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a) Asia

Egypt is located on the Continent of . a) Asia. b) Europe. c) Africa. d) Asia Minor. Herodotus called this river a Gift to the people of Egypt. a) Nile. b) Zambesi. c) Euphrates. d) Tigris. This term means black land . a) Deshret. b) Ammit. c) Kemet. d) Mattock.

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  1. Egypt is located on the Continent of a) Asia b) Europe c) Africa d) Asia Minor

  2. Herodotus called this river a Gift to the people of Egypt a) Nile b) Zambesi c) Euphrates d) Tigris

  3. This term means black land a) Deshret b) Ammit c) Kemet d) Mattock

  4. This term means red land and Represents all that is evil a) Deshret b) Piruit c) Kemet d) Shaduf

  5. The season of flooding or Innundation is called a) Shaduf b) Shemu c) Shait d) Piruit

  6. The season of emergence is Known as a) Piruit b) Shait c) Papyrus d) Deshret

  7. The season of harvest is Known as a) Shemu b) Piruit c) Shaduf d) Shait

  8. The Egyptian word for plow Is a) Nilometer b) Shaduf c) Shemu d) Mattock

  9. A device used to raise water from the Nile to irrigation channels a) Shemu b) Shaduf c) Shait d) Mattock

  10. A device used to measure the Height of the Nile’s flood a) Shemu b) Shaduf c) Nilometer d) Mattock

  11. The plant used to make paper Is called a) Piruit b) Shait c) Papyrus d) Deshret

  12. According to an Egyptian Legend who united upper And lower Egypt a) Tut b) Menes (Narmer) c) Hatshepsut d) Thutmoses IV

  13. Pharoahs often depend on an Advisor to help them run the Government efficiently. The Title given to this advisor was a) Shaduf b) Vizier c) Kashta d) Anubis

  14. Egyptian history is divided Into how many different eras or Time periods a) 2 kingdoms b) 10 dynasties c) 12 dynasties d) 3 kingdoms

  15. A series of rulers from the Same family is called a a) Queen b) Pharoah c) Regent d) Dynasty

  16. The three kingdoms that divide Egyptian history are a) Old, Renovated, & New b) Old, Middle, & New c) Old,Intermediate,& New d) Khafre, Cheops, & Tut

  17. Great warrior king who had Over 100 children a) Tutankhamun b) Ramses c) Thutmose II d) Nefertiti

  18. First women pharaoh in Ancient Egypt a) Hatshepsut b) Nefertiti c) Menes d) Ramses III

  19. The pharaoh who had the Great Pyramid at Giza built. When it Was completed over 2 million Stone blocks were used. a) Senefru b) Khufu c) Cleopatra d) Thutmose I

  20. Oval ring that contains the Hieroglyphic name of the Pharaoh. a) Canopic b) Sarcophagus c) Papyrus d) Cartouche

  21. The pharaoh who had the first Pyramid built during the Old Kingdom a) Senefru b) Khufu c) Zoser d) Thutmose I

  22. The time period from 2700 BCE To around 2200 BCE . a) New Kingdom b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) Intermediate Kingdom

  23. The time period from 1550 BCE To around 1085 BCE . a) New Kingdom b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) Intermediate Kingdom

  24. The time period from 2050 BCE To around 1780 BCE . a) New Kingdom b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) Intermediate Kingdom

  25. The name of the Egyptian Writing system was called a) Cuneiform b) Sanskrit c) Hieroglyphics d) Helvetica

  26. Hieroglyphics is a Greek Term which means a) Wedge shaped writing b) Sacred carved inscriptions c) Chicken scratch d) alphabet

  27. Approximately how many signs Or symbols did the ancient Egyptian writing system contain a) 750 b) 26 c) 500 d) 100

  28. What famous tablet discovered In 1799 allowed the Egyptian Writing system to be translated a) Dead Sea Scrolls b) Cleopatra’s diary c) Rosetta Stone d) Osiris papyrus

  29. The name given to the temple, where young boys were taught to read & write was called the a) Edubba b) House of Life c) House of Papyrus d) Mastaba

  30. Egyptians used a reed like plant to make a type of paper called a) Papyrus b) alluvium c) Xerox d) Ricoh

  31. How did the ancient Egyptians Demonstrate their believe in An afterlife a) They gave away their stuff b) They believed in one god c) They built cities for the dead d) They preserved their bodies

  32. An Arabic word which means Bench and was the first style Of Egyptian tomb built was Called a a) Sphinx b) Mastaba c) Burial mound d) Step pyramid

  33. The architect of the first Step pyramid built in ancient Egypt was a) Imhotep b) Khufu c) Menes d) Cheops

  34. Instead of pyramids many of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs Were buried in secret cliff side Tombs located in a) Sinai Peninsula b) Thebes c) The Nile Delta d) Valley of the Kings

  35. Approximately how many days Did it take to mummify a body a) 70 b) 50 c) 3 d) 180

  36. In ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to a) Worship one god b) Prepare for the afterlife c) Go to the temple each day d) Worship the pharoah

  37. When did planning for a Pharaoh’s tomb begin a) When he died b) When he was born c) When he was crowned d) When the Nile flooded

  38. Which of the following was NOT A reason why the ancient Egyptians stopped building pyramids a) They were expensive to build b) They took a long time to build c) They were often robbed d) They ran out of limestone

  39. The special salt used to dry the Body during the mummification Process was called a) Piruit b) Natron c) Shabtis d) Shait

  40. The special jars used to hold The internal organs were Known as a) Mason b) Shemu c) Shaduf d) Canopic

  41. Small little servant statues that were buried with a person and were supposed to do work for the person In the afterlife were called a) Shaduf b) Shemu c) Shabtis d) Ammit

  42. The collection of spells,poems, And incantations used by the Egyptians to reach the afterlife Was called the a) Undertakers handbook b) Rosetta stone c) Book of Amon Re d) Book of the dead

  43. Stone coffin in the tomb where the wooden inner coffins were Placed was the a) sarcophagus b) Shait c) shaduf d) Shemu

  44. Ceremony where a person’s Soul was judged to see if they Were worthy to go to the field Of reeds a) Opening of the mouth b) Capturing of the Ka c) Weighing of the heart d) Trial of Osiris

  45. Who discovered Tutankhamun’s Tomb in 1922 in the Valley of The Kings a) Howard Carter b) Heinrich Scheilman c) Indiana Jones d) Lord Greystoke

  46. Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by helping to explain the workings of a) the universe b) nature c) The government d) machines

  47. The Egyptian god of the Underworld was called a) Osiris b) Anubis c) Seth d) Isis

  48. The Egyptian idea of heaven Or paradise was called the a) Field of Dreams b) Valhalla c) Field of Reeds d) Land of the dead

  49. Why didn’t ancient Egyptians want to be on the west bank of the Nile after dark a) It was illegal b) Grave robbers lived there c) Wild animals might attack d) Spirits of the dead lived there

  50. The Egyptian god of mummification or embalming was a) Anubis b) Thoth c) Ammit d) Osiris

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