Egypt Basics
What is the famous river that flows through Egypt?
Ancient Egyptian kings and queens were called this.
What is a pharaoh?
People often ride this animal across the desert.
What is a camel?
People who dig up ancient objects are called these.
What are archaeologists?
True or False: The Nile River is one of the longest rivers in the world.
What is True?
This giant stone building has a triangle shape.
What is a pyramid?
Bodies wrapped in cloth are called these.
What are mummies?
This reptile lives in the Nile River.
What is a crocodile?
Ancient Egyptians wrote using these picture symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
True or False: Penguins live in Egypt.
What is False?
Egypt is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
This famous boy king's tomb was discovered nearly untouched.
Who is King Tut?
Ancient Egyptians believed this pet brought good luck.
What is a cat?
This stone helped people learn to read hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This huge statue has a lion's body and a person's head.
What is the Great Sphinx?
This hot, sandy place covers much of Egypt.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Ancient Egyptians believed people went here after they died.
What is the afterlife?
This insect was considered a symbol of good luck.
What is a scarab beetle?
Ancient Egyptians made paper from this plant.
What is papyrus?
Ancient Egyptians used this shiny yellow metal for jewelry.
What is gold?
This is the capital city of Egypt today.
What is Cairo?
These special jars held a mummy's organs.
What are canopic jars?
This animal has the body of a lion and the head of a human in a famous Egyptian statue.
What is the Sphinx?
The Great Pyramid is located near this city.
What is Giza?
The pyramids were built mainly to serve as these.
What are tombs?