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The Splendor of Egypt

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Course Name:  World History Before 1500
Course No.Hist 3A
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Teacher:  Dr. Eric Mayer
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1 The Intermediate Periods in Egyptian history refer to time periods
a) that were peaceful in a political and religious sense.
b) where the Pharaoh was extremely progressive in his policies and decisions
c) that were marked by high technological achievement
d) that were an intermediate period in Egyptian history defined by cultural achievement
e) marked by disunity, chaos and anarchy usually brought about by either a power vacuum or struggle
2 The belief that Pharaoh was god led to all the following except:
a) The construction of elaborate tombs and pyramids.
b) The embalming of the body.
c) The storing of the Pharaoh's organs in jars.
d) The internment of servants, pets and sometimes family member with the dead Pharaoh.
e) A ritual of last rites and the opening of more land for the people to farm on.
3 Which Pharaoh was in charge of Egypt during the period of Moses and the Hebrew Exodus?
a) Thutmose II
b) Hatshepsut
c) Amenhotep IV
d) Ramses II
e) Tutankhamen
4 The Economy of ancient Egypt has been called "theocratic socialism" because
a) unions and guilds ran the political economy of Egypt
b) Everything the people produced was given to Pharaoh who in turn stored and redistributed the surplus
c) Egyptian socialists monopolized all the land, commerce and industry
d) the priesthood controlled the economy for the religious orders and monopolized all economic activities in the name of religion
e) All of the above.
5 The Pre dynastic Period of Egyptian history refers to
a) 200BC-1400BC when Egyptian civilization was reaching its height in terms of social development and technology.
b) A period when Upper and Lower Egypt were independently ruled by tribes around 4000 BC to 3100 BC.
c) the time when Narmer took over Egypt around 3100 BC.
d) the time when Egypt was made a tributary by the Hyksos around 1700 BC.
e) All of the above
6 In comparing Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilization all are true except:
a) Egypt emphasized strong central authority, while Mesopotamian politics shifted more frequently over a substructure of regional city states
b) Both Egypt and Mesopotamia emphasized social stratification with a noble, landowning class on top and masses of peasants and slaves at the bottom
c) Egyptian religion included more pronounced deference to goddesses as sources for creativity
d) Both Mesopotamia and Egypt built elaborate temples in preparation for an afterlife
e) Both societies traded extensively, but more technology came from Mesopotamia since their environment was more difficult to manage than the Nile valley
7 Unlike Mesopotamian gender relations, Egyptian women could
a) own their own businesses
b) were not property of men
c) enjoyed equality of the sexes
d) were the first to use lipstick, foundation and other types of makeup
e) All of the above
8 Osiris was
a) the mythical god of the Nile who died and then was resurrected
b) the god of darkness
c) was in charge of the last judgement to deem whether or not an individual be allowed to live in the forever
d) represented as a winged jackal who preyed on both the living and the dead unless the proper offering was made
e) only A and C
9 One of the key hallmarks of Egyptian culture was
a) stability due to the fact that they believed in a changeless afterlife
b) human sacrifice, slavery and unceasing wars of expansion
c) pessimism about life and death in general
d) a lack of concern for morality, right conduct and responsible living
e) All of the above.
10 Security and prosperity in Egypt came to an end late in the Sixth Dynasty due to
a) The Nile failing to flood.
b) The building of too many pyramid tombs bankrupted the economy.
c) As the common people became poorer Pharaoh raised taxes.
d) All of the above.
e) Only A and C




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