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