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1
According to Egyptian mythology, what causes the Nile to rise?
melting snow in southern Egypt
overseeing of Ra
rain in Egypt
tears of Isis
2
Beside what river is the Egyptian civilization located?
Indus
Tigris
Yellow
Nile
3
Who is Osiris?
famous priest
important god
famous pharaoh
king who united Egypt
4
What was the ceremony that enabled mummies to see and talk in the afterlife?
opening of the mouth
mummification
sight and speech
book of the dead
5
What are hieroglyphs?
Ancient Egyptian pictographic language
the first written language
Ancient Egyptian phonetic langugage
Ancient Egyptian secret code
6
What are the names of the two types of land that they had in Ancient Egypt?
black and white
black and red
blue and green
black and green
7
What is the gift of the Nile?
iriigation
papyrus
Ancient Egyptian civilization
transportation
8
What was the name of a pharaoh encircled with, in hieroglyphs?
circle
cartwheel
cartouche
cartoon
9
What is the average weight of the stone blocks used in the great pyramid?
15 million tons
1 million tons
5 million tons
2 million tons
10
What civilization was located south of Ancient Egypt?
Mesopotamia
Hittite
Nubia
China
11
What did the Egyptians develop because of the Nile?
all of the above
nileometer
calendar
irrigation
12
What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper?
cypress
palm tree
flax
papyrus
13
Why did the Ancient Egyptians build pyramids?
monuments
houses
decorations
tombs
14
What did the Egyptians do, so they could live in the afterlife?
prayers
offerings
mummification
sacrifices
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What geographic feature surrounds the Egyptian civilization?
mountains
plains
valleys
deserts
