• Ancient Egypt ended with

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the conquest of Alexander the Great.

the flooding of the Nile.

the rise of the Indus valley.

the Latin conquest.

• Transport in ancient Egypt

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took place mostly on the Nile.

generally used roads along the banks of the Nile.

was very limitted.

• Ancient Egyptians

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dissected corpses to preserve them as mummies.

had strong taboos against cutting into corpses.

made paper out of mummies.

cremated their dead.

• Most of the workers on the pyramids were

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on the job for only a few months a year.

slaves.

permanent employees.

Jews.

• Egypt’s’ cities united into one kingdom in about

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3000 B.C.

5000 B.C.

332 B.C.

• Khufu’s pyramid was unsual in that

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the burial chamber was underground

the burial chamber was above ground

it did not contain a sarcophagus.

it was not used for the pharaoh’s burial.

• In Khufre’s pyramid, shafts from the burial chamber aimed at

the summer solstice

the winter solstice

the vernal equinox

certain stars

• An Egyptian tomb needed to have

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an offering place and a burial place

an offering place and a temple

a burial place and a prominent marker

a priest and a pharaoh.

• After death, the pharaoh was expected to

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live with his deceased family and friends.

live in heaven.

travel with the gods.

judge his subjects.

• This is made of

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ivory and resin.

papyrus and ink.

wood with burned lines.

cardboard and ink.

• King Den was

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an Egyptian Pharaoh.

the Keeper of the Sandals.

buried in a pyramid.

one of the last kings of Egypt.

• The covering on Den’s head is

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a mark of royalty.

a sign that he rules snakes with his magic powers.

a wig.

a soldier’s helmet.

• The majority of ancient Egyptians

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were farmers.

were slaves.

were scribes.

were artisans.

• The Nile suggests Egypt’s duality by

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providing a strip of fertile land ending sharply in desert.

chaotic flooding almost every year.

dividing Egypt into north and south kingdoms.

harboring malaria as well as tasty fish.

• According to Robins, by smiting the enemy, the pharaoh

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maintains order.

protects Egyptian trade routes.

destroys Seth.

wins a queen.