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Which Nubian Kingdom was remembered for making delicate pottery?
Kerma
Napata
Kush
Meroe
2
This goddess was the deity of cats- protector of pregnant women and children.
Horus
Bast
Isis
Osiris
3
When did Hatshepsut reign?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
After Cleopatra
New Kingdom
4
Which Nubian Kingdom buried their kings in small, steep pyramids?
Meroe
Kerma
Napata
Kush
5
What is this Ancient Egyptian architectural feature?
obelisk
temple
pyramid
sphinx
6
In the afterlife, your _____ would be weighed against a feather to see if you were good or bad.
brain
body
heart
head
7
What type of religion did the Ancient Egyptians practice?
pantheism
monotheism
polytheism
atheism
8
The husband of Isis.
Horace
Isis
Ra
Osiris
9
Who is the falcon god?
Isis
Horus
Thoth
Osiris
10
Who conquered Egypt?
Edrick
Alexander the Great
Menes
Ramses
11
Who unified Egypt and thus marking the beginning of the ancient civilization of Egypt?
Hastshepsut
Menes
Thutmose
Tutankhamen
12
A written language called _______________ was used in Egyptian art and daily life.
Arabic
cuneiform
Demotic
hieroglyphics
13
The Nile River flows:
south to north
north to south
east to west
west to east
14
Where are the Great Pyramids located?
Valley of the Kings
Giza
Memphis
Valley of the Golden Mummies
15
The process of preserving the dead was called....
preservation
mummifcation
embalming
entombing
16
Ancient Egyptians buried the wealthy dead....
sandy pits
pyramids
temples
football fields
17
Where is Lower Nubia?
north of Egypt
between 2nd & 6th cataracts
on the Sinai Peninsula
between 1st & 2nd cataracts
18
Which animal did the Ancient Egyptians hold MOST sacred?
jackal
scarab beetle
camel
cat
19
What caused the end of the Ancient Egyptian way of life?
Everyone died of a mysterious illness.
The last Pharaohs died out.
The Romans took over.
The Nile flooded and destroyed everything.
20
When mummifying a body, how was the brain removed for preservation?
Through the eye socket.
Through the nose.
They cut open the skull.
Through the ear.
21
When did King Tut live?
After the fall of the New Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
22
What do you call the person who ruled for a child until they were old enough to rule?
pharaoh
regent
dynasty
nanny
23
Which Nubian Kingdom controlled all of Egypt for a short time?
Meroe
Kerma
Kush
Napata
24
How did Egyptians believe they would get to the afterlife?
By a secret map
By climbing a pyramid
By boat
By camel
25
In 1922, archaeologists discovered and opened the tomb of this famous pharaoh:
Akhenaten
Cleopatra
Tutankhamun
Ramses
26
At the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid were _____________________.
peasants
slaves
merchants
artisans
27
What is pictured here?
silt
delta
Kemet
cataract
28
The Nile river empties out into...
The Dead Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
The Red Sea
29
Name the large tablet found in 1799 containing 3 languages that helped decode hieroglyphics?
Papyrus
Hammurabis Code
Rosetta Stone
Book of the Dead
30
Which Nubian Kingdom was the last to control part of Egypt?
Meroe
Napata
Kerma
Kush
31
Astronomers used the flooding of the Nile and the appearance of the star Sirius to...
Measure the pyramids
Calculate a 365 day year
Develop geometry
Predict famines
32
This god was in charge of the dead. Egyptians believed he invented mummification.
Isis
Osiris
Amon-Ra
Anubis
33
How long did it take to mummify a person?
About 7 days
About 70 hours
About 7 months
About 70 days
34
Who was responsible for the destruction of the Kushite empire?
Max
Max
Max
Max
35
This god was the Egyptian Sun god.
Osiris
Anubis
Isis
Ra
36
The river running through Egypt, which gives life to its desert, is called:
The Nile River
The Ganges River
The Euphrates River
The Yellow River
37
When was Egypt focused on public works like building roads?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
25th Dynasty
Old Kingdom
38
Which Nubian kingdom is remembered for their work with metal and ore?
Kush
Napata
Kerma
Meroe
39
Which Nubian Kingdom buried their kings in mounds the size of football fields?
Kush
Kerma
Meroe
Napata
40
The first communities in Egypt were likely....
farmers
hunters and fishers
goat herders
mostly Nubian
41
What did the Egyptians call their fertile land?
Kemet
The Red Land
The Delta
Cataract
42
In which part of the world is Egypt located?
Africa
The Middle East
Asia
Europe
43
Which of these is not a source of the Nile River?
The White Nile
Mountains of the Moon and Lake Tana
Mediterranean Sea
The Blue Nile
44
How long is the Nile River?
4,000 miles
2,500 miles
400 miles
250 miles
45
Which of the following is NOT an Egyptian innovation?
toothpaste
gunpowder
papyrus
makeup
46
This is the term for a succession of people from the same family who continue to rule.
ancestry
monarchy
succession
dynasty
47
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Nefertiti
Hatshespsut
Menes
Cleopatra
48
The desert surrounding Egypt is called.....
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
The Black Lands
Kemet
49
What do you call the fine soil found on river bottoms?
cataract
dredge
silt
delta
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Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
nobles
pharaoh
Amon-Re
priests