- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Fertile Soil
B) Black Land
C) Mesopotamia
D) Farm Land
- 2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:
A) Red Land
B) Brown Land
C) Nile River Valley
D) Silt Land
- 3. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians
A) Papyrus
B) Symbolic writing
C) Hieroglyphics
D) Cuneiform
- 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) Papyrus
C) Linen
D) Hieroglyphics
- 5. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt
A) Lord
B) King
C) Pharaoh
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) Burial
B) Dynasty
C) Mummies
D) Purification
- 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 Delta
B) The Eastern Area
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) cartouche
B) delta
C) papyrus
D) sarcophagus
- 10. Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met at a point on top, built in Ancient Egypt
A) sphinx
B) mummy
C) obelisk
D) pyramids
- 11. A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
A) Hammurabi's Code
B) Rosetta Stone
C) Cartouche
D) Ten Commandments
- 12. The world's longest river that provided food and trade for the people in Egypt
A) Nile River
B) Amazon River
C) Euphrates River
D) Tigris River
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