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1
A large reed that grows wild along the Nile River and was used to make paper is called ________
papryus
delta
silt
mouth
2
What were the names of the two major regions of Egypt?
Northern and Southern
Upper and Lower Egypt
Eastern and Western
Egypt Major and Egypt Minor
3
Egyptians were the first people to divide the day into 24 hours.
False
True
4
Who is under the pharaoh in Egyptian social order?
Farmers and Slaves
Craftsmen
Scribes and artists
Nobles and priests
5
What game was played by the royal Egyptians?
Senet
Trouble
Clue
Sorry
6
Egyptian writing was written from left to right, like the English language.
True
False
7
A massive, four sided tomb built on a base and narrowing to a point at the top is called _______
mummy
sphinx
export
pyramid
8
Any ancient statue having a lion's body and a head of a human, ram or hawk is called ________
Sphinx
Dynasty
Obelisk
Dunes
9
What best describes the job of a scribe?
To write down the important information
To carve the sculptures
To cook the meals for pharaohs
To train the army
10
The ancient Egyptian empire went through 3 distinct cycles called the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and _____ Kingdom.
Young
Last
New
Lower
11
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing is called_______
Dynasty
Hieroglyphics
Export
Delta
12
Which of the following best describes the change from Hieroglyphic writing to Demotic writing in Egypt?
It made written language shorter and less complicated
It was a change from letter based to picture based
It made written language more complicated
It was only used by the lower group in social order
13
A ruler of Egypt is also believed to be a God is called ________
Kushite
Dynasty
Pharaoh
Nile River
14
Which of the following is NOT true about the Egyptian calendar?
They divided the 365 days into 12 months, each of which was 30 days long.
They based their calculation of a year on the brightest star.
Their calendar was based on the Greek calendar.
They added an extra 5 days at the end for celebrations.
15
Which river flows North through the middle of Egypt?
Amazon
Nile
Mississippi
Atlantic
16
Egyptians did not have a mathematical system for addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.
True
False
17
What is the name of the jars that Egyptians stored organs in to preserve them for the afterlife?
clay pots
wooded boxes
mason jars
canopic jars
18
Which of the following is NOT a pet that Ancient Egyptians kept?
dog
monkey
lion
cat
19
Egyptians wore very little clothing, usually a robe.
False
True
20
A body treated for burial with to keep it from decaying is called a ______
sphinx
obelisk
mummy
pyramid
21
Scribes were revered as artists in Egyptian culture.
True
False
22
Which pharaoh was disliked because he changed religion in Egypt?
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Khufu
Tut
