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GRAPES of Ancient Egypt
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What did the ancient Egyptians use as paper?
Clay tablets
Stones
Papyrus
Wood
2
Egypt is located on this continent
Africa
Europe
Asia
South America
3
Land around the 1st Cataract is known as
Lower Egypt
Thebes
Cataract
Upper Egypt
4
The Nile River empties into which body of water?
Lake Victoria
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
5
Which of these geographic features is a part of Lower Egypt?
the Nubian Deser
the Nile River Delta
the city of Thebes
the Valley of the kings
6
What is a dynasty?
A system of offices and officials that handle the government
A line of rulers from the same family
The all powerful leader in ancient Egypt
A system in which the pharaoh rules everyone
7
All of the following natural barriers protected Egypt from invasion EXCEPT?
cataracts
Seas
mountains
deserts
8
During what Kingdom were the Pharaoh's kind to their people?
Middle
Upper
Old
New
9
Where were the Great Pyramids of Egypt located?
Alexandria
Giza
Memphis
Cairo
10
This is the sea to the East of Egypt
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Nile
11
The Pharaoh was thought to be the son of _______.
Zoraster
zeus
Ra
Isis
12
This leader united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Menes
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Tut
13
Which of these contributes most to the fertility of the land in the Nile Delta?
rich silt deposits from upriver in Africa
abundant rainfall near the Mediterranean Sea
heavy tropical storms in Ethiopia
irrigation systems developed by the ancient Egyptians
14
This is the kingdom in ancient Egypt where the pharaohs were buried in pyramids
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Ramses' Kingdom
15
What is the written language used in Egypt?
Sanskrit
English
Hieroglyphics
cuniform
16
administrative organization that relies on non-elected officials
Democracy
Bureaucracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
17
In 332 BCE Egypt was handed over to which great historical figure?
Julius Caesar
King Cyrus the Great
Cleopatra
Alexander the Great
18
Who was the God of the Sun?
Ro
Ru
Ri
Ra
19
This is the sea to the North of Egypt
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Dead Sea
20
This is the desert that most of Egypt is a part of
Takla Makan
Gobi
Arabian
Sahara (Western)
21
The Rosetta Stone helped decode Hieroglyphics. What language was the Rosetta Stone written in?
Hieroglyphics
Latin
Greek
English