Ancient Egypt

What is the name of the longest river in the world?

• Amazon River

• Yellow River

• Mississippi River

• Nile River

What body of water does the Nile River empty into?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Indian Ocean

What provided the rich soil around the Nile River each year?

• The river flooding its banks

• Giant flocks of birds

• Huge storms during the rainy season

• All of the above

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What did the Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile?

• The fish they caught for food

• The breeze that helped them travel

• The rich black soil from the flooding (silt)

• The fresh water they could drink

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Who were the people that were specially trained to read and write hieroglyphics?

• Pharaohs

• Priests

• Authors

• Scribes

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What type of plant did the Egyptians use to make their paper?

• Papyrus

• Wheat

• Palm Leaves

• Tree Bark

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What was the Rosetta Stone?

• A secret treasure map

• A detailed history of ancient civilization

• Helped in deciphering hieroglyphics

• Described how the scribes learned to write

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Why would someone in Ancient Egypt want to be a scribe?

• It was a good job

• They did not have to pay taxes

• They did not have to join the army

• All of the above

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Which Pharaoh banished all the gods but one, the sun god?

• King Tut

• Akhenaten

• Amenhotep III

• Cleopatra VII

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What is a line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family?

• A kingdom

• A dynasty

• An empire

• An age

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