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Ancient Egypt/Kush

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  • Q1
    The Nile River’s flooding could be described as
    destructive
    unpredictable
    rare
    gentle and predictable
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  • Q2
    The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the
    cataracts.
    Sudan.
    Sahara.
    Red Sea.
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  • Q3
    This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.
    Narmer
    Piye
    Tutankhamen
    Ramses II
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  • Q4
    Hieratic script, a simplified version of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, was used
    for business transactions, record keeping, and daily life
    by the blind, as a type of braille.
    by peasants who were too uneducated to read hieroglyphs.
    only by the nobles, as a way of communicating with the gods.
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  • Q5
    Egyptian society, with the god-king at the top, was organized like
    the Nile River.
    Upper and Lower Egypt.
    a pyramid.
    hieroglyphic script.
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  • Q6
    During the time of the Middle Kingdom,
    Egypt was swept by a series of invasions from the west.
    the Egyptian ruler was far removed from his people.
    Egypt experienced a golden age of stability and expansion.
    a complex of pyramids at Giza was constructed.
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  • Q7
    Religion provided the Egyptians with a sense of security, and Egyptian rulers were viewed as
    disruptions in the universal cosmic order.
    earthly forms of the sun god Re (or Ra).
    the sole gods to be worshiped in Egyptian society.
    manifestations of the land god.
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  • Q8
    The Egyptians developed an accurate 365-day calendar by basing their year on
    information found in Egyptian pyramids.
    the pharaoh's worship of the sun god.
    old Sumerian calculations of weather.
    the movements of the moon and the star Sirius.
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  • Q9
    The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by
    invasions from other peoples.
    monogamous marriage laws.
    the building of pyramids.
    the Nile River.
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  • Q10
    Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the
    Old, Middle, and Oldest Kingdoms
    Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
    Early, Middle, and Last Kingdoms.
    Upper, Lower, and Middle Kingdoms.
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  • Q11
    What is most unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut?
    Hatshepsut was a woman.
    Hatshepsut was interested in mining enterprises.
    Hatshepsut’s statues portray the pharaoh as having a beard.
    Hatshepsut built an impressive temple near Thebes.
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  • Q12
    Which is a reason the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?
    It has dangerous cataracts.
    It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
    Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
    It is the longest river in the world.
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  • Q13
    How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?
    They developed an elaborate canal system.
    They irrigated during the dry season
    They grew papyrus.
    They created hieroglyphics.
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  • Q14
    Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 b.c.?
    a democracy
    a dynasty
    constitutional monarchy
    an independent city-state
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  • Q15
    What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
    A complex writing system was created.
    Geometry was developed.
    The deserts became populated
    An organized government developed.
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  • Q16
    A dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
    cataract
    dynasty
    hieroglyphics
    delta
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  • Q17
    A reed plant used to make paper
    dynasty
    hieroglyphics
    delta
    papyrus
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  • Q18
    A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea
    dynasty
    cataract
    delta
    hieroglyphics
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  • Q19
    A line of rulers from one family
    democracy
    monarchy
    dynasty
    theocracy
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  • Q20
    Pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton
    Amenhotep IV
    Hapi
    Axum
    Re
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