Nile River Valley
Egypt Under the Pharaohs
Life and Death in Ancient Egypt
Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt
Egypt and Nubia
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What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
100
What were rulers of Ancient Egypt called?
Pharaohs
100
What is a body preserved by a special process?
Mummy
100
What is the sculpture in Giza with the body of a lion and head of a pharaoh?
Sphinx
100
What natural resource did the Nubians have that the Egyptians wanted?
Gold
200
What is a term used to describe the fertile soil along the Nile River?
Black Land
200
In the Ancient Egypt Social Pyramid, who kept records for the government and temples?
Scribes
200
What is a belief in many gods?
Polytheism
200
How tall was the Great Pyramid of Giza when construction was first completed?
481 feet
200
What is the buying and selling of goods and services?
Commerce
300
How many cataracts are on the Nile River?
6
300
Who was known as the "Queen Pharaoh" of Egypt and the first female ruler of Ancient Egypt?
Hatshepsut
300
Who is the God of the Sun?
Ra
300
What is the study of the body and its organs?
Anatomy
300
What Egyptian pharaoh expanded trade at around 2500 B.C.
Snefru
400
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
400
What pharaoh had the title of "the Great," and built more monuments in Ancient Egypt than any other pharoah?
Ramses II
400
Who was the Ancient Egyptian God of the Afterlife and Resurrection; killed by his brother and chopped into pieces; and made the final judgement on a dead person's soul?
Osiris
400
Who ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
400
What is a payment made by a conquered people to a stronger power?
Tribute
500
What are the 2 main sources for the Nile River?
White Nile and Blue Nile
500
Who was the Ancient Egyptian queen that tried to convert Egyptians from believing in many gods to only one god; one of her daughters was the wife of King Tut?
Nefertiti
500
In the Hall of Two Truths, what are the 2 items weighed on a scale?
Heart and feather
500
What is the name of the monument built by Ramses II with 4 large statues sitting at the entrance to the temple?
Abu Simbel
500
What Kush king conquered Egypt?
Piye
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