Chapter 8 Test on Thursday!!!

Students will have a test on the important material from Chapter 8- The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, on Thursday, December 19th. The study guide is below:

Chapter 8 Assessment: Study Guide

Directions:  This is your study guide.  You do NOT need to turn this in!  However, you may NOT use this on the assessment.  

  1. Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? (sec 1)
  2. Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs? (sec 1)
  3. What are some characteristics for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?  (sec 2)
  4. Which Kingdom is called the Golden Age?  (sec 2)
  5. What did Khufu do to ensure that his power would be accepted? (sec 3)
  6. What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?  (sec 2)
  7. What was unique about Pharaoh Hatshepsut?  (sec 5)
  8. What was the Great Pyramid made from?  (sec 3)
  9. Why did archaeologists have to reconstruct the White Chapel?  (sec 4)
  10. Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?  (sec 6)
  11. Describe the physical landscape of where the temple of Dayr al-Bahri was built. (sec 5)
  12. Which direction does the Nile River flow?  Which body of water does it empty into?
  13. What did Pharaoh Hatshepsut do in the Kingdom of Punt? (sec 5)
  14. Compared with any other pharaoh, Ramses II produced more what? (sec 6)
    • Know ALL BLUE terms on p.74 and all of chapter 8.
    • Be familiar with the map on p. 80