Ancient Egypt Review
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- Q1What role did religion play in Ancient Egypt?Destroyed power of the pharaohEncouraged Egyptians to make peace with neighborsSupported development of democratic governmentIt explained natural events30s
- Q2What did the Ancient Egyptians do that let you know that they believed in an afterlife?became accomplished warriorsEmbalmed the deadwore expensive costumes for holidayspracticed monotheism30s
- Q3What was the purpose of the pyramids the Ancient Egyptians built?directions about good tading spotsstar maps for astronomerskeep records of flood levelstombs for pharaoh30s
- Q4What is the early form of paper that preserved Egyptian writing?papyrusmud bricksclay tabletscloth wrapping30s
- Q5What did Napoleon's soldiers find that allowed Hieroglyphics to be translated?Temple of KarnakRosetta StonePyramids of GizaSphinx30s
- Q6What invention helped Egyptians organize their activities about the cycles of the Nile River?wheelbarrowleveescalendarwater clock30s
- Q7Which of these landforms protected Ancient Egyptians from invaders?City of AlexandriaEastern DesertUpper EgyptNile River Delta30s
- Q8What did Egyptians call the fertile land along both sides of the Nile River?Cataracts of the NileTrade RoutesLower EgyptBlack Land30s
- Q9What is another name for the god-king of Egypt?VizierPharaohEmperorScribe30s
- Q10What is the name of the Nile River season when farmers planted crops?DroughtInundationEmergenceMonsoon30s
- Q11What groups of Egyptians did the pharaoh have control over?All groupsSlaves onlyPriests onlySoldiers only30s
- Q12Why did Egyptian astronomers study the stars?create new writing systempredict flooding of the NileRiverselect next pharaohdiscover new medicines30s
- Q13What do you call a person who has learned special skills to make things?artisanregentpharaohscribe30s
- Q14Why were scribes important to river valley civilizations?draw the plans for the pyramidswrite poems to honor the pharaohwrite down informationwrite religious songs30s
- Q15What created the rich deposits of silt that made land good for farming and herding?regular sacrifices to the godsbuilding irrigation canalsannual flooding of the Nileuse of organic fertilizers30s