Ancient Egypt Test

Instructions

Read each question carefully and select the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 

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What is a cataract?

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How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?

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What is another name for an Egyptian ruler?

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What was the ancient Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols?

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Also known as Narmer, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.

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The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was

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Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period and was known for his great military conquests?

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Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?

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An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a

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The chief god of the Egyptians who was also the sun god was

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What shape does a diagram of Egypt’s social classes look like?

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What were the two important roles of the pharaoh?

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Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early Egyptians?

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Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

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Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?

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The Rosetta Stone was important because

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Using the map on the left, in which part of Egypt are the Great Pyramid and Sphinx located?

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Using the map on the left, which of the following is farthest north?

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Using the chart to the left, which is NOT a similarity between Egypt and Mesopotamia?

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What is a cataract?

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?

What is another name for an Egyptian ruler?

What was the ancient Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols?

Also known as Narmer, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.

The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period and was known for his great military conquests?

Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?

An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a

The chief god of the Egyptians who was also the sun god was

What shape does a diagram of Egypt’s social classes look like?

What were the two important roles of the pharaoh?

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early Egyptians?

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?

The Rosetta Stone was important because

Using the map on the left, in which part of Egypt are the Great Pyramid and Sphinx located?

Using the map on the left, which of the following is farthest north?

Using the chart to the left, which is NOT a similarity between Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Using the chart on the left, Egypt had __________ floods.