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Ancient Egypt People and Vocabualry
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1
What is the system of writing used by ancient Egyptian priests?
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Latin
Hieroglyphics
2
What is the body of water that separates Egypt from Asia to the East?
Nile River
Euphrates River
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
3
Identify the city located at the dot on the map where you see #9.
Alexandria
Giza
Cairo
Thebes
4
What is the longest river in the world?
Mississippi River
Amazon River
Yangtze River
Nile River
5
What is the process of drying a dead body to preserve it called?
Embalming
Incineration
Mummify
Freezing
6
Which pharaoh's nearly intact tomb was discovered in 1922?
Akhenaten
Cleopatra
King Tut
Ramses II
7
Where is the ancient burial place near the Nile River?
Pyramids of Giza
Luxor Temple
Rosetta Place
Valley of the Kings
8
Who is known as the 'Father of the Gods' in Egyptian mythology?
Horus
Osiris
Ra
Anubis
9
Look at the #10 on the map shown here and identify the continent and the geographical feature.
Africa-Eastern Desert
Asia-Eastern Desert
Africa-Western Desert
Asia-Lower Egypt
10
What helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Papyrus Scrolls
Pyramids
Valley of the Kings
Rosetta Stone
11
What material did Egyptians use for writing?
Wood panels
Animal skins
Papyrus
Clay tablets
12
See # 12 . The long narrow area located on either side of the river below the delta was called ________________________.
Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
Kush
Upper Egypt
13
Who is referred to as 'The Last Pharaoh' of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
14
Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
Queen Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Sobekneferu
Nefertiti
15
What were the huge stone tombs built by Egyptian pharaohs called?
Obelisks
Mausoleums
Pyramids
Ziggurats
16
Which pharaoh is known as 'Ramses the Great'?
Amenhotep III
Seti I
Ramses II
Thutmose III
17
What is a triangular-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river called?
Valley
Oasis
Plateau
Delta
18
Look at the map and identify the body of water located at #8.
Nile River
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
19
Look at the # 11 on the map and identify the city located there.
Giza
Alexandria
Memphis
Thebes
20
What was Egypt's southern trading partner on the Nile called?
Nubia
Kush
Axum
Carthage