- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Mesopotamia
B) Fertile Soil
C) Black Land
D) Farm Land
- 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. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians
A) Cuneiform
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Papyrus
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) Papyrus
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Cotton
D) Linen
- 5. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt
A) King
B) Emperor
C) Pharaoh
D) Lord
- 6. Egyptian imaginary creature having a body of a lion and the head of a man or other animals
A) Sphinx
B) Mummy
C) Sarcophagus
D) Natron
- 7. Special treated bodies wrapped in cloth to preserve the body of a pharaoh
A) Dynasty
B) Mummies
C) Burial
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) The Persian Gulf
D) Valley of the Kings
- 9. An oval design, similar to a log, used to write a god's or pharaohs' name was called:
A) cartouche
B) papyrus
C) sarcophagus
D) delta
- 10. Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met at a point on top, built in Ancient Egypt
A) pyramids
B) mummy
C) sphinx
D) obelisk
- 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) Amazon River
B) Tigris River
C) Euphrates River
D) Nile River
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