Ancient Egyptian Quiz
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- Q1
What were the Egyptian Seasons?
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How did the desert on both sides of the Nile help Ancient Egypt?
It allowed pharaohs to build large temples in their honor.
It provided a strong protection against invasion of enemy forces.
It prevented flooding.
It allowed Egyptians to grow a surplus of crops.
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How did farmers use the Nile to grow their crops?
They built canals to direct the Nile's waters to the fields.
It allowed Egyptians to trade for corn for corn.
It provided the Egyptians with salt water for their crops to grow larger.
It allowed the Egyptians time to relax before harvest.
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How did the pharaoh's crown display the unification of Egypt?
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What responsibilities did the pharaoh have that balanced his high status?
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How was the Ka different from the body?
A person's thoughts and actions according to the god Thoth
A person's well being.
The Ka was not a physical entity, but a person's life force that left the physical body at death.
The Ka was a person's ability to enter the afterlife according to Egyptian gods.
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Why did the Egyptian's want the pyramids to be spectacular?
Their pharaoh was harsh and selfish. He/She made them create it that way to honor the pharaoh's.
They did want grave robbers so they made it spectacular.
They believed their own fate in the afterlife depended on the pharaoh's afterlife.
They wanted the pyramid to be admired for many years after their deaths.
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Which type of government did the ancient Egyptians develop during the Old Kingdom?
Democracy
Theocracy
Monarchy
Totalitarian
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Why did the Egyptians believe it was important to preserve the physical body?
If the body decayed, the ka would not be able to receive the food and drink it needed.
If the body decayed, animals would smell it and break into the burial chambers to take it.
If the body decayed, it wouldn't live long.
If the body decayed, they could not place it in the temple.
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What is the most sacred part of the temple?
Burial Chambers
Garden
Kitchen
Sanctuary
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What two types of large structures created by the Egyptian architects?
Graves and Sarcophagus
Sphinx and temples
Pyramids and temples
Pyramids and Castles
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Why was the discovery of King Tut's tomb so important ?
we learned King Tut loved jewelry.
We found treasure!
We learned about the clothes they wore by the robe that was found.
It was not disturbed by robbers, we were able to learn about burial practices and their beliefs.
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What were the two reasons the pharaoh's power declined at the end of the Old Kingdom?
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How did the Old Kingdom period end?
Pharaoh's lost political control of the country
Nobles took over the temples
Grave robbers stole all the mummies
Pharaoh's stop caring
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Which privilege was given to ancient Egyptian scribes?
They didn't have to read
They did not have to pay taxes
They did not have to pay for their meals
They were able to live with the pharaoh
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