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Study Guide Questions

1.     Of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World," what is the only remaining structure?
2.     ___________________ was the first capital of ancient Egypt.
3.     Why were Memphis and its temples destroyed?
4.     What are the oval enclosings that surround some hieroglyphic characters?
5.     What is "Saqqara"?
6.     What was built to serve as the final resting place of King Zoser?
7.     __________________ are Egyptian tombs with flat roofs, and are rectangular in shape.
8.     ________________________________was the architect of the Step Pyramid.
9.     For whom was the smallest of the three pyramids of Giza built?
10.     What kinds of professions did Imhotep pursue?
11.     Why was it customary, in Old Kingdom days, to place a statue of the deceased in the tombs at Saqqara?
12.     What is a collection of formulas concerning a king's status in the afterlife called?
13.     Where were the pyramids situated?
14.     What is causing the Great Sphinx to crumble?
15.     Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen?
16.     What is considered to be the last great architectural work of the Pharaonic period?
17.     Describe what the bas-reliefs in the temple built by Pharaoh Seti I depicted.
18.     What was the capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms?
19.     What is unique about the hypostyle hall in the festival temple of Thutmosis III?
20.     What are three uses of the stone-cut pictures (sculpture-reliefs) and hieroglyphs?
21.     Name the woman pharaoh who was known for her interesting life and for her cultural achievements as ruler of Egypt.
22.     South of Luxor,________________ was a major outpost of ancient Egyptian culture, from pre-dynastic times through the Ptolemaic period.
23.     Who was Egypt's last Ptolemaic ruler?
24.     What agency of the United Nations helped to preserve Egyptian monuments that were threatened by water backed up by the Aswan Dam?
25.     Who was Hathor? A) sun god B) god of death & resurrection C) cow goddess D) falcon god E) crocodile god
26.     Who was Sobek? A) sun god B) god of death & resurrection C) cow goddess D) falcon god E) crocodile god
27.     Who was Horus? A) sun god B) god of death & resurrection C) cow goddess D) falcon god E) crocodile god
28.     Who was Amun? A) sun god B) god of death & resurrection C) cow goddess D) falcon god E) crocodile god
29.     Who was Osiris? A) sun god B) god of death & resurrection C) cow goddess D) falcon god E) crocodile god
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