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Which Pharaoh had the largest pyramid?
Ra
Giza
Hatshepsut
Khufu
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The Great Pyramid is located at
Thebes
Giza
Memphis
Alexandria
3
The third period of united Egypt is called the
Middle Kingdom
Hyksos Invasion
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
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What body of water did the Nile River empty into?
Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
5
What are hieroglyphs?
Salts used in embalming
Drawings on the wall of a tomb
Ancient Egyptian form of writing
The god of writing
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Egyptian Sun God
Isis
UV
Ra
Osiris
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Known as the lady Pharaoh who dressed as a man
Cleopatra
Djoser
Hatshepsut
Khufu
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I was Egypt's greatest builder and warrior. I also fathered over a hundred sons!
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Menes
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Who was responsible for recording important government documents and records such as taxes?
IRS
Nomarks
Reporters
Scribe
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Mummification is:
The process of preparing the body for the after life.
The process of preserving the body.
The process of preserving the body for the after life.
The process of going to the after life.
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The pyramids were built by
The Scribes
Aliens
Slaves
Workers
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The triangular-shaped area at the mouth of a major river
cataract
valley
delta
tributary
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For MOST of its history, the Egyptian religion was
polytheistic
atheistic
monotheistic
Culleytheistic
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Who was the god of the underworld?
Ra
Khufu
Orisis
Isis
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What was the title given to the main advisor to the Pharaoh?
Kenbet
Nomarks
Queen
Vizier
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Which of these protected Egypt from attack?
The Nile
Red Sea
Eastern/Western Deserts
Mediterranean Sea
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What is the major river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile River
The Amazon River
The Egypt River
The Yarra River
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When the Nile flooded, it would leave __________ behind.
Silt
Red land
Rocks and debris
papyrus
19
On what continent was Ancient Egypt located?
Africa
Europe
North America
Asia
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One of the duties of a scribe was to
keep the government records
trade goods in other lands
rule the land
farm the land
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How long did the civilization of Ancient Egypt last?
Over 3,000 years
Over 6,000 years
Over 10,000 years
Over 300 years
22
A "sarcophagus" was used to hold
makeup
beer
grain or wheat
a mummy
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When one family governs a country for an extended period of time it is called a
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
dynasty
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Upper Egypt was located in the
South
Valley of the Kings
North
Rich
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I united Upper and Lower Egypt. I was sadly mauled by a hippo later in life.
Menes
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Akhenaten
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What plant did the Ancient Egyptian make paper out of?
Wheat
Palm Trees
Papyrus
Fig
27
These foreign invaders introduced chariots to the Egyptians
The Lydian Kings
The Nubian Pharaohs
The Hyksos
The Hebrews
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What did the pschent or double crown, worn by the pharaoh, symbolise?
Upper Egypt
The rule of the pharoah
Lower Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
29
The Pharaoh who was known as "the boy king"
Ramses III
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Djoser
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A style of government where the leader is also a religious figure
dictatorship
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
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Howard Carter discovered which tomb in 1922?
Rameses
Khufu
Tutankamun
Amun Ra
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Which Pharaoh was known as "The Great" and built more monuments than any other leader
Ramses III
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Ramses I
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The Nile flowed
West to East
South to North
East to West
North to South
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Type of government with departments (such as Treasury, Education, Agriculture) and officials.
red tape
bureaucracy
theocracy
democracy
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I was the first female pharaoh of Egypt
Menes
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Ramses II