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Egypt Quiz #2 2023-24 (TCI L8-9)
By Janifer A Douglas
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Question 1
1.
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
the Old Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
Question 2
2.
It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?
the Sphinx
the White Chapel
the temple at Abu Simbel
the Great Pyramid at Giza
Question 3
3.
Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?
It offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide.
It gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up.
It was an experiment to learn old construction methods.
It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.
Question 4
4.
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was...
a god
a child
a priest
a woman
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Question 5
5.
Look at this picture. Under which of these pharaohs did this large trade expedition most likely take place?
Khufu
Senusret I
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
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Question 6
6.
Look at the timeline. In which time period did Egypt have a pharaoh who was especially known for building the Great Pyramid?
between 2600 and 2500 B.C.E.
between 2000 and 1900 B.C.E.
between 1500 and 1400 B.C.E.
between 1300 and 1200 B.C.E.
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Question 7
7.
Answer the riddle.
Khufu
Senusret I
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Question 8
8.
Who signed the world’s first peace treaty between Egypt and the Hittites?
Khufu
Senusret I
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
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Question 9
9.
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape at the left, rather than the shape at the right?
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
Most people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top.
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert
Question 10
10.
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
scribes who kept poor records
government officials out of favor
peasant farmers during the flood season
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
Question 11
11.
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They attended school to learn how to govern.
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
They inherited the position from a family member.
Question 12
12.
What was an important duty of the
vizier
?
to collect taxes and oversee the governments wealth
to lead the army and protect from invaders
to decide court cases and supervise government officials
to supervise the farmers and artisans
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Question 13
13.
Why did Egyptians bury some bread with their dead?
to show earthly love
to avoid the risk of poison
to feed them in the afterlife
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
Question 14
14.
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
store a lot of grain
attend scribe school
help build a pyramid
take care of a temple
Question 15
15.
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Students had to save money to buy a position.
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
Question 16
16.
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from...
a plant.
soft clay.
cotton rags.
animal skins.
Question 17
17.
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
priests
scribes
artisans
government officials
Question 18
18.
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
the festival season
the harvest season
the planting season
the building season
Question 19
19.
Most peasants lived in...
rafts in the river.
camel-skin tents.
caves in the cliffs.
mud-brick houses.
Question 20
20.
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
grain
paper money
copper coins
music at banquets