- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Farm Land
B) Mesopotamia
C) Fertile Soil
D) Black Land
- 2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:
A) Nile River Valley
B) Red Land
C) Brown Land
D) Silt Land
- 3. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians
A) Hieroglyphics
B) Symbolic writing
C) Papyrus
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) Papyrus
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Linen
D) Cotton
- 5. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt
A) Pharaoh
B) Lord
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) Sphinx
C) Sarcophagus
D) Natron
- 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) Valley of the Kings
C) The Persian Gulf
D) The Eastern Area
- 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) obelisk
B) pyramids
C) sphinx
D) mummy
- 11. A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
A) Rosetta Stone
B) Ten Commandments
C) Hammurabi's Code
D) Cartouche
- 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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