Deck 10: Pharaonic State and Old Kingdom Egypt

Question 1

Seasonal, shallow lakes like the Nabta are called _______________.

A) arroyos
B) playas
C) cricks
D) lagoons

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Many ancient civilizations relied on major rivers as their lifeblood. The ____________ River was Egypt's major river.

A) Urubamba
B) Mediterranean
C) Bantu
D) Nile

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The term "Intermediate Periods" is applied to times when _________________________.

A) female pharaohs were in power
B) the Nile was at its lowest level
C) Egypt was ruled by outsiders
D) climate change prevented floodplain agriculture

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The pharaoh _______________ was associated with a stepped pyramid.

A) Djoser
B) Tutankhamun
C) Ramesses II
D) Khafre

Question 5

The Egyptian god Horus is depicted as a ______________-headed man.

A) serpent
B) falcon
C) crocodile
D) lion

Question 6

The Egyptian sun-god was known as ______________ and often depicted with a sun disk.

A) Ur
B) Sekhmet
C) Kali
D) Ra

Question 7

Cattle may have been domesticated in Egypt as early as _______________.

A) 332 BC
B) 1069 BC
C) 5500 BC
D) 9000 BC

Question 8

The site ________________ contained a Late Neolithic cemetery in Upper Egypt.

A) Cahokia
B) Göbekli Tepe
C) Uruk
D) Gebel Ramlah

Question 9

Which period preceded the Pharaonic State in Egypt?

A) Predynastic
B) Old Kingdom
C) Middle Kingdom
D) New Kingdom

Question 10

The Umm al-Qa'ab Royal Cemetery was located at _____________________.

A) Star Carr
B) Abydos
C) Chetro Ketl
D) Jakku

Question 11

The pharaoh Khafre was responsible for the construction of one of the Giza pyramids and also _________________.

A) Tutankhamun's tomb
B) the "Bent" Pyramid at Dahshur
C) the Staff of Ra
D) the Sphinx

Question 12

The pharaoh Akhenaten was responsible for a short-term switch to __________________.

A) maize agriculture
B) monotheism
C) vegetarianism
D) democracy

Question 13

In Old Kingdom Egypt, deceased people were envisioned as traveling in _______________.

A) golden chariots
B) solar boats
C) dog sleds
D) falcon's wings

Question 14

The ancient Egyptians referred to the region of modern northern Sudan as ____________.

A) Nimrod
B) Sahul
C) Nubia
D) Sunda

Question 15

_______________ was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.

A) Alexander the Great
B) Cleopatra
C) Queen of Sheba
D) Solutrean

Question 16

The Predynastic site __________________ in Upper Egypt included numerous pithouses.

A) Hemamieh
B) Harappa
C) Herto
D) Jericho

Question 17

The site of Buto was situated in the __________________, allowing its residents easy access to hippos, tortoise, fish, wild pigs, and a trade network.

A) Lake Victoria region
B) Nabta Playa
C) tropical lowlands
D) Nile Delta

Question 18

Which of these ideas best fits the pharaoh's conceptions of an afterlife?

A) They must be weighted with stones and sunk to the bottom of the Nile to meet Isis.
B) Magnificent riches were waiting for them in the afterlife.
C) They were required to take their possessions with them.
D) They believed they would be reborn as the next pharaoh.

Question 19

Which deity did Amenhotep IV attempt to establish as the single god of Egypt?

A) Aten
B) Narmer
C) Hyksos
D) Caesar

Question 20

After the Old Kingdom, local Egyptian rulers called _______________ temporarily seized power over their regions.

A) ueeqs
B) lurers
C) nomarchs
D) knicks

Question 21

The flow of the Nile is why northern Egypt is (somewhat confusingly) called _____________.

A) Eden
B) South Africa
C) Lower Egypt
D) Nubia

Question 22

Neolithic oasis settlements were made possible by the warmer, wetter conditions of the early __________________.

A) Holocene
B) Pleistocene
C) Miocene
D) Oligocene

Question 23

Egypt became part of the Roman Empire about _________________.

A) AD 500
B) 30 BC
C) 3500 BC
D) 332 BC

Question 24

The major Egyptian pyramids were built by pharaohs of the ____________ Dynasties.

A) Ming
B) Ptolemaic
C) 3rd and 4th
D) 00 and 0

Question 25

________________ was the domesticated plant food most closely linked to the rise of Egyptian civilization.

A) Emmer wheat
B) Plantains
C) Long-grain rice
D) Sunflower

Question 26

The ____________________ was a location of early Egyptian settlements in the Neolithic.

A) Nabta Playa
B) Indus Valley
C) Olduvai Gorge
D) Sea of Tranquility

Question 27

The Egyptian "Kingdom" periods are classified as ____________________.

A) Early, Middle, and Late
B) Paleo, Meso, and Neo
C) Old, Middle, and New
D) Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary

Question 28

The famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was a son of __________________.

A) the Sun
B) Cleopatra
C) Ramesses II
D) Akhenaten

Question 29

During the Predynastic period, pithouses were immediately followed by ______________ dwellings.

A) jacal
B) obsidian
C) mudbrick
D) monumental

Question 30

Domesticated cattle in Egypt were likely imported from Mesopotamia.

Question 31

Saqqara was a major site in Lower Egypt.

Question 32

Lower Egypt is located in the northern part of the region.

Question 33

The pyramid of Tutankhamen is the second largest in Egypt.

Question 34

The Egyptian writing system of hieroglyphics was built on the basis of cuneiform.

Question 35

The Giza pyramids' polished limestone facing was removed and used to build other structures in Cairo after AD 1300.

Question 36

The city of Memphis in Tennessee was named for the city of Memphis in Egypt.

Question 37

The Nile river runs toward the south.

Question 38

The pharaoh Narmer was also known as the Scorpion King.

Question 39

The wealth of ancient Egypt was sustained by floodplain agriculture.

Question 40

How is Narmer's unification of Egypt symbolized in Egyptian art?

Question 41

Briefly describe the relationship between humans and cattle in Egyptian Early Neolithic.

Question 42

Briefly describe three Egyptian deities and their depictions in art.

Question 43

After the Old Kingdom, were Egyptians polytheistic or monotheistic during the 18th Dynasty (kind of a trick question)?

Question 44

Pharaohs were very concerned with being remembered for their deeds. Can you remember the pharaohs responsible for the construction of the three large Giza pyramids?

Question 45

What is the significance of Djoser's pyramid at Saqqara?

Question 46

What are three domesticated animals used by the people of the Late Neolithic Nabta Playa.

Question 47

What is one proposed explanations for the alignment of megalithic structures of the Nabta Playa?

Question 48

On which side of the Nile River were pyramid complexes located? What was the reason for this choice?

Question 49

Who was the last Ptolemaic ruler and last pharaoh of Egypt? Who controlled Egypt after this ruler's death?

Question 50

The Nile River and Egyptian civilization are inseparable. Describe the significance of this river in ancient Egypt, providing as many details as possible.

Question 51

Describe the process of mummification. What initially prompted Egyptians to begin this practice? How did it differ between wealthy and poorer individuals? What was its ritual purpose?

Question 52

What are some significant ways that Egyptian hieroglyphs differed from Mesopotamian cuneiform?

Question 53

Describe gender roles in Old Kingdom Egypt. What roles were available to women in this cultural context?

Question 54

We commonly say things like "Khufu built the largest of the Giza pyramids" as a shorthand way of phrasing the actual events. What would be a more accurate description of the logistics of pyramid building?