SAT II World History : Ancient Egypt
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Example Question #1 : Ancient Egypt
A pharaoh was __________.
a ruler of ancient Egypt
a mythological figure in ancient Egypt
a religious leader in ancient Egypt
the leader of a rebellion in ancient Egypt
a slave in ancient Egypt
a ruler of ancient Egypt
Kings and queens of ancient Egypt were called pharoahs. Examples of notable pharaohs include Rameses II, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamen, and Cleopatra.
Example Question #2 : Ancient Egypt
The Rosetta Stone was used to __________.
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translate ancient Egyptian writing
learn about ancient Sumerian religion
locate the source of the Nile river
locate the pyramids of Giza
translate ancient Egyptian writing
Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the written language of ancient Egypt had proven indecipherable. With the Rosetta Stone, people were able to understand the ancient Egyptian written language for the first time in the 1820s.
Example Question #3 : Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians often wrote on __________.
silk
papyrus
cotton
palm leaves.
bronze
papyrus
The ancient Egyptians wrote on paper that they made from reeds. This paper is called "papyrus."
Example Question #3 : Ancient Egypt
King Menes is generally credited with __________.
repelling Roman invasions into Ancient Egypt
spreading Christianity into Ancient Egypt
founding the first Ancient Egyptian dynasty
overthrowing the Egyptian Empire and establishing the Kush Empire
building the pyramids of Giza
founding the first Ancient Egyptian dynasty
Menes is an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah who is usually credited with founding the first Egyptian dynasty and uniting Lower and Upper Egypt.
Example Question #4 : Ancient Egypt
The pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built to __________.
house grain and other food supplies during times of surplus
demonstrate the might of the Egyptian Empire to would-be conquerers and travellers
house the bodies of pharoahs after they had died
provide a grand place of worship for the Egyptian people
serve as government administration buildings during the Middle Kingdom.
house the bodies of pharoahs after they had died
The Pyramids were built during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egyptian history to house the bodies of Pharoahs after they had died.
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