Ancient Egypt

Question 1

A plain at the mouth of a river where the river empties into a larger body of water is a _____.

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 2

The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx were both built during the ______kingdom.

Accepted Answer

Old Kingdom

Question 3

Queen Hatsehput was the ________ for her stepson Thutmose III.

Accepted Answer

regent

Question 4

The pyramids of Egypt took around _____ to build.

Accepted Answer

20 years

Question 5

The _____ provided a great natural barrier for the Egyptians to protect them from invasion.

Accepted Answer

sahara

Question 6

The Egyptians called their land ______ which meant “black land” because of the dark soil.

Accepted Answer

Kemet

Question 7

The first pharaoh of Egypt was _______.

Accepted Answer

Menes

Question 8

The god of the sky was called _________.

Accepted Answer

Horus

Question 9

The Egyptians believed that ______, the god of the dead would escort them to the afterlife.

Accepted Answer

Anubis

Question 10

The Nile flows _____even though water always flows downhill.

Accepted Answer

North

Question 11

A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group is a _______.

Accepted Answer

dynasty

Question 12

The Egyptians used mathematics like __________ and fractions to help build the pyramids.

Accepted Answer

geometry

Question 13

The Great Pyramid is composed of around _________ stones each weighing around 5,000 pounds.

Accepted Answer

2 million

Question 14

The chief god of Egypt was ________.

Accepted Answer

Re

Question 15

The pyramids were built to be ________.

Accepted Answer

tombs

Question 16

Pictures and other writing symbols the Egyptians used were called _____.

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 17

The Middle Kingdom ended when Egypt was invaded by the ______.

Accepted Answer

Hyksos

Question 18

______________ were governors who ruled the different sections of Egypt.

Accepted Answer

nomarchs

Question 19

The Egyptians believed they would take all their _______ with them to the afterlife.

Accepted Answer

possessions

Question 20

Due to ________, the Egyptians had an advanced knowledge of the human body.

Accepted Answer

mummification

Question 21

The Egyptians used paper made from reeds called ______.

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 22

The ______ is the world’s longest river.

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 23

The god who was the protector of the King was called __________.

Accepted Answer

Baset

Question 24

The largest pyramid was built for the pharaoh, ______.

Accepted Answer

Khufu

Question 25

The kings of Egypt were known as ______.

Accepted Answer

Pharoahs

Question 26

___________ was the last ruler of Egypt before it fell to the Romans.

Accepted Answer

Cleopatra

Question 27

The Egyptians believed they were carried to the afterlife in ________.

Accepted Answer

Boats

Question 28

___________’s tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.

Accepted Answer

Tutankahamen

Question 29

Complete control over someone or something is ______.

Accepted Answer

absolute power

Question 30

The Egyptians believed that the god _______ was born every morning and died every evening.

Accepted Answer

Re

Question 31

______________ was one of the first female and most successful pharaohs.

Accepted Answer

Hatsheput

Question 32

The Egyptians worshiped the god ______, the god of the Nile.

Accepted Answer

Sobek

Question 33

_________ became pharaoh after his step mother, Hatsheput, died.

Accepted Answer

Thutmose III

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