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National Geographic World History: Great Civilizations Chapter 4
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1
Who is known for being the head of the Great Sphinx?
Khufu
Imhotep
Khafre
Menkaure
2
Who is known for being the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?
Menes
Cleopatra VII
Khufu
Ramses the Great
3
Why did Egyptians build pyramids?
For fun
For prisons
To bury their dead - tombs for pharaohs
To store food
4
What does ancient mean?
hot
broken
young
Long, long ago
5
What continent is Egypt located?
Asia
Antartica
Australia
Africa
6
What's the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Nile
7
True or False: Hatshepsut was a female, wore a beard, and was very successful!
False
True
8
Why did Egyptians wear amulets?
Protection
Good dreams
Superpowers
9
What is a dynasty?
an amulet
A series of rulers usually from one family.
a way someone dies
10
About how many years ago did the Ancient Egypt civilization thrive?
10 years
100 years
3000 years
1000 years
11
What are two adjectives that describe Egypt's climate?
Warm and Rainy
Dry and Cold
Hot and Dry
Cold and Snowy
12
The Nile River flows from:
East to West
North to South
South to North
West to North
13
What kind of material was mostly used to build pyramids?
Sand
Limestone
Diamonds
Granite
14
True or False: Scribes wrote AND did math.
False
True
15
How did Egyptians travel across the Nile? Choose the best answer
Swimming
Boats
Pool floaties
16
Name the seas that border Egypt:
Black Sea and Persian Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
17
What are hieroglyphics?
Songs
Clothing
Instruments
Writing
18
The Nile River...
flowed north and had its source in the southern highlands.
was used for transportation and people settled along it.
all of the above
provided three seasons based upon the flood cycle.
19
What did Egyptian farmers use to grow crops?
Just rain
Nothing
Irrigation
Magic
20
Frontalism refers to
Egyptian music
Egyptian food
Egyptian art
21
True or False: Egyptians used ZERO in their math.
False
True
22
What is the part of the river that branches out and deposits fertile soil?
cataract
delta
sea
flood
23
What has the face of a pharaoh and the body of a lion that guards the pyramids?
Crypt
Sphinx
King Tut
Mummy
24
Who is known as the boy king and all the gold found in his tomb?
Menkaure
Hatshepsut
Khufu
King Tut
25
Egypt is located in what desert?
Great Basin Desert
Arabian Desert
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
26
The leader of Ancient Egypt was called a
Emperor
King
President
Pharoah
27
Who is known for uniting upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
Imhotep
28
How many kingdoms were there in Ancient Egypt?
3 (OLD, MIDDLE, AND NEW)
1 (OLD)
2 (OLD AND NEW)
29
The Capital of Egypt today is:
Giza
Cairo
Thebes
Alexandria
30
Who is known for having about 100 children, lived to age 90, and had numerous statues?
Khufu
Khafre
Menkaure
Ramses the Great
31
What led to modern day paper?
papyrus
sundials
hieroglyphics
clocks
32
A pharaoh's body was preserved when they died. What is it called when it was preserved?
mummy
King Tut
pharaoh
priest
33
Who is known for making the first step pyramid?
Djoser
Imhotep
Khafre
Khufu
