Ancient Egypt Review

1.

1 point

Which of the following events occurred during the Middle Kingdom?

The Assyrians took over Egypt

The capital was moved from Memphis to Thebes.

The Great Pyramid was built

The Book of the Dead was written

2.

1 point

Was Cleopatra a good or bad leader? Use evidence to support your claim in 4-5 complete sentences.

3.

1 point

How did the Ancient Egyptians control the flood water of the Nile?

Building dams.

Digging canals and building dikes.

using an ancient form of sprinklers.

Growing crops on mountainsides.

4.

1 point

Worshiping the gods of Ra, Anubis, and Amun, made the Egyptian culture

Pantheistic

Atheist

polytheistic

monotheistic

5.

1 point

One significant difference between the old and middle kingdoms in Egypt was

They became monotheistic.

Pharaohs were buried in secret tombs instead of pyramids.

Egyptians were conquered by the Hebrews.

They no longer lived in the desert.

6.

1 point

Where did the ancient Egyptians get ideas about writing and government?

Trading with Israel

Trading with Mesopotamia

Taking over the Assyrians

Taking over the dynasty

7.

1 point

What is the name of the reed plant used to make baskets, sandals, and river rafts?

Heiroglyphics

Dynasty

Papyrus

Delta

8.

1 point

As the Egyptians conquered more land, they forced the peoples they conquered to make payments to the Egyptians. This is known as _________.

tribute

papyrus

polytheism

reparations

9.

1 point

Queen Hapshetsut ruled during which ancient Egyptian period?

Later Kingdom

New Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

Old Kingdom

10.

1 point

Pharaohs were revered by the people as

Gods

Warriors

Political leaders and gods

Political leaders

11.

1 point

Egyptians painted murals and picture-writing symbols called:

cuneiform

byblos

hieroglyphics

alphabet

12.

1 point

The Book of the Dead explained

how to dig canals

how to embalm the priests

how to build a pyramid

how life could be obtained after death

13.

1 point

King Tut may have died from all of the following ways except:

malaria

gangrene

dehydration

assassination

14.

1 point

Which of the following is not a fact about the Nile river?

It is over 4,000 miles long and flows from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.

It is surrounded by the world's largest mountain range?

As it approaches the sea, the Nile fans out into a fertile area called a delta?

It begins as two separate rivers, the Blue Nile and the White Nile.

15.

1 point

Which group of people took over Egypt in 670 B.C.?

Babylonians

Sumerians

Assyrians

Greeks

16.

1 point

What protected the bodies of the pharaohs in the old kingdom?

medicine

pyramids

Isis

Nile flooding