Question 1

How long was ancient Egypt a leading society in the Mediterranean region?

Accepted Answer

30 centuries

Answer

10 centuries

Answer

40 centuries

Answer

20 centuries

Question 2

How long is 30 centuries?

Accepted Answer

3,000 years

Answer

30 years

Answer

300 years

Answer

30,000 years

Question 3

In which part of Egypt was the Red Kingdom located?

Accepted Answer

to the north

Answer

to the west

Answer

to the east

Answer

to the south

Question 4

In which part of Egypt was the White Kingdom located?

Accepted Answer

to the south

Answer

to the north

Answer

to the east

Question 5

Who became the first pharaoh by unifying both Upper & Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Menes

Answer

Khufu

Answer

Ramses

Answer

Ahmose

Question 6

Which dynasty began the period of time known as the Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

3rd

Answer

25th

Answer

5th

Answer

18th

Question 7

How did Pharaoh Menes die?

Accepted Answer

Killed by a hippo

Answer

Old Age

Answer

Assassinated by a wife

Answer

Killed in battle

Question 8

Which pharaoh had the Step Pyramid built?

Accepted Answer

Djoser (Zoh zer)

Answer

Khufu (koo foo)

Answer

Hatshepsut

Answer

Ramses II

Question 9

Which pharaoh had the Great Pyramid at Giza built?

Accepted Answer

Khufu (Koo foo)

Answer

Ramses II

Answer

Hatshepsut

Answer

Djoser (Zoh zer)

Question 10

What happened after the reign of Pepy II?

Accepted Answer

a period of disorder & chaos

Answer

a period of peace & prosperity

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ancient Egypt invented writing

Answer

nothing

Question 11

How long did Pepy II rule?

Accepted Answer

94 years

Answer

99 years

Answer

29 years

Answer

49 years

Question 12

Who was at the top of the Ancient Egyptian social structure?

Accepted Answer

gods/pharaoh

Answer

farmers & slaves

Answer

priests & nobles

Answer

skilled workers, craftsmen, merchants & traders

Question 13

Who came after the pharaoh in the ancient Egyptian social structure?

Accepted Answer

priests & nobles

Answer

gods/pharaoh

Answer

farmers & slaves

Answer

skilled workers, craftsmen, merchants & traders

Question 14

Which level came after the priests and nobles in the social structure of ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

middle class

Answer

lower class

Answer

upper class

Question 15

Who made up the Middle Class in the ancient Egyptian Social Structure?

Accepted Answer

skilled workers, craftsmen, merchants & traders

Answer

priests & nobles

Answer

gods/pharaoh

Answer

farmers & slaves

Question 16

Who was at the bottom of the ancient Egyptian social structure?

Accepted Answer

farmers & slaves

Answer

priests & nobles

Answer

pharaohs

Answer

skilled workers, craftsmen, merchants & traders

Question 17

Within the lowest level of the ancient Egyptian social structure, who was at the VERY BOTTOM?

Accepted Answer

slaves

Answer

craftsmen

Answer

priests

Answer

farmers

Question 18

What is a vizier?

Accepted Answer

an adviser appointed by the pharaoh

Answer

a device worn on the head to shade the sun

Answer

a person who worked on a farm

Answer

a person who performed religious ceremonies

Question 19

What could scribes do that few others could?

Accepted Answer

read & write

Answer

build a chariot

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do magic tricks

Answer

juggle

Question 20

Could people move up in the social structure of ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Question 21

How could someone move up in ancient Egypt's social structure?

Accepted Answer

become a scribe & get a government job

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sell your slaves & keep the money

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become a priest & be chosen by a god

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buy a farm & harvest 2 crops a year

Question 22

How was the pharaoh different from other Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

thought to be a god

Answer

thought to be a human like everyone else

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thought to be from another country

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thought to be part human & part animal

Question 23

What was the PRIMARY role of women in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

wife & mother

Answer

craftsperson & artist

Answer

priestess

Answer

shopkeeper

Question 24

What was true of Egyptian women when compared to women in other civilizations?

Accepted Answer

They had more rights/were the most liberated

Answer

They had the same rights

Answer

They gained rights when they got married

Answer

They had the fewest rights/were the least liberated

Question 25

How did people become slaves in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

prisoners of war

Answer

insulted the pharaoh

Answer

given away by their families

Answer

owed money they could not pay

Question 26

What did soldiers do?

Accepted Answer

fought wars, quelled rebellions, supervised peasants & farmers

Answer

performed religious ceremonies

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raised crops to pay their taxes

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ate a diet of Nile perch

Question 27

Who invaded Egypt to end the Middle Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Hyksos

Answer

Babylonians

Answer

Assyrians

Answer

Hittites

Question 28

What technology did the Hyksos have that allowed them to conquer Egypt?

Accepted Answer

horses, chariots & advanced weapons

Answer

battering rams & arrows

Answer

motorized vehicles & gunpowder

Answer

canons & rifles

Question 29

What did Ahmose of Thebes do to start the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

drove out the Hyksos

Answer

welcomed the Hittites

Answer

welcomed the Hyksos

Answer

drove out the Hittites

Question 30

How did Egypt prevent future invasions after the Hyksos left?

Accepted Answer

took control of the invasion routes

Answer

hired soldiers from other civilizations

Answer

paid enemies to stay away

Answer

dug canals to prevent armies from crossing

Question 31

Which dynasty began the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

18th

Answer

25th

Answer

28th

Answer

3rd

Question 32

What was different about Pharaoh Hapshepsut?

Accepted Answer

He was really a woman

Answer

He put an end to all building programs

Answer

He stopped all trade

Answer

He dressed as a woman

Question 33

Hapshepsut was known for increasing trade and ...

Accepted Answer

supporting the arts & architecture

Answer

creating a new line of cosmetics

Answer

supporting the Sea Peoples

Answer

hiding from the public

Question 34

Who did Ramses the Great fight in the 1200's BCE?

Accepted Answer

the Hittites

Answer

the Assyrians

Answer

the Hyksos

Answer

the Sea Peoples

Question 35

Who invaded southwest Asia, defeated the Hittites & fought the Egyptians on and off for 50 years?

Accepted Answer

the Sea Peoples

Answer

the Assyrians

Answer

the Babylonians

Answer

the Hyksos

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