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What was the second and most powerful Nubian Kingdom?
Kerma
Sudan
Savanna
Kush
2
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?
Anubis
Osiris
Set
Ra
3
What irrigation device did Egyptians use that was a bucket attached to a long pole?
papyrus
pharaoh
hieroglyphics
shadoof
4
Which large body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
5
What is a series of rulers from the same family called?
dynasty
shadoof
papyrus
pharaoh
6
What was ancient Egyptian writing called?
cunieform
hieroglyphics
sanskrit
alphabet
7
god of the yearly flooding of Nile
Ra
Isis
Horus
Hapy
8
Mark ALL of the things the papyrus plant was used for.
rope
paper like material
necklaces
baskets
9
What desert does the Nile River flow through?
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
Syrian Desert
10
What river flows through Egypt?
Nile River
Tigris River
Yangtze River
Indus River
11
Which pharaoh had the Great Pyramid built as his tomb? He was also known to be cruel.
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Menes
12
Where is the Great Pyramid located?
Giza
Thebes
Memphis
Alexandria
13
Nubia is located in which direction from Egypt?
west
north
east
south
14
goddess of truth, justice and harmony; associated with the balance of things on earth.
Osiris
Ma'at
Horus
Amun
15
Which group of people invaded Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom?
the Assyrians
the Hyksos
the Persians
the Kushites
16
Which pharaoh's intact tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter in A.D. 1922?
Tutankhamen
Narmer
Khufu
Ramses II
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What is the Egyptian Old Kingdom known for?
pyramids
Cleopatra's reign
the height of Egyptian power
a period of peace and order
18
The Rosetta Stone had only two forms of hieroglyphics on it.
True
False
19
Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh was the living god __
Hapy
Horus
Isis
Ra
20
Women could serve on a jury in ancient Egypt.
False
True
21
The Egyptians built the pyramids as __________ for the pharaohs.
palaces
vacation homes
temples
tombs
22
Click all of the organs that were in the canopic jars
heart
stomach
intestines
liver
23
What is the belief in many gods called?
monotheism
Trinitarianism
pantheism
polytheism
24
The Nile Delta is located in which part of Egypt?
Upper
Lower
25
Which pharaoh drove out the Hyksos and began the New Kingdom Period?
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Ahmose
Thutmose III
26
What is the Egyptian New Kingdom known for?
pyramids
Cleopatra's reign
the height of Egyptian power
a period of peace and order
27
What material did the Egyptians write on?
cardstock
parchment
papyrus
vellum
28
What did they use in the mummification process?
cinnamon
cataract
garlic
natron
29
What made it difficult to trade and also to be invaded because of their violent/rough nature?
cataracts
bureaucrats
hieroglyphics
women
30
What did the Nile River do every year that allowed Egypt to exist?
dry up
flood
flow backwards
stopped flowing
31
Which female pharaoh is remembered for promoting trade and peace?
Hatshepsut
Sobkneferu
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
32
What process did the ancient Egyptians employ to protect bodies for the afterlife?
cremation
bronze casting
mummification
taxidermy
33
Who united Egypt around 3100 B.C.?
Cleopatra
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Menes/Narmer
34
How many kingdoms is ancient Egyptian history divided into?
four
two
three
five
35
What is the title of the king of ancient Egypt?
emperor
warlord
pharaoh
raja
36
Sun god; most important god
Hapy
Ra
Seth
Anubis
37
Who was pharaoh of Egypt at its height of power?
Tutankhamen
Ahmose
Ramses II
Thutmose III
38
What was ancient Egypt's first capital city?
Cairo
Memphis
Thebes
Alexandria
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What was ancient Egypt's class structure shaped liked?
square
circle
octagon
pyramid
