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Test III: Egypt
International Baccalaureate Candidacy
Mr. Stephenson: Room (302)
January 10, 2012
PART I: Multiple Choice (8 pts)
Circle the correct letter on the “answer sheet.”
1. Which of the following has nothing to do with the settling in the Nile valley:
a) BBQ gazelle is yummy
b) deserts to the east and west = isolation
c) they were stuck as a result of the deserts, jungle, Mediterranean and the long lost Sinai
corridor through which they had originally come.
d) Cultural diffusion with Nubians in Upper Egypt encouraged settlement and irrigation.
2. Who united Egypt in 3100 BCE?
a) Sargon
b) King Midas c) King Menes d) Hyksos the Unified
3. Which leader did God use to deliver Israel out of Egyptian bondage?
a) Joseph
b) Moses
c) Jacob
d) Solomon
4. This 18th Dynasty hot-shot was able to re-establish control over Syria AND Nubia. Historians
often call him “The Napoleon of Ancient Egypt.”
a) Tuthmosis III
b) Akhenaten
c) Amenhotep III
d) Ramses II
5. Hatshepsut may have used this bird as a symbolic representation of the common people
a) the ibis
b) the hawk
c) the rekhyt d) the hatshepbird
6. Pharaohs had unlimited power and could only be openly challenged if it were proven that by there
actions and/ or choices the equilibrium had been set off-balance. The equilibrium was known
as…
a) Duamutef
b) Tefenet
c) ostrich
d) Ma’at
7.
Which kingdom used bronze weapons and chariots to invade and conquer Egypt?
a) Hittites
b) Hyksos
c) Persians
d) Assyrians
8. The Blue Nile, fed by summer monsoons in Ethiopa, leads to the flooding of the Nile. This
flooding occurs annually between …
a) September and November b) May and June c) July and August d) July and October
9. The following three positions combined were equal to the power of Pharaoh.
a) King’s Deputy, Vizier, Nomarch
b) Nomarch, King’s Deputy, High Priest of Amun
c) High Priest of Amun, King’s Deputy, Vizier
d) None of the above
PART II: Fill in the Blanks (8 pts)
Write the correct answer on the “answer sheet” next to the number that corresponds with the underlined
number within the statement.
A. The _(1) of each of the 42 nomes reported directly to the __(2)__ who would inform the
Pharaoh of any concerns.
B. During the season of Peret, Egyptians were busy _(3) .
C. The Egyptians called themselves “remet-en-__(4)__” which means _(5) .
D. It was said that whoever captured Megiddo _(6) .
E. Pharaohs are often depicted holding a crook and a __(7)_.
F. Egyptian paper was made of __(8)_.
PART III: True or False (8 points + 4 pts = 12 pts)
Circle “F” on the answer sheet if you believe the answer to be false, and “T” if true. Choose any
two false statements and explain why they are false of the answer sheet provided.
1. If you didn’t disturb the peace or tick off an embalmer or die in a foreign land you would
probably make it to the afterlife, where you took part in activities you enjoyed most while alive.
Eternity is a long time for a round of ping-pong (just an observation).
2. Social status had a profound influence on how laws were enforced.
3.
Embalmers often slipped on human waste and suffered injury – some even died.
4. The deciphering of the Rosetta Stone was delayed because, although the Greek script was known,
the Demotic script was not entirely familiar to scholars at the time.
5. Like the Mesopotamians, Egyptian kings were considered representatives of the Gods.
6. In the pre-dynastic period, priests actually had a ritual called the Heb-sed…the king would have
to commit suicide so that the next king wouldn’t have to worry about his predecessor’s influence.
7. Thutmosis II wouldn’t have gotten away from Megiddo with all that loot had he not leveled the
entire town with help from his archers, cavalry, and the battering rams he made out of the
surrounding forest.
8. Imhotep is credited as being the first commoner to be acknowledged by historians.
PART IV: Egyptian Stuff (6 pts)
On the reverse side of the same sheet, record the following for 2 things:
 the proper name of your selection
 a description of its function
 an explanation of what it tells us about ancient Egyptians
PART V: Matching (16 pts)
Write the letter of the clue underneath the name of the correct corresponding Pharaoh (see answer
sheet chart).
A. Buried in a priest’s tomb
B. Used ceramic dung beetles to inform commoners
C. Opposed the worship of Amon-Re.
D. Became regent to her step-son after her husband died.
E. Came to the thrown when he was nine.
F. His wife’s name means something close to “a foxy mamma is on her way.”
G. Lead his forces through the Aruna pass.
H. Freed Egypt from foreigners, ending the Second Intermediate period.
I.
First Pharaoh to sign a peace treaty (with the Hittites).
J. Undertook huge expansion campaigns in order to overshadow the reputation of his predecessor.
K. Credited with reversing the religious reforms of his father.
L. Oversaw the construction of huge obelisks, an engineering feat that required almost as much
effort as the construction of a basic pyramid.
M. Initiated a campaign to erase any sign of his predecessor’s depiction as pharaoh, which included
the hiring of special guilds armed with chisels.
N. His name means something like, “Amen is satisfied for the third time.”
O. This Pharaoh is credited with the first recorded use of psychological warfare.
P. Returned from punt with ebony.
Q. Introduced the chicken to Egyptian dinner tables.
PART VI: Map (12 pts)
On the answer sheet provided, write the name of each numbered location you see on the map.