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Who was the first Egyptian Pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Khufu
Menkaure
Menes
Snefru
2
Which of the following is a source of the Nile River?
White Nile
Green Nile
Red Nile
Blue Nile
3
Who was Akhenaton's favorite wife that was known for her beauty?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Isis
Cleopatra
4
What is a series of rulers from one family line?
Mummy
Regents
Dynasty
Papyrus
5
Who was the god of the afterlife?
Amon-Re
Isis
Osiris
Anubis
6
What is someone called who rules for a child until he is old enough to rule?
Mummy
Regent
Pharaoh
Dynasty
7
What is another name for the land where the soil is spread after flooding?
Red Lands
Black Lands
8
What caused the decline of Egypt in the New Kingdom?
Civil War
Economic Decline
Invaders
Conquered
9
Who was known for being a man of education, expanded Egypt, and took over after his stepmother?
Tutankhamen
Thutmose III
Menes
Akhenaton
10
What was the outer layer of stones originally made of on the pyramid?
Silver
Limestone
Granite
Marble
11
What is a large waterfall called?
delta
Giza
Cataract
silt
12
Which Pharaoh tried to make Egypt monotheistic by worshiping only Aton?
Menes
Ramses II
Amenhotep IV
Khufu
13
What is the title used by Kings of Egypt?
Regent
Dynasty
Pharaoh
Astronomer
14
What is the term for the jars that held the four body parts removed from the mummy?
Canopic
Natron
Hook
Sarcophagus
15
What is the item placed on a dead person with their face painted on it?
Sarcophagus
Sphinx
Death Mask
Charms
16
Who built the pyramids?
Skilled Laborers
Nubians
Romans
Slaves
17
What was the name of the Macedonian who conquered Egypt?
Ptolemy
Marc Antony
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
18
Who was the Woman Pharaoh that encourage peace, prosperity, and trade?
Cleopatra
Isis
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
19
Which Pharaoh had the Great Sphinx built?
Thutmose III
Khufu
Khafre
Menakure
20
What is a plain at the mouth of a river?
delta
cataract
Giza
silt
21
Where was the Great Pyramid located?
Rosetta
Thebes
Giza
Memphis
22
What direction does the Nile River flow?
West
East
North
South
23
Which of the following was not a contribution of Ancient Egypt?
365 day calendar
Hieroglyphs
Phoenician Alphabet
Number system by 10 and fractions
24
What is complete control over someone or something?
Absolute Power
Monarchy
Regent
Dictatorship
25
The Last great Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt was
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Menes
King Tut
26
What is a coffin for the mummy?
Mummy
Canopic
Sarcophagus
Natron
27
What part of the body was said to be worthless during mummification?
Lungs
Brain
Liver
Heart
28
Who was the sun god and the god of creation?
Anubis
Amon-Re
Osiris
Isis
29
What is the fine soil at the bottom of a river called?
Giza
silt
cataract
delta
30
What body part was most important during mummification?
Heart
Lungs
Liver
Brain
31
Who was the god of the dead?
Amon-Re
Anubis
Osiris
Isis
32
Whose tomb did they find in 1922, known as the boy king?
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Thutmose III
Amenhotep IV
33
What is the written language of Ancient Egypt?
Phoenician
Cuneiform
Hebrew
Hieroglyphics
34
What was the salt chemical that they used to preserve the mummy?
Mummy
Sarcophagus
Natron
Canopic
35
Which Pharaoh had the Great Pyramid built in his honor?
Khufu
Snefru
Menkaure
Khafre
36
What were built with triangular sides as royal tombs?
Trapezoids
Pyramids
Valleys
Cartouches
37
What is an early form of paper made with plants from Nile delta?
Natron
Hieroglyphs
Papyrus
Paper
38
What is another name for the Desert in Ancient Egypt?
Red Lands
Black Lands
39
What was the capital of Ancient Egypt?
Thebes
Giza
Rosetta
Memphis
40
Who was the goddess of women?
Isis
Osiris
Anubis
Amon-Re
41
How long did the process of mummification take place?
60 days
70 days
50 days
40 days
42
What kind of religion is ancient Egyptian Religion?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
43
What was the item called that led to the translation of hieroglyphs?
Thebes Stone
Memphis Stone
Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphics
44
What is a scientist who studies the stars?
Physicist
Regent
Astronomer
Chemist
45
Who was the last Pharaoh to have one of the three pyramids at Giza?
Khufu
Khafre
Snefru
Menkaure
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Who was the last Macedonian ruler of Ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
Nefertiti
Alexander the Great
Ptolemy