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Ancient Egyptian History

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Introduction:
"How much do you know about Ancient Egypt? Take this quiz and put your knowledge of one of the earliest civilizations to the test."


1. The first strike occurred while Egyptians were working on this pyramid.
    Pyramid at Giza
    Modian Pyramid
    Step Pyramid
    Bent Pyramid


2. Besides the fact that she was a woman, how was Hatshepshut different from most of the other pharaohs?
    She encouraged trade and not war
    She believed in a polytheistic religion
    She did not consider herself a goddess
    She did not wish to be mummified when she died


3. What type of government did Ancient Egypt have?
    theocracy
    republic
    elective monarchy
    democracy


4. Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
    Jean Champollion
    Henry Rawlinson
    Napoleon Bonaparte
    Pierre F. X. Buchard


5. Which of the following theories is the most plausible theory on how the Pyramids at Giza were built?
    wrap-around ramp
    levitation
    divine intervention
    use of levers


6. Ankhesenamun was the wife of which New Kingdom pharaoh?
    Tutankhamen
    Ahmose I
    Akhenaton
    Ramesses II


7. Pregnant Egyptian women often urinated on barley and wheat. If wheat germinated first, then what would that mean?
    The woman would have a girl
    The woman would have a boy
    The woman would have identical twins
    The woman would have fraternal twins


8. Hieroglyphics were written in two colors. Identify those colors.
    red and green
    orange and red
    blue and black
    black and red


9. Who won the Battle of Kadesh?
    Hittites
    no one
    Egyptians
    Assyrians


10. Who attacked Egypt circa 1800 BC causing the 1st split?
    Assyrians
    Hyksos
    Greeks
    Romans


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