CLAS 150C1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

Which Greco-Egyptian historian provides our earliest evidence for dividing Egyptian rulers into dynasties? - Manetho What's one of the weird things about Upper and Lower Egypt? - Upper Egypt is in the south and Lower Egypt is in the north Which deadly animal was associated with one of the kings of the late pre-dynastic period in Egypt? - Scorpion Which of the following is the crown of Lower Egypt? - the red one with the thing hanging on top of it What's the name for the enclosed depiction of the king's name atop a stylized facade of the palace)? - Serekh What grizzly practice was hypothesized for Egyptian royals during the early dynastic period? - Sacrificing human attendants Which of the following is NOT one of the things that ancient historians attributed to King Menes? - Construction of the first pyramid What mythical beast suggests the unification of Egypt on the back of the Narmer Palette? - Serpopard (body of leopard with neck of snake) Which god is associated with the falcon and with kingship? - Horus Which of the following 'firsts' was found at the site of Hierakonpolis? - World's first zoo Who was the architect of Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara? - Imhotep Which pharaoh is renowned for having the most botched pyramids? - Sneferu What was the capital city of the Old Kingdom pharaohs? - Memphis What's the Greek terms for Egyptian provincial governors? - Nomarch What two centers of power went to battle during the First Intermediate Period? - Hierakonpolis and Thebes Which Middle Kingdom text (debatably) discusses the chaos of the First Intermediate Period? - Admonitions of Power The stacking of what type of tomb resulted in the Egypt's first Step Pyramid at Saqqara? - Mastaba In addition to being the world's first pyramid, the Step Pyramid also contained the world's first example of what? - Stone columns What full-sized transportation vehicles were buried next to the pyramid of Khufu at Giza to ensure safe travel of the king's soul to the afterlife? - Funerary boats Who do we think built the pyramids? - Free Egyptian laborers