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1
What is the name of the most famous Egyptian pyramids with three smooth-sides called?
Pyramid of Imhotep
Step Pyramid
Pyramid of Giza
Pyramid of Zoser
2
Where was Pharoah Tutankamun tomb found?
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Dead
Valley of the Afterlife
Valley of the Rich
3
What was the name of the Egyptian's burial tomb made of for the wealthy?
flat roofs
mastabas
coffin
burial chambers
4
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo
Siwa
Giza
Fort Lauderdale
5
On which continent is Egypt located?
North America
Africa
Asia
Australia
6
What is the name of the longest river in Egypt?
Mississippi River
Amazon river
Nile River
St. Mary's River
7
Why were the scribes so important?
They were cosidered pharoahs.
They only worked for the rich
They kept records
They were rich
8
What was the purpose of the Great Spinx?
To help with the flooding season.
To guard the Pyramid of Giza.
To act as a decoy for grave robbers.
So the people would pray to it as a God.
9
What was the first stage in mummification?
Organs were put in special jars.
Body was washed with wine and rubbed with oils and spices.
All the organs except the heart was taken out of the body.
The priest covered body with Natron to dry the body out.
10
What were the three parts that Egyptians believed every person was made of?
life, money, and status
family, friends, and pharoahs
body, ka, and ba
mind, body, and spirit
11
What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Kalahari Desert
Mojave Desert
12
Why was Egypt called the black land?
The land was so dry it looked black.
The air is so polluted the waters are black.
Crops were hard to grow in that land.
Nile River flooding the land leaving it the color black.