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The Old Kingdom period of Egypt history ended when
a) Egypt was conquered by a Middle Eastern people
b) the pharaohs lost control over several Egyptian cities
c) Egyptian priests successfully reduced the power of the pharaohs
d) the capital of Egypt was moved to the Mediterranean coast

Ancient Egyptian mummified the deceased to
a) preserve bodies for life in the underworld
b) prevent the god Seth from destroying their souls
c) preserve bodies for research purposes
d) prevent the smell of decomposition

Which group had the highest social status during the reign of the pharaohs?
a) temple priests
b) wealthy merchants
c) government scribes
d) high-ranking soldiers

Egypt's first pharaoh
a) established a democratic government
b) reformed Egypt's main form of religion
c) unified the people living along the Nile
d) increased trade with peoples in the Middle East

Which statement describes the major difference between peasants and other farmers in ancient Egypt?
a) Peasants were not allowed to participate in the same religious rituals.
b) Peasants did not own the land that they farmed and worked on.
c) Peasants lived in remote villages in houses made of mud-bricks.
d) Peasants were required to work on the pharaoh's building projects such as the pyramids

Which statement best explains the power of the pharaohs?
a) The pharaohs were believed to be stronger than the god Osiris
b) The pharaohs were considered to be descendants of the god Seth
c) The pharaohs were the high priests of the god Isis
d) The pharaohs were worshiped as the god Horus

The Nile River empties into which body of water?
a) The Red Sea
b) The Gulf of Aqaba
c) The Atlantic Ocean
d) The Mediterranean Sea

Which two activities were most important to the strength of the ancient Egyptian economy?
a) farming and trade
b) mining and tool making
c) shipbuilding and fishing
d) conquest and construction

What resulted from the fertility of the Nile River Valley?
a) greater political and economic power for farmers
b) a shift away from agriculture to industrial development
c) an increase in the food supply which led to population growth
d) prosperity that helped create a society with little difference between rich and poor

Which of these contributes most to the fertility of the land in the Nile Delta
a) heavy tropical storms in Ethiopia
b) rich sediment deposits from upriver in Africa
c) abundant rainfall near the Mediterranean Sea
d) irrigation systems developed by the ancient Egyptians

The grand vizier, whose power was second only to that of the pharaoh, was in charge of the ministry of agriculture. Other gov't officials were responsible for managing the fields or livestock. The information presented above BEST supports
a) the use of slave labor to build irrigation systems
b) the need for a strong military to protect trade routes
c) the government's central role in managing farming
d) the importance of using public food supplies to prevent starvation

Which statement best explains why trade helped Egyptians make tools, jewelry, and art?
a) Egypt developed its civilization later than other regions
b) Egyptians were not skilled at making arts and crafts
c) Egyptians had an abundance of of resources, but not a lot of money
d) Egypt did not have a large supply of wood, metal, or gems

What were ancient Egyptians able to do as a result of the invention of papyrus?
a) create accurate maps
b) develop a system of writing
c) keep records of transactions
d) communicate with distant peoples

What Egyptian belief influenced the European idea of the divine right of kings
a) The pharaoh was a god
b) The afterlife was similar to life on Earth
c) Gods controlled almost every aspect of life
d) Society should be divided into different classes

What did the items found in Tutankhamen's tomb tell us about the Egyptians?
a) They understood medicine almost as well as modern doctors do
b) They had a much higher level of technology than archaeologists had once believed
c) They groomed themselves in ways that are similar to the ways people today groom themselves.
d) They believed that people were judged in the afterlife based on how much they possessed in Earth

Which of these from today is most similar to something that an ancient Egyptian merchant would have used?
a) a lawnmower
b) a calculator
c) a scale
d) a bar-code scanner

Which statement best explains why Tutankhamen's tomb was filled with so many different items from everyday Egyptian life?
a) Egyptians buried servants alive in their pharaoh's tomb
b) Egyptians believed that the afterlife was similar to life on Earth
c) Egyptians often used their burial tombs as a storage for surplus goods
d) Egyptians wanted to leave a record of their culture for future people's to discover

What did the tradition of mummifying the dead give ancient Egyptian doctors?
a) a wide knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs
b) the ability to fix broken bones and cure unhealthy teeth
c) a thorough understanding of the anatomy of human body
d) the chance to use trial and error to test out new methods of curing the sick.

Archaeologists who have studied X-rays of mummies have concluded that ancient Egyptian doctors could conduct which medical procedure?
a) remove tumors
b) install false teeth
c) set broken bones
d) transplant organs

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