Ancient Egypt Quiz

1. The country where you will find pyramids and camels is
a) Greece
b) Egypt
c) Nigeria
d) Kenya

2. The first people to live in Egypt moved next to the _______.
a) desert
b) Mediterranean Sea
c) Nile River
d) mountains

3. After Menes joined Upper and Lower Egypt, Egypt's ruler was called a  _______.
a) priest
b) god
c) king
d) pharaoh

4. One famous pharaoh was _______.
a) Khufu
b) Rosetta
c) Hebrew
d) Hieroglyph

5. The paper made form reeds that grew in the Nile Delta was called _____.
a) linen
b) papyrus
c) scroll
d) silt

6. The _______ Stone tells the same story three times: once in Ancient Egyptian, once in a new Egyptian language, and once in Greek.
a) Rosetta
b) Hebrew
c) Canopic
d) Hieroglyphic

7. Ancient Egypt's economy was based on _______.
a) invasions
b) building
c) farming
d) fishing

8. Egyptian writing is called ____________.
a) Sphinx
b) Scribes
c) Carvings
d) Hieroglyphics

9. ________ was a well loved pharaoh of Egypt whose brother drowned him, then cut up his body, and put the pieces all over Egypt.
a) Osiris
b) Set
c) King Tut
d) Khufu

10. Most of Egypt is made up of __________ .
a) islands
b) mountains
c) desert
d) forest

11. The seasonal flooding of the Nile River caused the land to be ______ .
a) covered with large rocks
b) stripped of needed minerals
c) too wet and muddy
d) very rich and fertile

12. The organs of the mummies were removed and placed in ________ jars.
a) canopic
b) temple
c) pyramid
d) papyrus

13. Mummies were buried in _______ .
a) pyramids
b) empires
c) brick tombs
d) canopic jars

14. Next to the Great Pyramid is a statue with a lion's body and a human head. It is called the _____ .
a) Temple Gate
b) Osiris Tomb
c) Sphinx
d) Rosetta Stone

15. Most Ancient Egyptian writing is about ________.
a) trading and exploring
b) farming and fishing
c) religion and government
d) building and planning

16. The pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were ______ .
a) elected by the people
b) born into the position
c) selected by government officials

17. People who were trained to write hieroglyphics were called _______ .
a) scribes
b) priests
c) slaves
d) officials

18. Scholars learned the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics by studying the ______.
a) Nile River
b) Great Pyramid
c) Sphinx
d) Rosetta Stone

19. What was the main crop raised by the Ancient Egyptians?
a) rice
b) wheat
c) corn
d) barley

20. Which people were just below the pharaoh and his family on the social pyramid?
a) doctors and teachers
b) salesmen and architects
c) priests and government officials
d) farmers and slaves

21. The Nile River empties into the ________ .
a) Red Sea
b) Euphrates River
c) Mediterranean Sea
d) Tigris River

22. Lower Egypt is located in the _________.
a) north
b) south
c) east
d) west

23. One reason objects from Ancient Egypt are still around today for us to study is _________.
a) storage houses were built
b) records were kept in stone
c) the pharaohs stored everything in canopic jars
d) because Egypt is so dry things don't rot

24. In November 1922 the discovery of __________ tomb helped modern people understand the life of the Ancient Egyptians.
a) King Tut's
b) Isis's
c) Osiris's
d) Queen Hatshepsuts's

25. Preparing a mummy took ___________ days.
a) 7
b) 70
c) 12
d) 25

26. The Great Pyramid for Pharaoh Khufu is ________ feet high.
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 45
d) 450

27. The Egyptian calendar had ________ days.
a) 100
b) 365
c) 400
d) 250

28. Egyptians all wore _________ makeup.
a) eye
b) lip
c) face

29. Egyptians invented __________.
a) bronze
b) books
c) saddle
d) toilet

30. Pharaohs never went in public without ______.
a) a head dress
b) sandals
c) cloak
d) shepherd's crook and flail



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