Geography
Egypt is located on which continent?
Africa
True or False: Women had equal (or almost equal) rights as men in Ancient Egypt?
True
The Ancient Egyptians believed in:
a). One God
b). Many Gods
b). Many Gods
What did they find in King Tut's tomb?
Treasures
True or False? We know exactly how the Great Pyramids of Giza were built.
False. It is still a mystery exactly how these great structures were built.
What is the name of the river that runs through Egypt?
The Nile River
Who was at the very top of the social pyramid in Ancient Egypt?
The Pharaoh
The Ancient Egyptians used ______ to dry out a body during mummification.
Natron Salt
Which Egyptian Pharaoh was referred to as "he" even though she was a woman?
a). Hatshepsut
b). Nefertiti
c). Cleopatra
a). Hatshepsut
What was the name of the plant used to make paper in Ancient Egypt?
Papyrus
What happened to the river every year?
Who made up the lowest (and largest) class of people in Ancient Egypt?
Peasants/Farmers
70
a). 8 or 9
b). 18 or 19
c). 28 or 29
a). 8 or 9
_____ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Egypt was divided into two parts. What were those parts called?
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Where did the Ancient Egyptians go to trade and sell things?
What did the Ancient Egyptians place in canopic jars during mummification?
Organs (liver, lungs, stomach, intestines).
This Pharaoh worked with powerful Romans to help keep her throne and to help Egypt from getting taken over by Rome.
a). Hatshepsut
b). Nefertiti
c). Cleopatra
c). Cleopatra
The Ancient Egyptians discovered that there were _____ days in a year.
365
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
North
In Ancient Egypt, ______ were the people who wrote things down?
Scribes
______ was the God of the afterlife.
Osiris
No one knows exactly what happened to ______ at the end of her life.
a). Hatshepsut
b). Nefertiti
c). Cleopatra
b). Nefertiti
The tallest of three Pyramids of Giza is:
a). The Pyramid of Menkaure
b). The Pyramid of Khafre
c). The Pyramid of Khufu
c). The Pyramid of Khufu