Name the Ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds.
Hieroglyphics.
100
Who was Egypt's youngest ruler?
King Tut was Egypt's youngest ruler. He ruled from age 9 until his death at the age of 19.
100
What was the name of Egypt's capital city?
Hint: This is also the name of an American city, where Graceland is located.
Memphis was the name of Egypt's capital city.
100
Give three examples of how the Nile helped the Egyptians.
1. The silt-filled mud left behind after Nile flooding fertilized the Egyptians' crops.
2. Flood water helped the crops to grow.
3. The Nile provided the Egyptians with drinking water.
4. Egyptians traveled by boat on the Nile.
100
Why were the dead buried with food and belongings?
The dead were buried with food and belongings because the Egyptians believed that these things could be taken to the afterlife.
200
What is the meaning of the word 'unification'?
The joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one.
200
What was the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Ra was the name of the Egyptian sun god.
200
Where were the Hyksos from?
The Hyksos were from western Asia.
200
Whose job was it to record the exact number of goods loaded aboard the ships of Hatshepsut's trading expedition? This group of people also kept track of the building of the pyramids.
Scribes were responsible for recording the exact number of goods loaded aboard the ships of Hatshepsut's expedition and for keeping track of the building of the pyramids.
200
True or False: The Egyptian religion was polytheistic.
True. The Egyptians believed in multiple gods.
300
What is the definition of the word 'economy'?
The way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
300
Which female pharaoh organized a trading expedition to Punt?
Hatshepsut organized the two-year trading expedition to Punt.
300
Name the continent on which the Nile is located, as well as the sea into which it empties.
The Nile is located on the continent of Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
300
Who was at the top of Egypt's social pyramid? Who was at the bottom? Who was directly above the slaves?
Pharaohs were at the top of the social pyramid, slaves were at the bottom, and farmers were directly above the slaves.
300
True or False: Pharaohs were buried within the pyramids.
False. The pharaohs were buried in the Valley of the Kings.
400
This word means "the watering of land by means of canals or pipes."
Irrigation is the watering of land by means of canals or pipes.
400
Which pharaoh ordered the building of the Great Pyramid, the Old Kingdom's most spectacular monument?
Pharaoh Khufu ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
400
This kingdom controlled rich trade routes to other African kingdoms.
Hint: Its name is four letters long.
The kingdom of Kush controlled rich trade routes to other African kingdoms.
400
What is so spectacular about the Rosetta Stone?
The Rosetta Stone recorded many of Ptolemy's deeds and was written in three languages: hieroglyphics, late Egyptian, and Greek.
400
Which two subjects did priests know a lot about?
Priests knew a lot about science (medicine) and mathematics.
500
What is the definition of the word 'empire'?
An empire is a group of lands and peoples ruled by one government.
500
Why did Menes wear a double crown?
Menes wore a double crown to show his victory over Lower Egypt (Menes overthrew the king of Lower Egypt and unified Upper and Lower Egypt).
500
Where did the Egyptians get their slaves?
When Egypt conquered Nubia and part of western Asia, the Egyptians captured prisoners of war and enslaved them. Most of these people were Syrians, though many were Nubians.
500
What type of paper did scribes use?
Scribes wrote on papyrus, a reeded plant that grows along the Nile.
500
What is a sarcophagus and what might you find inside?
A sarcophagus is another word for 'coffin,' in which you might find a mummy.