- 1. King of upper Egypt, also known as Menes
A) Dynasty
B) Papyrus
C) Narmer
D) King Khufu
E) Hieroglyphics
- 2. Wild rapids made by narrow cliffs and boulders in the Nil
A) Hieroglyphics
B) Dynasty
C) Cataract
D) Papyrus
E) Narmer
- 3. An area of fertile soil
A) Cataract
B) Delta
C) Hieroglyphics
D) Narmer
E) Dynasty
- 4. A reed plant that grew along the Nile
A) Delta
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Narmer
D) Cataract
E) Papyrus
- 5. A complex writing system that combined picture symbols and sound symbols
A) Delta
B) Papyrus
C) Narmer
D) Cataract
E) Hieroglyphics
- 6. A line of rulers from one family
A) King Khufu
B) Dynasty
C) Cataract
D) Papyrus
E) Delta
- 7. 4th Dynasty pharaoh; built the Great Pyramid of Giza
A) Delta
B) Embalming
C) Pharaoh
D) King Khufu
E) Dynasty
- 8. The Egyptian kings that lived with their family in grand palaces
A) Embalming
B) Deity
C) Pharaoh
D) Mummy
E) King Khufu
- 9. Gods and goddesses worshiped by the ancient Egyptians
A) Mummy
B) Deity
C) Embalming
D) King Khufu
E) Pharaoh
- 10. A process that protects the pharaoh’s body; developed by the Egyptians
A) Pharaoh
B) Mummy
C) Deity
D) Embalming
E) Pyramid
- 11. A wrapped body that is placed in several wooden coffins, then placed in a tomb
A) Mummy
B) Pyramid
C) Embalming
D) Deity
E) Pharaoh
- 12. Built by Egyptians; mountainlike; entirely of stone; protected dead pharaohs from floods, wild animals, grave robbers
A) Hatshepsut
B) Mummy
C) Pyramid
D) Deity
E) Ahmose
- 13. Egyptian prince; led uprising around 1550 B.C.; drove Hyksos out of Egypt
A) Thutmose III
B) Pyramid
C) Hatshepsut
D) Ahmose
E) Kashta
- 14. A queen; came to power in Egypt in about 1473 B.C.
A) Ahmose
B) Hatshepsut
C) Piye
D) Thutmose III
E) Pyramid
- 15. Hatshepsut’s nephew; became pharaoh after Hatshepsut died
A) Thutmose III
B) Hatshepsut
C) Incense
D) Ahmose
E) Piye
- 16. Ruled Egypt from a new city; name means “Spirit of Aton”; name used to be Amenhotep
A) Akhenaton
B) Savanna
C) Thutmose III
D) Ahmose
E) Hatshepsut
- 17. A new pharaoh; son-in-law of Akhenaton; a boy; about 10 years old; inherited thrown after Akhenaton died
A) Incense
B) Thutmose III
C) Tutankhamen
D) Savanna
E) Kashta
- 18. An effective pharaoh; worked to make Egypt great again during 1200s B.C.; reined 66 years from 1279 to 1213 B.C.
A) Incense
B) Kashta
C) Piye
D) Savanna
E) Ramses II
- 19. Forced payments sent by conquered peoples to the Egyptian pharaoh; enriched the kingdom
A) Piye
B) Incense
C) Kashta
D) Tribute
E) Savanna
- 20. A material burned for its pleasant smell
A) Akhenaton
B) Tutankhamen
C) Tribute
D) Incense
E) Ramses II
- 21. A Kushite king; headed north with powerful army in 750 B.C.
A) Kashta
B) Ramses II
C) Akhenaton
D) Tutankhamen
E) Tribute
- 22. Son of Kashta; completed conquest of Egypt in 728 B.C.
A) Ramses II
B) Akhenaton
C) Piye
D) Tribute
E) Tutankhamen
- 23. Grassy plains; stretched across Africa south of the Sahara
A) Akhenaton
B) Tutankhamen
C) Tribute
D) Savanna
E) Ramses II
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