- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Farm Land
B) Mesopotamia
C) Black Land
D) Fertile Soil
- 2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:
A) Silt Land
B) Red Land
C) Nile River Valley
D) Brown Land
- 3. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians
A) Cuneiform
B) Symbolic writing
C) Papyrus
D) Hieroglyphics
- 4. This is the long, thin reed that grows wild along the Nile; it was used by the Egyptians to create a paper-like substance
A) Papyrus
B) Linen
C) Cotton
D) Hieroglyphics
- 5. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt
A) Lord
B) Pharaoh
C) Emperor
D) King
- 6. Egyptian imaginary creature having a body of a lion and the head of a man or other animals
A) Mummy
B) Sarcophagus
C) Natron
D) Sphinx
- 7. Special treated bodies wrapped in cloth to preserve the body of a pharaoh
A) Burial
B) Mummies
C) Purification
D) Dynasty
- 8. A triangle shaped area of land with rich soil deposited the Nile; this is where the Nile River starts to spread before emptying into the sea
A) The Eastern Area
B) The Delta
C) Valley of the Kings
D) The Persian Gulf
- 9. An oval design, similar to a log, used to write a god's or pharaohs' name was called:
A) delta
B) sarcophagus
C) cartouche
D) papyrus
- 10. Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met at a point on top, built in Ancient Egypt
A) sphinx
B) pyramids
C) mummy
D) obelisk
- 11. A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
A) Hammurabi's Code
B) Cartouche
C) Rosetta Stone
D) Ten Commandments
- 12. The world's longest river that provided food and trade for the people in Egypt
A) Euphrates River
B) Tigris River
C) Amazon River
D) Nile River
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