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This pharaoh from the old kingdom had the first pyramid built
Zoser
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
2
This famous Frenchman was the first to decipher Hieroglyphs
Jean Champollion
Inspector Clouseau
Jean Valjean
Jacques Cousteau
3
Approximately how many Hieroglyphic symbols did the Egyptians use?
600
750
26
500
4
Approximately how many years did it take to learn hieroglyphics and become a scribe
5
20
10
15
5
Egyptians used this reed like plant to make a type of paper called
Xerox
Papyrus
mattock
Flax
6
This was one of the few women pharaoh’s in Egyptian history
Khufu
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Zoser
7
This time period lasted from 1550 BCE until around 1085 BCE, Egypt becomes a world power
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Intermediate Kingdom
Old Kingdom
8
What stone tablet, discovered in 1799 allowed ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics to be translated?
Rosetta Stone
Dead Sea Scrolls
Little Red Book
Stone Henge
9
A series of rulers from the same family is called a
Dynasty
Regent
Pharaoh
Emperor
10
Oval ring that contains the name of a pharaoh
Sarcophagus
Papyrus
Cartouche
Canopic
11
The second most powerful man in ancient Egypt who helped the Pharaoh rule ancient Egypt
High Priest
Vizier
Mason
Pharoah
12
The word
hieroglyph
is a Greek word, which means
sacred carved inscription
great scribe
alphabet
chicken scratch
13
The term Pharaoh was used by ancient Egytpians for their kings and it means
Emperor
Great House
Living God
Immortal
14
This pharaoh had over 100 children and helped to build ancient Egypt into a world power
Zoser
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Khufu
15
According to legend, who united Upper & Lower Egypt?
Amon-Re
Menes/Narmer
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
16
This kingdom lasted from 2050 BCE until around 1780 BCE and is considered Egypt's golden age
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Intermediate Kingdom
17
Historians divide Egyptian history into how many time periods or kingdoms?
Three
Four
Two
Six
18
This time period lasted from 2700 BCE until around 2200 BCE, Pyramids were built
Middle Kingdom
Intermediate Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
19
The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over
only slaves
all the people in Africa
only priests
all Egyptians
20
The name given to the temple, where young boys were taught to read and write was called the
Mastaba
Houseof Life
Papyrus Technology Institute
Eduba