Ancient Egypt Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Egypt is in the continent of

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

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

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

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

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) February
B) June
C) October
D) December

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

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

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