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Name: _____________________________
Global History 9R
Quiz: Ancient Egypt
Part I: Matching: 5 points each
____ 1. People who invaded Egypt around 1700 BC
____ 2. Kings of the Egyptians
____ 3. Queen of the New Kingdom who declared herself Pharaoh.
____ 4. Egyptian period when Upper and Lower Egypt are first united
____ 5. Period of rule when Egypt was the greatest in ancient Near East
____ 6. Process of preserving a pharaoh’s body
____ 7. Rule by the same family line
____ 8. Southern portion of Egyptian lands
____ 9. Northern portion of Egyptian lands
____10. River of life in Egypt
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
New Kingdom
Hyksos
Old Kingdom
Dynasty
Hatshepsut
Mummification
Pharaohs
The Nile
Part II: Multiple Choice: 5 points each
____11. Herodotus called Egypt:
a. the land of the triangles
b. the gift of the Nile
c. country of lights
____12. The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
a. life after death
b. that God would lead them to the promised land
c. one God
Date: _________
Period: ________
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____13. The need to keep written records led to the development of which of the following in
Egypt?
b. pharaohs
c. pyramids
d. hieroglyphics
____14. Why did Egyptians of the Old Kingdom design and build the pyramids?
a. to serve as temples where all Egyptians came to pray.
b. to serve as tombs
c. to show wealth and strength
____15. Scribes learned how to
a. perform religious rituals
b. make tools out of copper and bronze
c. read and write
____16. What social class were the majority of Egyptians?
a. high priests and priestesses
b. nobles
c. peasant farmers
d. merchants, scribes, and artisans
____17. When an Egyptian pharaoh died, where was he buried?
a. the Nile River
b. Cairo Cemetery
d. The Valley of the Kings
____18. The river plant used to make paper was called:
a. papyrus
b. slate
c. bamboo
____19. Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
a. the Mediterranean Sea
b. the Nile River
c. the Nubian Desert
____20. Which statement best describes the status of women in Egypt?
a. Egyptian women were independent.
b. Egyptian women often became scribes and government officials
c. Egyptian women could not own property.
____21. Which word best describes the period known as the Middle Kingdom?
a. peaceful
b. disunity
c. turbulent
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____22. Artisans, scribes, merchants, and tax collectors were members of the
a. upper class
b. middle class
c. lower class
d. slave class
Bonus: Choose one to answer.
B-1 He was the Pharaoh who expanded Egyptian rule north through Palestine, Lebanon, and
Syria. __________________.
____B-2. Which city-state was the religious capital of ancient Egypt?
a. Thebes
b. Memphis
c. Giza
d. Palestine
____B-3. The pharaoh who founded a controversial new religion was
a. Tutankhamen
b. Hatshepsut
c. Akhenaton
d. Memphis