Ancient Egypt Quiz

A plant that grows in the Nile River and is used to make paper:

• hieroglyphics

• irrigation

• papyrus

• pyramids

• sarcophagus

Egyptian form of writing:

• cuneiform

• alphabet

• pictographs

• hieroglyphics

• scribes

The ruler of the Egyptians

• King

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

• Priest

• Scribe

Egyptians who kept records by writing hieroglyphics:

• scribes

• editors

• pharaohs

• copywriters

• authors

The Egyptian god of the afterlife:

• Horus

• Isis

• Set

• Osiris

• Ra

The Egyptian practice of preserving a body so that its soul can move on to the afterlife:

• embalming

• burial

• mummification

• papyrus

• Sphinxization

Belief that the souls of the deceased ancient Egyptians lived on after death:

• mummification

• pyramids

• Sphinx

• afterlife

• heaven

Which of these describes Ramses the Great?

• First female pharaoh

• youngest pharaoh in Egyptian history

• first pharaoh to have their tomb found untouched by grave robbers

• considered to be the greatest pharaoh in Egyptian history

Which of these describes Queen Hatshepsut?

• first pharaoh to have their tomb found untouched by grave robbers

• considered to be the greatest pharaoh in Egyptian history

• first female pharaoh

• youngest pharaoh in Egyptian history

A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt:

• tomb

• sarcophagus

• coffin

• grave

• pyramid