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Egypt Test
questions for test on Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Nile River is the longest river in the world running about ________ miles long. | 4,000 miles |
| The Nile River flows north towards the _________ ______. | Mediterranean Sea |
| How many cataracts are in the Nile River? | 6 |
| What is a cataract? | waterfall |
| What did the Nile help or provide for the Egyptians? | fresh water, trade route, irrigation system, fertile land |
| The desert area which made up 90% of Egypt was known as _____ ______. | Red Land |
| What device did the Egyptians use to help irrigate their crops? | Shadoof |
| What does the term "pharaoh" stand for? | Great house |
| Who was believed to build the pyramids for the pharaohs? | farmers and slaves built the pyramids for the pharaohs |
| What rights did Egyptian women have that most other women in the ancient world did not? | become pharaoh, decide who and when they would marry, get a job outside the home, move about freely |
| What discovery led to the decoding of hieroglyphics? | Rosetta Stone |
| What leader is given credit for unifying Upper and Lower Egypt? | Narmer/Menes |
| What is the name of the largest pyramid? | Great Pyramid |
| Who had the Great Pyramid built and where? | King Khufu/Giza |
| Who was a powerful female Egyptian who wore a fake beard? | Hatshepsut |
| Why did Egyptians mummify their dead? | to preserve their bodies so they could use them in the afterlife |
| Who is the god of embalming? | Anubis |
| What continent is Egypt located on? | Africa |
| What is found at the end of the Nile River? | Delta |
| What is the name of the flooding season? | Akhet |
| What is the name of the planting season? | Peret |
| What is the name of the harvest season? | Shemu |
| What man called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile"? | Herodotus |
| What is the name given to an Egyptian sailboat? | Felucca |
| Name the 3 pyramids built by Snefru? | Pyramid at Medyum, Bent Pyramid, and the Red Pyramid |
| Who built the Step Pyramid? | Djoser (Zoser) |
| Who was the first female pharaoh? | Hatshepsut |
| Which pharaoh is best known for the discovery of his tomb? | King Tut |
| Pharaohs were in charge of all of Egypt. Political aspects, Religious aspects, and | Military aspects |
| What was the name of the god of the sun? | Amon-Ra or just Ra |
| Egyptians put a lot of time and money into building their ___. | Tombs |
| What material is most Egyptian houses made from? | mudbrick |
| Why did Egyptian mummified their dead? | To get into the Afterlife |
| What was used to made paper, shoes, boats, etc? | Papyrus |
| Did Egyptian women have more rights than most ancient civilization? | yes |
| Egyptian sailboats | Feluccas |
| God of the Underworld ; mummified pharaoh | Osiris |
| Goddess of home and motherhood | Isis |
| God of the sun-baked desert; evil god | Seth |
| Goddess of natural order and balance of the universe | Ma'at |
| Egyptian believed the _was more important than life on Earth. | Afterlife |
| Many pharaohs were from the same family or_. | Dynasty |
| All pharaohs were thought to be the human form of _. | Horus |
| Pyramids were used for _. | burial tombs |
| Mummified bodies were placed in a | sarcophagus (stone coffin) |
| Egyptian god and goddess were very important to their _ | Daily life |
| Egyptian writing is called _ | hieroglyphics |
| Early small rectangular structures used for burial are called _. | mastabas |
| A name plate that was used to help the Ka and Ba find their way back to a body is called a _. | cartouche |
| Egyptians _ goods such as papyrus, gold, wheat, and tools. | exported |
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