Geography
Which river is the longest in the world, and found in Egypt?
Nile
What is the name for the fan-shaped area of fertile land at the mouth of a river?
delta
What is the name for the largest pyramid of the three pyramids in the valley of Giza?
The Great Pyramid
Who is the archaeologist who translated the Rosetta Stone?
Jean-Francois Champollion
On what continent is Egypt?
Africa
What did farmers in Ancient Egypt use to dip water from the river?
shadoof
What is the name for a ruler of Egypt?
pharaoh
Who was the pharaoh who became ruler at the age of nine?
Tutankhamun (King Tut)
What is the large desert that protected Egypt from enemies in the east and west?
Sahara
What does a nilometer measure?
Nile's water levels
What is the word for a line of kings who belong to the same family?
dynasty
Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
Howard Carter
What is the name of the lake formed by the Aswan High Dam?
Lake Nasser
In Ancient Egypt, paper was made from the stem of what plant?
papyrus
What is the Egyptian system of writing made of picture symbols?
hieroglyphics
Who was the woman who crowned herself pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
What was the city to the south that Egypt conquered?
Kush
What is the name for a dead body that has been preserved from decaying?
mummy
What is the name for a large ornament worn on a necklace and thought to protect the wearer from evil spirits?
amulet
Who was the pharaoh who believed in one god Aten?
Akhenaten