Egypt Quiz Practice

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Mesopotamia
• Upper and Lower Egypt
• Eastern and Western Egypt
• Nubia and Cairo

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• Temples to worship in
• Sumerian artwork
• Natural barriers to protect them
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

• Horus
• Sinai
• Menes
• Khufu

Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife
• the pyramids
• the pharaohs
• the heavens

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• their rule of the queens
• their rule over upper and lower Egypt
• the Nile flowed 2 ways
• both farming and herding were important

Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?

• King Tutankhamen
• Ahmose
• Ramese
• Queen Hatsheput

Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

• Nile Delta
• desert
• far south
• cataracts

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 

• pebbles
• silt
• dust
• clouds