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Ancient Egypt study guide
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1
What is the name of the half God half cat statue guarding the pyramids?
King Tut
Crypt
Sphinx
Mummy
2
The Nile River flows from:
West to North
South to North
North to South
East to West
3
What does ancient mean?
hot
broken
Long, long ago
young
4
Why did Egyptians wear amulets?
Superpowers
Protection
Good dreams
5
What's the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Rio Grande
Nile
Mississippi
6
Why did Egyptians build pyramids?
To bury their dead
To store food
For prisons
They liked geometry
7
Contribution means:
Stealing
Giving or doing something
Symmetrical
Building
8
A pharaoh's body was preserved when they died. What's it called when it was preserved?
mummy
pharaoh
King Tut
priest
9
What continent is Egypt located?
Asia
Australia
Africa
Antartica
10
How did Egyptians travel across the Nile? Choose the best answer
Boats
Swimming
Pool floaties
11
What is one pet Egyptians
did not
keep in their homes?
Cats
Lizards
Dogs
Monkeys
12
The leader of Ancient Egypt was
Emperor
Pharoah
King
President
13
What kind of material was used to build pyramids?
Limestone
Sand
Granite
Diamonds
14
What contribution led to modern day paper?
papyrus
hieroglyphics
sundials
clocks
15
What are hieroglyphics?
Songs
Clothing
Writing
Instruments
16
What did Egyptian farmers use to grow crops?
Just rain
Magic
Nothing
Irrigation
17
About how many years ago did the Ancient Egypt civilization thrive?
3000 years
10 years
1000 years
100 years
18
What are two adjectives that describe Egypt's climate?
Cold and Snowy
Warm and Rainy
Dry and Cold
Hot and Dry
19
Egypt is located in what desert?
Great Basin Desert
Arabian Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
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What is
not
an Ancient Egyptian contribution?
Water clocks
sundial
hieroglyphics
kites
