Ancient Egypt

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Objective: answer at least 14 questions correctly. You are only allowed to answer each question once. JavaScript required!

1. A group of lands and people under one government describes ____ .

an economy
a religion
an empire
an industry

2. After Menes built a palace in Memphis, Egypt's supreme ruler was always called ____ .

priest
king
god
pharaoh

3. The paper made from reeds that grew in the Nile Delta was called ____ .

papyrus
silt
scroll
linen

4. People who received training to write hieroglyphics were called ____ .

slaves
scribes
governors
priests

5. Ancient Egypt's economy was based on ____ .

invasions
construction
farming
fishing

6. The seasonal overflow of the Nile River caused the land to be ____ .

very rich and fertile
too wet and muddy
stripped of needed minerals
covered with large stones

7. The practice of one person owning another is called ____ .

writing
slavery
economy
an empire

8. Most ancient Egyptian writing is about ____ .

trading and exploring
farming and fishing
religion and government
building and planning

9. Which development in Egypt contributed greatly to the growth of its civilization?

irrigation
brick
wheat
pyramids

10. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were ____ .

advised by scribes
elected by the people
chosen by governors
worshiped by the people

11. Unlike women in most other ancient civilizations, Egyptian women could ____ .

plant crops
become scribes
attend school
own property

12. The need to irrigate farmland caused the ancient Egyptians to ____ .

pray
cooperate
quarrel
move

13.Scholars learned the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics by studying the ____ .

culture
technology
profession
government

14. Which ruler greatly increased Egypt's wealth through trade?

Hatshepsut
Menes
Tutankhamen
Khufu

15. Most of Egypt is made up of ____ .

desert
forest
rivers
mountains

16. What was ancient Egypt's main crop?

corn
wheat
rice
barley

17. Which pharaoh ordered the construction of the great pyramid?

Hatshepsut
Menes
Tutankhamen
Khufu

18. Where were many pharaohs and rulers buried?

East Africa
Upper Egypt
the Nile Delta
the Valley of the Kings

19. Which people were just below the pharaohs on the social pyramid?

farmers and cooks
priests and government officials
merchants and architects
doctors and teachers

20. How did the ancient Egyptians know when the yearly floods would arrive?

The floods followed the rainy season of East Africa.
The scribes kept records of the yearly event.
The floods arrived on precisely the same day each year.
The pharaoh received a sign from the gods.

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