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Egypt Chapter 5 Lessons 1-3.
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Amenhotep IV
a) pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton
b) capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
c) Egyptian sun god
d) Egyptian river god
Hapi
a) pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton
b) capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
c) Egyptian sun god
d) Egyptian river god
Re
a) pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton
b) capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
c) Egyptian sun god
d) Egyptian river god
Thebes
a) pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton
b) capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
c) Egyptian sun god
d) Egyptian river god
What is the reason that the Nile has been called the lifeblood of Egypt?
a) It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
b) It has dangerous cataracts.
c) It is the longest river in the world.
d) Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
Why did the Egyptians willingly serve their all-powerful leader?
a) They believed the leader appointed officials.
b) They believed the leader had an afterlife.
c) They believed the leader's wealth meant power.
d) They believed unity came from a strong leader.
The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?
a) King Hapi
b) King Khafre
c) King Khufu
d) King Re
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and
a) a civil war divided Egypt.
b) many pyramids were built.
c) Memphis became the capital.
d) the arts flourished.
What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?
a) A woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut, came into power.
b) Nubia conquered Egypt.
c) The Hyksos, warriors from western Asia, conquered Egypt.
d) Trade decreased greatly.
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economoy.
a) Hatshepsut
b) Nefertiti
c) Ramses II
d) Thutmose II
Which Egyptian ruler built many temples during the new Kingdom period?
a) Amenhotep IV
b) Ramses II
c) Seti I
d) Tuthankhamun
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian Empire?
a) The people were too interested in their religion.
b) The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples.
c) Egyptian crops failed because of drought.
d) The people built too many temples and ran out of money.
The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the
a) Sahara.
b) cataracts.
c) Red Sea.
d) Sudan.
This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.
a) Ramses II
b) Piye
c) Narmer
d) Tutankhamen
The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was
a) Amenhotep.
b) Meroe.
c) Amon Re.
d) Ahmose.
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
a) unpredictable.
b) destructive.
c) gentle and predictable.
d) rare.
Bureaucrats, or elected officials, appointed by the pharaoh
a) collected tax payments of grain from farmers.
b) distributed land to priests.
c) performed manual labor.
d) supervised the building of the pyramids.
Narmer was a king of
a) Kush.
b) Lower Egypt.
c) Nubia.
d) Upper Egypt.
The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called
a) bribes.
b) surveys.
c) taxes.
d) tributes.
An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a
a) cadaver.
b) corpse.
c) morgue.
d) mummy.
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