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  • Which choice could Egyptian women NOT do?
    Become doctors
    Own their own land
    Divorce their husbands and remarry
    Become a scribe
  • During which Kingdom did Egyptians stop burying pharaohs in pyramids and buried them in graves in the hills instead?
    The New Kingdom
  • What system of math did the Egyptians use to calculate the angles of the pyramids?
    Astronomy
    Geometry
    Anatomy
    Algebra
  • What is the current (right now) capital of Egypt?
    Memphis
    Narmer
    Moscow
    Cairo
  • The Nile was made of two smaller sections: the White Nile and the _______ Nile
    Blue
  • What was the job title of those who sold the products made by others?
    Merchant
  • What is the fertile (good for farming) land at the top of the Nile river called?
    Delta
  • What book did the Egyptian believe held the secrets and spells for the afterlife?
    Book of Prayers
    Book of the Heart
    Anubis' Diary
    Book of the Dead
  • What word means the belief in many gods?
    Polytheistic
  • Who was the goddess that ruled over the dead (also the mother goddess)?
    Thoth
    Voltron
    Isis
    Anubis
  • What determined whether your location was considered Upper Egypt or Lower Egypt
    Whether you were closer to the start (top) of the Nile or the end (bottom) of the Nile
  • The place of burial for Pharaohs during the New Kingdom was called?
    The Book of the Dead
    The Valley of the Kings
    The Fertile Crescent
    The River of Eternal Life
  • What word best describes the floods of the Nile?
    Violent
    Destructive
    Predictable
    Wild
  • Which is NOT an important pyramid in Egypt's design?
    The Pyramid of Cleopatra
    The Bent Pyramid
    The Step Pyramid
    The Great Pyramid
  • Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?
    Grizwaldus
    Anubis
    Re
    Hapi
  • Which group of Egypt's society was most responsible for creating a surplus?
    The farmers
  • According to Egyptians, which organ of the body was most important?
    The heart
  • In addition to their regular job, whose job was it to help build pyramids?
    Scribes
    Slaves
    Farmers
    Merchants
  • What pharaoh changed his name to honor his god?
    Hapshepsut
    WaffleHouses
    Ramses
    Amenhotep IV
  • Who was the Great Pyramid built for?
    King Khufu
    King Snafaru
    Menes
    Thutmose III
  • Which was NOT a method of war that the Hyksos used to defeat Egypt?
    Bronze weapons
    Compound bows (shooting more than one arrow at once)
    Horse drawn (pulled) chariots
    Siege warfare--surrounding the city and attacking repeatedly
  • What season did the Nile flood in?
    Summer
  • Who was the god of the sun?
    Ra
    Osiris
    Thoth
    Seth
  • Which was NOT an important advancement by the Egyptians?
    Using fractions
    Using cuneiform
    Using geometry
    Creating a 365 day calendar
  • Scribes were in what class of society?
    Bottom class
    Middle class
    Lower class
    Top class
  • What is a sarcophagus?
    The gold and jewel covered outer coffin of a pharaoh
    The law that was published in the center of the city
    The hidden book that held the secrets of the afterlife
    A water-based plant used to make paper and other products
  • Which Egyptian leader changed his name to honor his god?
    Imhotep
    Akenhaten
    Hotshepsut
    Amenhotep IV
  • How were Egypt's kingdom timelines divided?
    Prehistory, ancient history, modern history
    Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
    Golden Dynasty, Pharaoh Dynasty, Reign of the Gods
    Old Kingdom and New Kingdom
  • What was a type of salt used to preserve a mummy, causing it to dehydrate and shrink?
    Natron
    Incense
    Cinnamon
    Cloves
  • Which female pharaoh brought peace to Egypt through trading with other nations?
    Re
    Cleopatra
    Ramses
    Hapshetsut
  • Why is Narmer/Menes famous?
    He was the Egyptian leader that united Upper and Lower Egypt
    He defeated the Hyksos using weapons that the Hyksos used
    He created the Great Sphinx at Gaza
    She was Egypt's most famous pharaoh
  • What was Egypt's most important crop (used for food and trade)?
    Cotton
    Wheat
    Rice
    Papyrus
  • Describe a dynasty
    When leadership in a kingdom is passed down from male family member to male family member
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