Ancient Egypt

Who or what is a dynasty?

• an ancient Egyptian ruler

• steep river rapids, almost impossible to sale by boat

• a series of rulers from the same family

• a galaxy far, far away

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom - the pharaoh the GREAT PYRAMID was made for?

• Kush

• Khufu

• Koko

• Koala

What do we call huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that meet at a top point?

• deltas

• pyramids

• mummies

• the Death Star

What do we called the height of Egypt's power and glory, between 1550 and 1050 BC?

• New Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• United Kingdom

What are hieroglyphics?

• Egyptian writing system, one of the world's first, which used symbols

• a form of cursive handwriting

• ancient artifacts

• items found in old burial grounds

What is the Rosetta Stone

• a pretty piece of art found in an ancient tomb

• a stone slab discovered in 1799 that was inscribed with hieroglyphics and their Greek meanings

• the place where the Pilgrims landed in the New World

• a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

What is a huge ancient Egyptian statue of an imaginary creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion?

• hieroglyphic

• Rosetta Stone

• obelisk

• sphinx

What is a long-lasting, paper-like substance made from reeds?

• obelisk

• hieroglyphic

• sphinx

• papyrus

I am the most important god of Ancient Egyptians. I am the god of the sun. Who am I?

• Horus

• Ra

• Anubis

• Thoth

I am the Egyptian god of the underworld and afterlife. I am drawn as mummified man with a feathered crown. Who am I?

• Horus

• Seth

• Osiris

• Thoth