Ancient Egypt Quiz

Where was Ancient Egypt located?

• In Canada

• In China

• In Italy

• In Africa

What is a "Pharaoh"?

• the ruler of an ancient Egyptian kingdom

• the boss

• a kingdom

• ancient

What is "papyrus

• a plant

• paper made out of plants used by the ancient Egyptians

• paper

• ancient Egyptians

What did scribes do in ancient Egypt?

• They were farmers.

• They learned to read and write hieroglyphics.

• They made mummies.

• They chose the next pharaoh.

What is one reason why the Nile River was important to the ancient Egyptians?

• The Nile River was a pool.

• . The Nile River flooded and provided rich soil for farming crops

• Dangerous animals, like crocodiles and eels, lived in the river.

• Ancient Egyptians used the Nile to go swimming.

The Great Pyramids were built in the city of....

• Egypt

• Naples

• Giza

• Africa

The Great Sphinx has the head of a dog and the body of a lion.

• True

• False

Hieroglyphics was a system of writing that used pictures.

• True.

• False

King Tut was sometimes called the "boy king" because he became the pharaoh when he was 9 years old.

• True

• False

King Tut died when he was 28 years old.

• True

• False