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What was the name of the Ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds?
hierogylphics
characters
cursive
papyrus
What is the name of the major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa? It is the longest river in the world and runs through Egypt.
Mississippi
Nile
Rio Grande
Huang He
How many days did the Egyptians use for their calendar?
305
650
30
365
What did the Egyptians use for their paper? Hint: It was the stem of a water plant.
wood from trees
papyrus
straw
notebook paper
A way of supplying water to an area of land.
movement
Nile River
irrigation
buckets
This was a predictable (annual) event that the Egyptians used to plan their farming and calendars.
The Nile River being farmed
The Nile River Flooding
Irrigating the Nile River
Swimming in the Nile River
What is the largest desert in the world?
Sahara Desert
Nile River
Namib Desert
Gobi Desert
When the Nile River flooded, it left behind rich soil which is called...
soil
silt
silk
dirt
What invention of Ancient Egypt that used the sun to keep track of the hours in a day?
water clock
sundial
365 day calendar
a watch
What is a "Pharaoh"?
the ruler of an ancient Egyptian kingdom
the ruler
a kingdom
ancient
What are "ruins"?
buildings
the remains
ancient buildings
the remains of ancient buildings
What is an "artifact"?
civilization
an object from an ancient civilization that smells
an object from an ancient civilization
an object
What are "hieroglyphics"?
symbols
a set of symbols the ancient Egyptians used to read and write
ancient Egyptians
a set of symbols the ancient Egyptians used to read and write that smell
Egypt is a hot, dry place. How did ancient Egyptians get water to grow crops?
They dug canals to irrigate their crops.
They used sprinklers during times of drought
They traveled to lakes and brought back water.
They pumped water from the Red Sea
What did scribes do in ancient Egypt?
They were forced to build monuments and tombs.
They learned to read and write hieroglyphics.
They led wars against other kingdoms
They chose the next pharaoh.
To PRESERVE the bodies of important people, ancient Egyptians put their organs in special jars. What does PRESERVE mean?
To steal and hide
To protect and save
To break down
To put together
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians.
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
They preserved bodies as mummies.
They were buried in the river.
What is a mummy?
a body that has been wrapped and saved in a special way so it doesn't break down
a halloween costume
a made-up monster
the name of a ruler
The pyramids were...
filled with supplies for the afterlife
built by slaves
burial place and monument for Pharaohs
took a long, long time to build
located in Asia
Name the country shaded in red.
USA
Egypt
Africa
India
What body of water is north of Egypt
The Red Sea
The Indian Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
The Nile River
Who was the youngest Egyptian king?
Cleopatra
Tutankhamen
Ramses
Khafre
What discovery helped people understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Sphinx
the pyramids
teachers
Who was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra
Tutankhamen
Ramses
Khafre
Which languages were found on the Rosetta Stone?
Egyptian (hieroglyphics)
Greek
Latin
English
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