A. Predynastic Period (to 2686 B.C.
62. What forced the desert people to move to the valley?
a. Regular flooding
b. Irregular rain
c. Hotter temperatures
d. None of the above
c. Hotter temperatures forced the desert people to move to the valley
81. The Old Kingdom is made up of which dynasties?
a. 1-4
b. 3-8
c. 7-10
d. 15-20
b. 3-8 was the number of dynasties in the old kingdom
103. After which dynasty did the royal family lose nearly all of their authority?
a. 6th
b. 7th
c. 8th
d. 9th
C. after the 8th dynasty is when the royal family lose nearly all their authority.
During the First Intermediate Period, the pharaoh had the most control over The North, but the pharaoh who used force to try to maintain control of the North was Kheti
121. King Amenemhat I took what action to strengthen his control over the Delta region?
a. Moved his armies south
b. Founded a new capital north of Thebes
c. Declared himself high priest
d. None of the above
b. Founded a new capital north of Thebes was how King Amenemhat I took action to strengthen his control over the Delta region. His reign was also marked by Growing violence.
King Amenemhat I took the throne by Coup d’état- : a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group a military coup d'état of the dictator.
141. What happened to Egypt after the 12th dynasty?
a. The Persians took over
b. The empire grew enormously
c. The country divided again into small kingdoms
d. The Hittites took over
c. The country divided again into small kingdoms
During the 13th dynasty, the kingdom had 50 kings in 150 years
66. What advantage did the city of Tjeni have over the others?
a. It was the location where Nubian trade met the Nile
b. It controlled access to gold mines
c. It was the start of the desert route to the oases.
d. None of the above
a. It was the location where Nubian trade met the Nile was the advantage the city of Tjeni have over others.
87. The first Old Kingdom pharaoh took the name “neb maat” which means “lord of_______”
a. truth
b. justice
c. established order
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
The first Old Kingdom pharaoh took the name “neb maat” which means “lord of truth, justice, and established order"
104. Unlike the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom, the pharaohs in the First Intermediate Period
a. left no large scale monuments
b. failed to form a strong centralized state
c. took over no territory
d. Both A &; B
The pharoahs in the first intermediate period:
a. left no large scale monuments
b. failed to form a strong centralized state
124. During the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs took over which nearby region?
a. Nubia
b. Libya
c. Greece
d. Persia
124. During the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs took over which nearby region?
a. Nubia
because of the gold
145. Which country began taking over Egyptian territory in the Second Intermediate Period?
a. Nubia
b. Greece
c. Libya
d. Lebanon
a. Nubia (capital = Kerma)
74. What was the Sed Festival?
a. An annual festival in honor of Egypt
b. The anniversary of the Persian defeat at Delta
c. A ritual to honor the death of a pharaoh
d. A celebration held to honor a pharaoh’s 30th year of rule
d. A celebration held to honor a pharaoh’s 30th year of rule was the Sed Festival
89. Who was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid?
a. Narmer
b. Menes
c. Djoser
d. Rameses
c. Djoser was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid
Khufu built the largest and oldest of the pyramids at Giza.
Sneferu was the first pharaoh to build a true geometrical pyramid.
Khafra built his pyramid at Giza and also built the Sphinx?
110. How did the First Intermediate Period End?
a. A war between north and south
b. An invasion by the Nubians
c. The destruction of a sacred temple
d. None of the above
a. A war between north and south that lasted 100 years.
Famine convinced many that the dynasty in the North did not truly have the authority of kingship so the three southernmost provinces was the first region to break away from the pharaoh in the North.
Mentuhotep II (later leader of Thebes, was named after Montu, the god of war) eventually reunited Egypt to officially end the period but he punished his opponents in the end.
127. How did depictions of the pharaoh change from the Old to Middle Kingdoms?
a. His human side was emphasized
b. His human side was minimized
c. His divine side was emphasized
d. Nothing changed
a. His human side was emphasized
Changes in burial during Middle Kingdom:
People were less careful to preserve the body. People believed the dead were joined with Osiris
149. Which outside force successfully invaded Egypt and took over control to start the
Second Intermediate Period?
a. The Persians
b. The Hittites
c. The Hyksos
d. The Greeks
c. The Hyksos ( modern day Lebanon)
78. One of the greatest achievements of Egypt’s early rulers (according to Toby Wilkinson)
was
a. The creation of an empire
b. The establishment of official boundaries
c. The creation of a new religion
d. The creation of a distinct sense of Egyptianness
d. The creation of a distinct sense of Egyptianness was the greatest achievements of Egypt's earl rulers
90. What event marks the beginning of the Old Kingdom?
a. The death of king Narmer
b. The end of the 2nd dynasty
c. The building of the Steppe Pyramid at Saqqara
d. The defeat of the Persians
c. The building of the Steppe Pyramid at Saqqara was the beginning of the Old Kingdom
114. The Theban army relied heavily on what for their military strategy?
a. Nubian mercenaries, especially archers
b. Copper canons
c. Trench warfare
d. Poison
a. Nubian mercenaries, especially archers was the military strategy that the Theban army relied on.
133. Kings of the 12th dynasty shifted from building massive pyramid tombs to building
a. temples to the gods
b. good roads
c. bridges across the Nile
d. underground tombs
a. temples to the gods
147. Which region tried to break away under the 13th dynasty?
a. The delta region
b. All of the Upper Egypt
c. Middle Egypt
d. The Eastern Desert
a. The delta region
Then 14th Dynasty were decimated by plague and famine
80. According to Manetho, Narmer’s rule stretched back to whom?
a. Menes
b. Atum
c. Isis
d. Seth
b. Atum was the ruler Narmer's rule stretched back to
99. The Sixth dynasty was unusual in that it
a. Began with a commoner taking the throne
b. Began in the middle of the pharaoh’s reign
c. Was the result of a civil war
d. Was ruled by foreigners
a. Began with a commoner taking the throne is why the Sixth dynasty was unusual.
and the old kingdom started to fall because of the rise of provincial administrators
116. What event would finally tip the balance of the war in favor of Thebes?
a. The loss of the first cataract
b. The invasion of the Hyksos
c. The destruction of the holy site of Abdju
d. The flooding of the Nile
c. The destruction of the holy site of Abdju was the event that would finally tip the balance of the war in favor of Thebes.
and Intef distributed food and aid throughout his provinces to earn the loyalty of people around Egypt
134. Amenemhat ordered the construction of a new capital city, named
a. Memphis
b. Abu
c. Amenemhat-Itj-Tawy
d. Tutankhamun
c. Amenemhat-Itj-Tawy
Amenemhat also focused large building projects on Fortifications against invasion.
Amenemhat’s policy toward the Nubians was scorched earth
The last years of Amenemhat’s reign were unusual because He co-ruled with his son (who's tomb was One of the richest discoveries ever made in the Nile Valley)- Amenemha II
143. Which city became a hub for migrants to cross into Egypt?
a. Hutwaret
b. Memphis
c. Kerma
d. Thebes
a. Hutwaret