General Knowledge
Ancient Egypt was located primarily in:
North Africa
Who am I? ...I am one of the first women to rule Egypt. To gain support, I followed all the rituals of a king- even wearing men's clothes and a false beard.
Hetshepsut
Which achievement most greatly displayed the mathematical skill of the Egyptians?
the pyramids.
What is the term for a group of rocky rapids?
cataracts
The most fertile farmland was located in a region called:
Lower Egypt
Who am I? ...Unlike Hapshetsut, I used war to strengthen and expand the empire. I conquered land in Africa, Syria, and the Fertile Crescent.
Thutmose III
The Kushites created one of the world's first alphabets, called...
Meroitic script
What is the word for skilled workers who practice a handicraft?
The head of Egypt's bureaucracy was an official called a..
vizer.
Who am I? ...after many battles, I made peace with the Hittites by agreeing on a border. I was also a great builder and built more monuments than any other pharoah.
Ramses II
The Kushites were well known for their...
What is the term for a system of offices and officials that handle the business of government?
bureaucracy
True or false: the majority of ancient Egyptians were farmers, servants, and enslaved.
True
Who am I? ...I ruled for only nine short years during the New Kingdom area.
Tutankhamen
Each year, the building of the pyramids required the labor of about how many? (hundreds, thousands, or millions of people?)
thousands of people
What is the term for a ruling family?
dynasty.
5. Like the Sumerians, ancient Egyptian religion was...
polytheistic.
True or false? Pharaohs were seen as gods.
True.
Much of Egyptian society was determined by which natural phenomenon?
flooding
What is the term for the study of the structure of the body and organs?
anatomy.