Ancient Egypt Quiz - Qüestionari

1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:

A) Mesopotamia
B) Fertile Soil
C) Farm Land
D) Black Land

2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. This is the Sea into which the Nile River flows:

A) Persian Gulf
B) Black Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Red Sea

13. A Shaduf was used to

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

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

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

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

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

16. Egypt is in the continent of

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

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

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

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 Mediterranean Sea
C) The pyramids and the Western Desert
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) December
B) February
C) June
D) October

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

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

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