State Civilizations– Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Egyptian civilization flourished along the ____ river valley, where annual _____ deposited rich silt creating _____ soil well suited for farming.

Answer 1

Nile, flooding, fertile

Question 2

True or false? Egypt and Mesopotamia traded and exchanged artifacts.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Describe the Predynastic period of Ancient Egypt.

Answer 3

Characterized by larger, more permanent settlements and increasing complexity. Many cheifdoms fought over leadership.

Question 4

Describe the Dynastic period of Egypt.

Answer 4

Unification of Egypt under the rule of King Narmer

Question 5

What is the system of writing and reading of Ancient Egypt called?

Answer 5

Hieroglyphics

Question 6

What is the Rosetta Stone and it’s importance?

Answer 6

Allowed scholar to decipher hieroglyphics because it has the same text written in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek

Question 7

What is the name of the first Egyptian pyramid and how was it created?

Answer 7

Djoser’s pyramid; mudbrick rectangular tombs called Mastabas were added to

Question 8

Which Pharoh was the Great Pyramid built for?

Answer 8

Khufu

Question 9

Khufu’s son, ______, built a slightly _____ pyramid and carved the earliest _______.

Answer 9

Khafre, smaller, sphinx

Question 10

What is the Valley of the Kings?

Answer 10

The New Kingdom Cemetery where rulers buried were hidden in chambers cut into cliffs

Question 11

What is King Tut’s famous tomb called?

Answer 11

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