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Egyptians invented a type of paper. What was it made from?
Cloth
Papyrus
Silk
Tree
2
What pharaoh is known for defeating the Hittites and having over 100 wives?
Hatshepsut
Seti I
Ramses II
Tuthawkamen
3
Who was Hatsheput's step-mother/aunt?
Thutmose IV
Thutmose II
Thutmose I
Thutmose III
4
In what city are the Great Pyramids located?
Thebes
Luxor
Giza
Memphis
5
In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the god of war?
Set
Ra
Horus
Isis
6
What Wonder of the Ancient World was built in Egypt around 270 BCE?
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Sphinx
Abu Simbel Temple
Pyramid of Giza
7
What group of invaders overthrew the Middle Kingdom in 1800 BCE?
Sudanese
Thracians
Hyksos
Nubians
8
Hatshepsut was a pharaoh during the 15th century. For What odd behavior is she best known?
singing from the top of the pyramids
her strange walk --- hence the song walk like an Egyptian
burying her opponents alive
dressing a man and wearing a false beard
9
What was the name of the jars that the organs of the body were placed in after being taken?
Clay Jars
Marble Jars
Organ Jars
Canopic Jars
10
In the Old Kingdom, what were the tombs called that pharaoh's were buried in?
Pyramod
Pyramid
Piramid
Pyrimid
11
What other name was the pharaoh Menes known as?
Djoser
Narmer
Senusret I
Khufu
12
The Egyptians were also the first ones to survey land. What does "survey land" mean?
Measure Land
Flood Land
Harvest Land
Break Up Land
13
What pharaoh changed Egyptian to a monotheistic culture?
Seti I
Tutankhamen
Ahmose I
Akhenaton
14
What Egyptian pharaoh of the Old Kingdom is credited with building his namesake Step Pyramid?
Ramses II
Khafre
Khufu
Djoser
15
In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the god of the underworld?
Anubis
Set
Isis
Osiris
16
The name used for the rulers of Egypt --- pharaohs --- has what meaning in English?
Universal Ruler
Ra's Secret
River Dweller
Great House of the King
17
The Sphinx has the body of a crouching lion and the face of what Egyptian pharaoh?
Akhenaton
Menes
Khafre
Tutankhamen
18
In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the river god?
Ra
Hapi
Set
Osiris
19
What is the Egyptian symbol for life, that is often shown being carried by the gods?
Ankh
Cradle
Auk
Crux
20
Which pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom is known for the creation of the White Chapel?
Seti I
Senusret I
Khufu
Djoser
21
What colors of the ancient Egyptian crown represented Lower and Upper Egypt?
Lower - White, Upper - Blue
Lower - Red, Upper - White
Lower - Blue, Upper - White
Lower - White, Upper - Red
22
In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the sun god?
Horus
Hapi
Osiris
Ra
23
What "Boy King's" tomb is the best preserved pharaohs tomb that we have uncovered?
Ramses II
Narmer
Akhenaton
Tutankhamen
24
Who was the father of the Ramses the Great?
Tuthawkamen
Thutmose II
Seti I
Senusret I
25
What pharaoh had the moniker "the Great?"
Thutmose III
Seti I
Ramses II
Khufu
26
What was the wrapped, dead Egyptian body called?
Mummy
Mummi
Mommy
Mummo
27
What process to Egyptians used to preserve the bodies of the dead?
Embalming
Burial
Burning
Oracle Bones
28
Hatshepsut is known for which African kingdom?
Punt
Kush
Nubia
Aksum
29
To learn the correct magic spells for the afterlife, Egyptians studied what book?
Book of Souls
Book of the Afterlife
Book of the Gods
Book of the Dead
30
When Egyptian embalmed a body, what is natron?
The priest that cleaned them
The strips of linen the body was then wrapped in.
The jars the organs were placed in
The salt the body was covered in
31
What is the term that rivers to the triangular opening of a river that is rich in fertile soil?
Source
Mouth
Delta
Estuary
32
Who was Hatsheput's father?
Thutmose I
Thutmose II
Thutmose IV
Thutmose III
33
This early battle in history saw Thutmose III lead the Egyptian army against the king of Kadesh
Battle of Hattusa
Battle of Karnak
Battle of Megiddo
Battle of Kadesh
34
What two bodies of water converge to form the Nile River?
White Nile and Black Nile
White Nile and Blue Nile
White Nile and Green Nile
White Nile and Red Nile
35
What pharaoh commissioned the building of the Great Pyramid?
Akhenaton
Khufu
Imhotep
Ramses II
36
Which Egyptian is credited with leading the driving-out of the Hyksos from Egypt?
Khufu
Seti I
Ramses II
Ahmose I
37
What form of writing emerged from Egypt around 3000 BCE, often adorning walls of tombs?
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Aramaic
38
The Period of Reunification refers to what time period in Egyptian history?
United Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
39
What was the the ancient capital of Egypt?
Giza
Alexandria
Memphis
Cairo
40
Who was Hatshepsut's brother/husband?
Thutmose III
Thutmose I
Thutmose II
Thutmose III
41
In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the wife of Osiris
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Isis
Mira
42
Where was Hatsheput buried?
Great Pyramid
Abu Simbel
Great Temple
Deir al-Bahri
43
What pharaoh is buried at Abu Simbel in the Great Temple?
Seti I
Amenhotep IV
Ramses II
Thutmose II
44
Who was the first woman Pharaoh to rule Egypt?
Thutmose III
Isis
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
45
The Age of Pyramids refers to what time period in Egyptian history?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
United Kingdom
Old Kingdom
46
Identify the Ancient Egyptian ruler that united Upper and Lower Egypt Egypt around 3000 BCE.
Darius
Ramses
Xerxes
Menes
47
What battle saw Ramses II begin his legacy and defeat the Hittites?
Battle of Megiddo
Battle of Watling Street
Battle of Kadesh
Battle of Hattusa
48
Who was the wife of Akhenaten that was succeeded on the throne by King Tut?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Meryankhnes
49
Egyptians believed that when they died, they would go through what ceremony in the afterlife?
Balancing of the Heart
Weighing of the Heart
Judgement of the Heart
Taking of the Heart
50
Near what body of water is where the Ancient Egyptian civilization began?
Tigris River
Yellow River
Nile River
Euphrates River