- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Farm Land
B) Black Land
C) Fertile Soil
D) Mesopotamia
- 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) Hieroglyphics
B) Papyrus
C) Cuneiform
D) Symbolic writing
- 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) Linen
B) Cotton
C) Hieroglyphics
D) Papyrus
- 5. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt
A) Pharaoh
B) King
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) Dynasty
B) Burial
C) Purification
D) Mummies
- 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 Persian Gulf
C) Valley of the Kings
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) papyrus
D) cartouche
- 10. Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met at a point on top, built in Ancient Egypt
A) sphinx
B) pyramids
C) obelisk
D) mummy
- 11. A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
A) Cartouche
B) Rosetta Stone
C) Hammurabi's Code
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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