CHAPTER 2 TEST REVIEW
1. This was the tallest building in the world for 4,000 years.
THE GREAT PYRAMID
2. This Egyptian kingdom was its golden age of prosperity and stability.
MIDDLE KINGDOM
3. This reed grew in the Nile River and was used in papermaking.
PAPYRUS
4. This desert is near Egypt and is the largest in the world.
SAHARA
5. This pharaoh helped build the Egyptian economy and she was a woman.
HATSHEPSUT
6. This goddess ruled the Nile River.
HAPI
7. This is the world’s longest river.
NILE
8. This tomb always had an entrance that faced north.
PYRAMID
9. This human was believed to be the son of Re, the sun god.
PHARAOH
10. This goddess ruled the under world with Osiris.
ISIS
11. This person united Upper and Lower Egypt.
NARMER
12. These wild rapids in the Nile protected Egypt from the south.
CATARACTS
13. This is how the Nile River flooding could be described.
GENTLE AND DEPENDABLE
14. This king drove the Hyksos out of Egypt.
AHMOSE
15. Lower Egypt is located near this part of the Nile River.
DELTA
16. This was a collection of prayers studied to get to the afterlife.
BOOK OF THE DEAD
17. This is a forced payment from conquered peoples to the pharaoh.
TRIBUTE
18. This was the capital of Kush.
NAPATA
19. This is an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips.
MUMMY
20. Ancient Egyptians grew these three crops.
FLAX, WHEAT, BARLEY
ESSAY: Describe the influence of the Nile River on ancient Egyptian life.
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ESSAY: What rights did ancient Egyptian women have?
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