represent the three seasons of the Nile.
    Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
    Most people were in the bottom class, and the fewest people were at the top.
    30s
  • Q9
    Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
    Peasant farmers during the flood season.
    Government officials out of favor.
    Scribes who kept poor records.
    30s
  • Q10
    What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
    take care of a temple
    store a lot of grain
    attend scribe school
    30s
  • Q11
    Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
    animal skins.
    a plant.
    soft clay.
    30s
  • Q12
    Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
    Pharaohs
    Artisans
    Peasants
    Scribes
    30s
  • Q13
    What physical feature most contributed to the fertile soil and foreign trade in ancient Kush?
    The Dead Sea
    The Nile River
    The Red Sea
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of these is the best example of a dynasty?
    The emperor over Sumerian cities.
    The 15th line of Egyptian rulers.
    The land the Assyrians conquered
    30s
  • Q15
    When people read from the Torah, they are reading from..?
    A collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews.
    The Prophets and the Writings.
    The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
    30s

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