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