Ancient Egypt Test

Narmer was the king of which part of Egypt?

• Lower Egypt
• Upper Egypt
• Nile River Valley

In a dynasty who takes power when a pharoah dies?

• Son or grandson
• a person the pharaoh chose
• a person elected by the people
• Daughter or granddaughter 

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a ___________.

• Dyansty
• Pharaoh
• Theocracy
• Bureaucrat 

Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?

• to learn how human bodies worked
• to honor and show respect for the dead
• to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods
• to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife

Who most likely built the Egyptian pyramids?

• Unskilled workers
• captured enemies
• farmers
• soldiers

What invention resulted from the Egyptians studying the sky?

• fractions
• geometry
• written numbers
• a 365-day calendar

Who made up the largest social class in Egypt's social structure?

• merchants and artisans
• pharaoh and his family
• farmers and unskilled workers
• priests and nobles

Between 2055 B.C. and 1650 B.C. the Egyptians enjoyed a period of greatness called the Golden Age during which era?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

Egyptian pharaohs added to the wealth of the empire by demanding what from conquered kingdoms?

• peace
• tribute
• incense
• temples

Thutmose III expanded the empire of Egypt through the use of what?

• war
• trade
• envoys
• treaties