chapter 3 quizzes
The term "pharaoh" derives from the Egyptian word for
"great house."
The priests of Egypt controlled _________________ of the total economy.
1/3
Amenhotep IV exclusively worshipped the sun disk and changed his name to
Akhenaten.
Pharaoh who built an entire city from the ground up after having a spiritual experience.
Amenheptop IV
What are the two rivers that form to create the Nile?
Blue and White Nile
The first of Egypt's Pharos's to be worshiped as a living God; he was responsible for bringing the use of stone to Egyptian architecture.
Djoser
All of the following took place during the Late Period EXCEPT:
Egypt fell to Rome.
The widowed queen who became co-regent, later changing her gender to become a pharaoh was?
Hatshepsut
Which of these figures was a female ruler who was declared "king" of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
How did Menes die?
He was mauled by a hippo
Djoser's royal architect that was responsible for the creation of the step pyramid?
Imhotep
The first architect in history known to us by name is
Imhotep.
Why was the Rosetta Stone essential for Egyptian scholarship?
It was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
The early Egyptian rectangular burial chambers are called?
Mastabas
The world's first 40 foot dam was constructed for the city of?
Memphis
Who was the first Egyptian leader to consolidate all the tribes along the Nile into one civilization?
Menes
A tall four sided stone megalith carved with relief on all sides and topped by a pyramid on top was a?
Obelisk
Almost all of the conventions of Egyptian art were established in the
Old Kingdom.
In Egyptian mythology, the father of the god Horus is
Osiris
The initial unification of Upper and Lower Egypt took place during which period?
Predynastic
Which ruler is honored in the Rosetta Stone?
Ptolemy V
This Pharaoh's temple building at Abu Simbel had to be moved in 1964 when it was threatened to be submerged under Lake Nasser
Rameeses II (The Great)
What pharaoh was a well be-loved bachelor who only had one true love but had at least 110 boy children and at least that many girls?
Rameeses II (the great)
According to Egyptian creation stories, which sun god was born from a mound of silt generated by the Nile River?
Re
How did the cultural production of the Middle Kingdom differ from that of earlier periods?
Secular literature was written.
Founded the middle kingdom which was known as the golden era, this pharaoh funded his architecture by raiding Nubia to the south for gold.
Sesostris III
Under this Pharaoh Egyptian tomb building reaches its pinnacle in the Valley of the Kings.
Seti I
Who founded the 4th dynasty and was responsible for the first true pyramid from the ground up also known as the bent pyramid located at Dahshur?
Snefru
What form of infrastructure did the Egyptians use to transport goods?
The Nile and the East West Canals
The primary capital of the Middle Kingdom was
Thebes.
Archeologist believe this method was used to create the pyramids?
They have some theory's but they have no way of truly knowing the method of the creation of the pyramids.
Henotheism is the belief and worship of
a single god while accepting that other deities might also be worshiped.
The Great Temple of Amun at Karnak was a metaphor for
birth and creation.
Ramses's Pylon Gate at Luxor may be considered an early example of art used as propaganda because it
celebrates a battle that was not an unqualified military success.
Nebamun is depicted in a marsh, spearing fish or hunting fowl. His hurling of a spear is thought to relate to
ejaculation, and thus sexual procreation.
Tutankhaten changed his name to Tutankhamun to
indicate a return to the more traditional gods.
The Books of Going Forth by Day (also known as the Books of the Dead) contain
magical texts and spells buried with the deceased to help them survive the ritual of judgment.
A religion consisting of many gods and/or goddesses associated with natural forces and realms is called
polytheistic.
The purpose of the Overseer of Mysteries was to supervise the
process of mummification, during which he performed roles as both priest and surgeon.
The Teachings of Khety extols the virtues of the life of a
scribe.
The pose of Mentuemhet, who was probably the most influential official of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, is
similar to that found in the Old Kingdom.
The Kushites came from Kush, the Egyptian name for the
southern region of Nubia.
The Amarna style is notable for its
startling realism.
The Egyptians believed that the gods manifested themselves on earth through
statues
A study of the plan of the Great Pyramids at Giza suggests all of the following EXCEPT
the Great Sphinx was dedicated to Menkaure.
The largest statue ever made in the ancient world was
the Great Sphinx.
The ancient Egyptians called Egypt "Kemet," meaning "Black Land," because
the Nile River floods deposited black fertile soil.
The Hyksos were foreigners who lived in Egypt and were important for introducing
the horse-drawn chariot, which served military purposes.
In Egyptian funerary sculpture, kings are represented with idealized anatomy, regardless of their actual age and body, because
the sculptures were intended to mirror the perfection of the gods.
What does the word "hieroglyph" mean?
writing of the gods
