- 1. This was the fertile land that surrounded the Nile River:
A) Fertile Soil
B) Black Land
C) Mesopotamia
D) Farm Land
- 2. This was the desert land surrounding the fertile land of Egypt:
A) Red Land
B) Silt Land
C) Brown Land
D) Nile River Valley
- 3. This is the system of writing and symbols developed and used by the Ancient Egyptians
A) Papyrus
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Symbolic writing
D) Cuneiform
- 4. This is the long, thin reed that grows wild along the Nile; it was used by the Egyptians to create a paper-like substance
A) Papyrus
B) Linen
C) Cotton
D) Hieroglyphics
- 5. This was the title for the ruler of Egypt
A) King
B) Lord
C) Emperor
D) Pharaoh
- 6. Egyptian imaginary creature having a body of a lion and the head of a man or other animals
A) Sarcophagus
B) Mummy
C) Sphinx
D) Natron
- 7. Special treated bodies wrapped in cloth to preserve the body of a pharaoh
A) Dynasty
B) Purification
C) Mummies
D) Burial
- 8. A triangle shaped area of land with rich soil deposited the Nile; this is where the Nile River starts to spread before emptying into the sea
A) The Persian Gulf
B) The Eastern Area
C) Valley of the Kings
D) The Delta
- 9. An oval design, similar to a log, used to write a god's or pharaohs' name was called:
A) sarcophagus
B) delta
C) papyrus
D) cartouche
- 10. Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met at a point on top, built in Ancient Egypt
A) obelisk
B) sphinx
C) pyramids
D) mummy
- 11. A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
A) Ten Commandments
B) Cartouche
C) Hammurabi's Code
D) Rosetta Stone
- 12. The world's longest river that provided food and trade for the people in Egypt
A) Tigris River
B) Amazon River
C) Euphrates River
D) Nile River
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