An Overview of Ancient Egypt and Kush Civilization

2. Ch 5 Egypt and Kush review Mrs. Toops

3. 1. The largest hot desert in the world is _________. • A. Libyan • B. Gobi • C. Sahara • D. Nubian

4. 1. The largest hot desert in the world is _________. • A. Libyan • B. Gobi • C. Sahara • D. Nubian

5. 2. How many sides are there on a pyramid? • A. 2 • B. 4 • C. 1 • D. 3

6. 2. How many sides are there on a pyramid? • A. 2 • B. 4 • C. 1 • D. 3

7. 3. The chief god (Sun god) of the Egyptians was _______. • A. Osiris • B. Re • C. Bel • D. Moon

8. 3. The chief god (Sun god) of the Egyptians was _______. • A. Osiris • B. Re • C. Bel • D. Moon

9. 4. What are hieroglyphics? • A. Irrigation system • B. Cuneiform • C. Writing system • D. Ramps used to move the big stones

10. 4. What are hieroglyphics? • A. Irrigation system • B. Cuneiform • C. Writing system • D. Ramps used to move the big stones

11. 5. The Nile River’s flooding could be described as________. • A. Rare • B. Destructive and violent • C. Gentle an dependable • D. Monsoon

12. 5. The Nile River’s flooding could be described as________. • A. Rare • B. Destructive and violent • C. Gentle an dependable • D. Monsoon

13. 6. A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a ____. • A. Savanna • B. Tribute • C. Dynasty • D. Reign

14. 6. A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a ____. • A. Savanna • B. Tribute • C. Dynasty • D. Reign

15. 7. Egyptians wore kilts. What material was used to make clothes and bedding? • A. Leather • B. Denim • C. Silt • D. Linen

16. 7. Egyptians wore kilts. What material was used to make clothes and bedding? • A. Leather • B. Denim • C. Silt • D. Linen

17. 8. Which tool did Dr. Hawass use to search in the Great Pyramid? • A. A-frame • B. Mallet and hammer • C. Robot • D. Level

18. 8. Which tool did Dr. Hawass use to search in the Great Pyramid? • A. A-frame • B. Mallet and hammer • C. Robot • D. Level

19. 9. _____ was used to make rope, sandals, baskets, rafts and paper. • A. Papyrus • B. Bronze • C. Iron • D. Mud bricks

20. 9. _____ was used to make rope, sandals, baskets, rafts and paper. • A. Papyrus • B. Bronze • C. Iron • D. Mud bricks

21. 10. What type of government was in ancient Egypt? • A. Democracy • B. City-state • C. Dynasty • D. Theocracy

22. 10. What type of government was in ancient Egypt? • A. Democracy • B. City-state • C. Dynasty • D. Theocracy

23. 11. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for _______. • A. Thutmose III • B. Tut • C. Khufu • D. Hapi

24. 11. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for _______. • A. Thutmose III • B. Tut • C. Khufu • D. Hapi

25. 12. An example of an obelisk in the United States is the ____. • A. Statue of Liberty • B. Jefferson Memorial • C. White House • D. Washington Monument

26. 12. An example of an obelisk in the United States is the ____. • A. Statue of Liberty • B. Jefferson Memorial • C. White House • D. Washington Monument

27. 13. How were the Mediterranean and Red Seas helpful to the Egyptians? • A. Blue and White Nile sources • B. Trade and transportation • C. Hieroglyphics and medicine • D. Heavy rains, melting snow

28. 13. How were the Mediterranean and Red Seas helpful to the Egyptians? • A. Blue and White Nile sources • B. Trade and transportation • C. Hieroglyphics and medicine • D. Heavy rains, melting snow

29. 14. Why are large ships limited to using the last 650 miles of the Nile River? • A. Shadoofs • B. Channels • C. Pirates • D. Cataracts

30. 14. Why are large ships limited to using the last 650 miles of the Nile River? • A. Shadoofs • B. Channels • C. Pirates • D. Cataracts

31. 15. The female pharaoh who concentrated on improving the Egyptian economy was ____. • A. Hatshepsut • B. Cleopatra • C. Nefertari • D. Isis

32. 15. The female pharaoh who concentrated on improving the Egyptian economy was ____. • A. Hatshepsut • B. Cleopatra • C. Nefertari • D. Isis

33. 16. Which person’s duties may have included representing the Egyptian empire by meeting with the most important political leaders and reporting back to the pharaoh? • A. Priest • B. Scribe • C. Potter • D. Envoy

34. 16. Which person’s duties may have included representing the Egyptian empire by meeting with the most important political leaders and reporting back to the pharaoh? • A. Priest • B. Scribe • C. Potter • D. Envoy

35. 17. Also known as Narmer, he united Upper and Lower Egypt. • A. Piye • B. Tutankhamen • C. Menes • D. Rames II

36. 17. Also known as Narmer, he united Upper and Lower Egypt. • A. Piye • B. Tutankhamen • C. Menes • D. Rames II

37. 18. Cataracts, delta marshes, and deserts are natural barriers that ______. • A. Protected Egypt from invaders • B. Encouraged trade • C. Isolated Egypt from the rest of the world • D. Were used by farmers to increase the amount of their crops

38. 18. Cataracts, delta marshes, and deserts are natural barriers that ______. • A. Protected Egypt from invaders • B. Encouraged trade • C. Isolated Egypt from the rest of the world • D. Were used by farmers to increase the amount of their crops

39. 19. Why is King Tutankhamen (King Tut) well-known? • A. Hatshepsut built a temple in his honor • B. He ruled Egypt for a long time • C. His treasures were found • D. He made a lot of money by collecting high taxes

40. 19. Why is King Tutankhamen (King Tut) well-known? • A. Hatshepsut built a temple in his honor • B. He ruled Egypt for a long time • C. His treasures were found • D. He made a lot of money by collecting high taxes

41. 20. Which pharaoh tried to give the Egyptians a new religion with only one god? • A. Amenhotep • B. Ramses II • C. Thebes • D. Osiris

42. 20. Which pharaoh tried to give the Egyptians a new religion with only one god? • A. Amenhotep • B. Ramses II • C. Thebes • D. Osiris

43. 21. This city had an advantage with location. It was located where trade caravans crossed the Nile River. • A. Napata • B. Meroe • C. Thebes • D. Memphis

44. 21. This city had an advantage with location. It was located where trade caravans crossed the Nile River. • A. Napata • B. Meroe • C. Thebes • D. Memphis

45. 22. Jean-François Champollion helped unlock the mystery of the Egyptian hieroglyphics by _____. • A. Finding Khufu’s body • B. Building the Great Pyramid • C. Translating the Rosetta Stone • D. Finding King Tut’s Tomb

46. 22. Jean-François Champollion helped unlock the mystery of the Egyptian hieroglyphics by _____. • A. Finding Khufu’s body • B. Building the Great Pyramid • C. Translating the Rosetta Stone • D. Finding King Tut’s Tomb

47. 23. Which animal was used to travel through the desert? • A. Oxen • B. Mule • C. Camel • D. Horse

48. 23. Which animal was used to travel through the desert? • A. Oxen • B. Mule • C. Camel • D. Horse

49. 24. What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone? • A. It is the oldest rock found • B. It was written with Greek and two Egyptian languages • C. It was the biggest stone on the Great Pyramid • D. Historians can read the hieroglyphics to learn about Egypt

50. 24. What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone? • A. It is the oldest rock found • B. It was written with Greek and two Egyptian languages • C. It was the biggest stone on the Great Pyramid • D. Historians can read the hieroglyphics to learn about Egypt