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Egypt Test- A & A
Partial Egypt Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the purpose of building a pyramid? | To bury the pharaoh and his family |
| The _______________ was the resting place for 30 NEW KINGDOM pharaohs. | Valley of the Kings |
| The pharaoh was considered a ______, ______, and _____ in the Old Kingdom. | king, priest, god |
| Egyptians believed in the ____________, or life after death. | afterlife |
| Egyptian kings were known as _________. | pharaohs |
| A __________ is a body that is only a skeleton. | mummy |
| Why did people try to preserve the bodies of the dead. | So they could go to the afterlife. |
| 2700-2200 BC Pharaohs were buried in pyramids Over 80 pyramids were built Upper and Lower Egypt are unified by Narmer | Old Kingdom |
| The pharaohs were at their weakest 2100-1800 BC The Nile delta was taken over by the Hyksos Advances in art, literature, and science | Middle Kingdom |
| 1500-1000 BC The first woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut Traded for gold, ivory, wood, skins, and metal The last great pharaoh, Ramses II | New Kingdom |