Egypt

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Niger River

Name given to the fertile land on the banks of the Nile used for growing crops.

• Red Land

• Blue Land

• Black Land

• Fertile Crescent

What name is given to the northern section of Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta?

• Lower Egypt

• Middle Egypt

• Upper Egypt

• Nubia

A dynasty is a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed down through heredity.

• True

• False

Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.

• President

• Czar

• Pharaoh

• Consul

What protected Egypt from constant invaders?

• Deserts and seas

• The Himalayas

• The Great Wall

• Zagros Mountains

A form of government that unites different territories and peoples under a single ruler.

• City-state

• Kingdom

• Empire

During the mummification process, brains were extracted through the nostrils and organs were stored in canopic jars.

• True

• False

Egyptian form of writing.

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

• Phonetic Alphabet

What name was given to Egyptian tombs built to prepare a ruler for the after-life?

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

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