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1. What does the word 'pharaoh' mean?
a) The Great House
b) King of the Nile
c) God of Egypt
d) Builder of Pyramids
1. a) The Great House
7. Which god was believed to rule over death?
a) Osiris
b) Ra
c) Horus
d) Anubis
7. a) Osiris
13. The Great Pyramid contains more than __________ million stone blocks.
13. Two (2)
19. The Sahara was once a green plain. (True/False)
19. True
25. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799. (True/False)
25. True
2. The Nile River floods occurred every year during which month?
a) January
b) March
c) July
d) October
2. c) July
8. What is the name of the most famous pyramid?
a) Pyramid of Menkaure
b) Step Pyramid
c) Great Pyramid
d) Pyramid of Ramses
8. c) Great Pyramid
14. Egyptians believed the dead were ferried across a great __________.
14. River
20. Egyptians used iron tools to build pyramids. (True/False)
20. False
26. Osiris was the god of the sun. (True/False)
26. False
and history.
3. Which king united Upper and Lower Egypt?
a) Tutankhamun
b) Ramses II
c) Menes
d) Khufu
3. c) Menes
9. Who translated the Rosetta Stone?
a) Herodotus
b) Champollion
c) Cleopatra
d) Napoleon
9. b) Champollion
15. __________ was the plant used to make paper in Egypt.
15. Papyrus
21. The Nile River flooded once a year. (True/False)
21. True
27. Egyptians invented hieroglyphics. (True/False)
27. True
4. What material did Egyptians use to make paper?
a) Clay
b) Papyrus
c) Stone
d) Linen
4. b) Papyrus
10. How many days were in the Egyptian calendar year?
a) 360
b) 365
c) 370
d) 400
10. b) 365
16. The king of Lower Egypt wore a __________ crown.
16. Red
22. Farmers in Egypt had to pay part of their crops as taxes. (True/False)
22. True
28. Archaeologists have never found any Egyptian mummies. (True/False)
28. False
5. Which crown did the king of Upper Egypt wear?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) White
d) Double
5. c) White
11. The Nile River flows __________.
11. Northward
17. The Egyptian calendar was based on the __________.
17. Sun
23. The Great Pyramid is larger than ten football fields. (True/False)
23. True
29. Explain how Egyptians used the Nile River floods to help their farming.
29. Egyptians saved flood waters and used irrigation canals to water crops during the year.
6. What was a mummy?
a) A tomb
b) A preserved body
c) A type of paper
d) A pyramid builder
6. b) A preserved body
12. A __________ is a huge stone structure where rulers were buried.
12. Pyramid
18. The Rosetta Stone contained the same message written in __________ languages.
18. Three (3)
24. Both men and women in Egypt wore makeup. (True/False)
24. True
30. Why was the Rosetta Stone important to understanding Egyptian history?
30. It helped scholars translate hieroglyphics and understand Egyptian writing and history.