- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Fertile Soil
B) Mesopotamia
C) Farm Land
D) Black Land
- 2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:
A) Brown Land
B) Nile River Valley
C) Silt Land
D) Red Land
- 3. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians
A) Papyrus
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Symbolic writing
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) Linen
B) Papyrus
C) Hieroglyphics
D) Cotton
- 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) Natron
C) Mummy
D) Sarcophagus
- 7. Special treated bodies wrapped in cloth to preserve the body of a pharaoh
A) Dynasty
B) Burial
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 Persian Gulf
B) Valley of the Kings
C) The Eastern Area
D) The Delta
- 9. An oval design, similar to a log, used to write a god's or pharaohs' name was called:
A) papyrus
B) delta
C) cartouche
D) sarcophagus
- 10. Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met at a point on top, built in Ancient Egypt
A) pyramids
B) obelisk
C) mummy
D) sphinx
- 11. A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
A) Ten Commandments
B) Hammurabi's Code
C) Cartouche
D) Rosetta Stone
- 12. The world's longest river that provided food and trade for the people in Egypt
A) Euphrates River
B) Amazon River
C) Nile River
D) Tigris River
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