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