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Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Introduction to Ancient Egypt
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A quiz on Ancient Egypt, based on pre-reading done by pupils
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1
_____________ was the god of funerals and death.
Ra
Horus
Isis
Anubis
2
Which sea lies to the north of Egypt?
Caspian Sea
Caribbean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
3
The point where the Nile River joins the Mediterranean Sea is called _______________.
The Nile Mouth
The Nile Valley
The Nile Source
The Nile Delta
4
Ancient Egyptians wrote using symbols, known as ________________.
hieroglyphs
calligraphy
glyphics
hieroglyphary
5
Who was Hathesput?
An Egyptian female pharaoh
The first Egyptian mummy
An Egyptian pharaoh
The wife of Tutankhamun
6
In which year did Howard Carter discover Tutankhamun's tomb?
1822
1922
1832
1932
7
This was the capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms.
Thebes
Memphis
Rosetts
Saqqara
8
The _________________ is considered to be the oldest of all the pyramids in Egypt.
Great Pyramid
Pyramid of Tutankhamun
Giza Pyramid
Step Pyramid
9
What were paper scrolls made of?
linen
wood shavings
papyrus
reeds
10
The Great Pyramid was built for ________________ and is 146 m tall.
Pharaoh Rhamesses
Pharaoh Cleopatra
Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Pharaoh Khufu
11
The last pharaoh of Egypt was _______________.
Ramesses III
Tutankhamun
Hathesput
Cleopatra VII
12
The _____________ is the largest single stone statue in the world and is carved from limestone.
The Great Pyramid
The Great Ra
The Great Sphinx
The Great Tutankhamun
13
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in ___________.
1323 BC
1332 BC
323 BC
332 BC
14
He fought in a great war for Egypt and brought peace to the country.
Alexander the Great
Ramesses II
Caesar
Khufu
15
This stone helped linguists to understand the meaning of hieroglyphs.
Scarab Stone
Amulet Stone
Ramesses Stone
Rosetta Stone
16
The Great Sphinx were built to ...
guard all the pyramids
scare the tomb robbers
protect the pharaoh
honour the pharaoh
17
This is the capital of Egypt today.
Giza
Memphis
Alexandria
Cairo
18
We can find the tombs of some of the most famous pharaohs here.
The Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Delta
The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Nile
19
They believed that mummifying a dead pharaoh and protecting the body in a pyramid would ...
cause him to come back to earth as a greater pharaoh.
cause him to live forever in the afterlife.
cause him to not really die.
cause him to come back to life one day.
20
Where is Egypt located? Choose the correct number from the picture.
Number 2
Number 4
Number 1
Number 3
