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5 Written Questions

1. Made up of clay, soil and minerals. Great for farming.
2. A king of Upper Egypt who changed the course of Egyptian history. United the two kingdoms. Built the city of Memphis for his capital.
3. The glorious capital of the entire empire. In Upper Egypt.
4. The supreme ruler of Egypt -- means "great palace"
5. First woman ruler known to history. Greatly enriched Egypt's wealth by trading with East Africa and Asia. Ordered the building of the great temples at Thebes.

5 Matching Questions

1. empire
2. Lower Egypt
3. papyrus
4. delta
5. Nile River Valley

1. a The North --Nile River ends there -- great for farming.
2. b A group of lands and people under one government.
3. c Began around 10,000 BC during the New stone Age. Many villages on it by 4500 BC--Attracted people because of its fertile land.
4. d land made by deposits of silt, sand, small stones--At mouth of a river.
5. e a paper made from the reed that grew in the Nile Delta.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. how a country uses its workers and resources to make goods.
   1. slavery
   2. economy
   3. Menes
   4. scribe
2. people trained to write hieroglyphics and keep records.
   1. silt
   2. empire
   3. scribe
   4. Thebes
3. The capital city where the "stalk" of Upper Egypt meets the blossom of Lower Egypt. Built by Menes. Place where great palace was built.
   1. Menes
   2. Thebes
   3. Memphis
   4. empire
4. The practice of one person owning another. Became common in Egypt after 1500 BC.
   1. slavery
   2. empire
   3. Thebes
   4. pharaoh
5. Place where many rulers were buried in a maze cut into the cliffs. Entrances were tightly sealed or kept secret.
   1. Memphis
   2. Rosetta Stone
   3. Valley of the Kings
   4. hieroglyphics

5 True/False Question

1. Tutankhamen → Boy ruler of Ancient Egypt. Ruled from when he was 9 until 19 in 1352 BC.
   

   True        False

2. hieroglyphics → The capital city where the "stalk" of Upper Egypt meets the blossom of Lower Egypt. Built by Menes. Place where great palace was built.
   

   True        False

3. Khufu → Pharaoh who ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
   

   True        False

4. Kush → Place where rulers were from that took over Egypt's southern lands.
   

   True        False

5. Rosetta Stone → Black stone discovered in 1799 near Nile Delta. Had carvings in 3 languages, hieroglyphics, Late Egyptian, Greek. Taught meaning of hieroglyphics.
   

   True        False