Ancient Egypt Quiz

1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:

A) Black Land
B) Fertile Soil
C) Mesopotamia
D) Farm Land

2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:

A) Red Land
B) Nile River Valley
C) Silt Land
D) Brown Land

3. The Nile River runs from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt in the direction of

A) South to East
B) East to West
C) North to South
D) South to North

4. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians

A) Symbolic writing
B) Cuneiform
C) Hieroglyphics
D) Papyrus

5. This is the water plant, tall reed, that was used by the Egyptians to create a paper-like substance

A) Linen
B) Cotton
C) Papyrus
D) Hieroglyphics

6. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt

A) Pharaoh
B) King
C) Lord
D) Emperor

7. This is the first step in the process of mummification

A) Embalming
B) Wrapping
C) Burial
D) Replacing the organs back in the body

8. This is a decorated, stone coffin, used inside of a tomb

A) Tombstone
B) Sarcophagus
C) Sphinx
D) Mummy box

9. This is an Ancient Egyptian statue having a body of a lion and the head of a man

A) Sphinx
B) Sarcophagus
C) Mummy
D) Natron

10. The unopened tomb of "King Tut" was discovered in this year and revealed many ancient Egyptian treasures

A) 1850
B) 2001
C) 1900
D) 1922

11. This is called the burial site for many of Egypt's pharaohs:

A) Pyramid Valley
B) Gardens of Babylon
C) Nile River Valley
D) Valley of the Kings

12. This is the Sea into which the Nile River flows:

A) Persian Gulf
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Red Sea
D) Black Sea

13. A Shaduf was used to

A) Help in the embalming process
B) Wrap the body that has been preserved
C) Carry heavy blocks for building the pyramids
D) Dip water from the canals

14. These are some of the "Gifts of the Nile"

A) The Red Land and the Black Land
B) Fish and game, Papyrus, and snow on the mountains
C) Transportation, trade, drinking water
D) Pastureland, Natron, and the shaduf

15. The process of preserving the body of a pharoah or nobleman was called

A) Burial
B) Mummificiation
C) Dynasty
D) Purification

16. Egypt is in the continent of

A) Asia
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Europe

17. Where the Nile River starts to spread into many finger canals before emptying into the sea is called

A) The Persian Gulf
B) Valley of the Kings
C) The Eastern Area
D) The Delta

18. These are some of the natural barriers around Egypt that kept it protected from foreign invaders

A) The Red Sea, the Western Desert, and the Eastern Desert
B) The Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the tombstones
C) The pyramids and the Western Desert
D) The pyramids, and the Mediterranean Sea

19. The flooding of the Nile River began each year due to the snow that started to melt in the mountains in this month

A) June
B) October
C) December
D) February

20. This is how long it took thousands of men to build one Ancient Egyptian Pyramid

A) Fifty years
B) Twenty years
C) Two years
D) Ten years

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