4 December 2008, 12:08 pm
Time Remaining: 1. Who of the following would have been most powerful in Egyptian society? Farmer Merchant Servant Soldier 2. What did Egyptians believe about the afterlife? Anyone could have life after death. Only pharaohs had life after death. Only priests had life after death. Soldiers could not have life after death. 3. Why was the Nile River Valley good for farming? It contained salt water. It contained very few fish. It flowed to the South. It regularly deposited silt. 4. Which best describes how Egyptians viewed the pharaoh? He could never die. He possessed the secrets of the gods. He was a normal human. He was not very important. 5. What was the Rosetta Stone useful for? Blocking grave robbers Entering the Great Pyramid Finding buried artifacts Understanding ancient languages 6. What did Pharaoh Khufu do? Built the biggest pyramid Conquered Babylon Promoted monotheism United Lower and Upper Egypt 7. What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead? It was to help people grieve after a death. It was to help people in the afterlife. It was to learn how to mummify people. It was to record the names of dead pharaohs. 8. Which advance did ancient Egyptians make? Correctly identified all human organs Invented the floating ship Thought of the concept of currency Used papyrus as a type of writing paper 9. What contributed to the development of civilization in Egypt? Being surrounded by deserts Being surrounded by oceans Being surrounded by mountains Being surrounded by other countries 10. Which best describes the New Kingdom? Food shortages hurt the empire. A government was formed for the first time. The Egyptian empire expanded. The Hyssops took over parts of Egypt.... Read More »
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