Life In Ancient Egypt
A quiz on the Fall 2012 semester class of Life in Ancient Egypt at the University of Florida
- 1.Egyptians called the 'black land'
- A.
Kemet
- B.
Farafra
- C.
Deshret
- D.
Saqara
- 2.Who started the practice of subdividing events by dynasty?
- A.
Herodotus
- B.
Plato
- C.
Amenhemet
- D.
Manetho
- 3.Manetho wrote the book on mummification, which is what we use today as our main source of information on the topic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.What color is Hapy, good of the flood?
- A.
Green
- B.
Blue
- C.
Red
- D.
Yellow
- 5.The Paleolithic happened 6,500 years ago and was a transition from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.First pre-dynastic group to have writing and mastabas?
- A.
Bandarian
- B.
Naqada I
- C.
Naqada II
- D.
None of the above
- 7.Please check all that apply for the Lower Egypt.
- A.
Called the Red Land
- B.
Capital is Nekhen
- C.
Deity is Edjo the cobra goddess
- D.
Symbol is the White Crown
- E.
Symbol is the Red Crown
- F.
Located in Northern Egypt
- G.
Located in Southern Egypt
- H.
Capital is Buto
- 8.First king of Egypt?
- A.
Menes
- B.
Narmer
- C.
The Catfish
- D.
All of the above
- 9.Dynasty 1 capital was at Memphis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Royal cemeteries
- A.
Saqqara
- B.
Abydos
- C.
Giza
- D.
Only A and B
- 11.Check off Dynasty 2 Kings
- A.
Menes
- B.
Peribsen
- C.
Khufu
- D.
Hotepsekhemwy
- E.
Khasekhemwy
- 12.The Old Kingdom was from 2686-2181 BCE
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.In the Old Kingdom, peasantry made up ____% of the population.
- A.
20
- B.
40
- C.
60
- D.
80
- 14.Djoser is the king associate with the first true pyramid.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Check off all of the kings of the 4th dynasty.
- A.
Sneferu
- B.
Djoser
- C.
Khufu
- D.
Khafra
- E.
Nerfartiti
- F.
Giza
- G.
Menkaura
- 16.How many pyramids did Sneferu build?
- A.
1
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
4
- 17.Which king of the Giza complex had the largest pyramid?
- A.
Menkaura
- B.
Khufu
- C.
Khafra
- D.
Sneferu
- 18.In the 4th dynasty, the name plates were shaped like a mastaba.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Chief wife of Sneferu?
- A.
Nefartiti
- B.
Cleopatra
- C.
Hetepheres
- D.
Nebmaat
- 20.Check off the things needed to build a pyramid
- A.
A good attitude
- B.
Flat land
- C.
Close to limestone
- D.
Middle distance to river
- E.
Uniforms
- F.
Workers village
- G.
Obsidian
- H.
Diorite
- 21.The Causeway with the Sphinx was originally built for Menkaura.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Why did the Old Kingdom collapse?
- A.
Not enough food.
- B.
Too much distribution of power.
- C.
Loss of faith in King's unique claim to immortality.
- D.
Loss of wealth through donations.
- E.
All of the above.
- 23.The First ntermediate Period included dynasties:
- A.
1-4
- B.
5-6
- C.
7-11
- D.
12-16
- 24.Capital during First Intermediate period:
- A.
Memphis
- B.
It Towy
- C.
Herakelopolis
- D.
Thebes
- E.
A, C and D
- 25.Intef, a Theban noble, challenged a royal power of Herakelopolis by proclaiming himself king of upper and lower Egypt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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