Ancient Egypt Quiz

This river is about 4,000 miles long and was an important water source for much of Egypt?

• Amazon

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

What is a theocracy?

• Form of government based on religion

• A government where people vote for representatives to rule for them

• A government based on socialism

• Form of government based on a single ruler

What is the making of mummies to prevent the breakdown of a dead body called?

• embalming

• mummification

• afterlife

• theocracy

Highly structured organization marked by multiple layers of officials?

• theocracy

• democracy

• bureaucracy

• autocracy

Which of the following was the god/goddess of the Afterlife?

• Isis

• Osiris

• Horus

• Seth

Where were the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom mostly buried?

• Giza

• Thebes

• Valley of the Kings

• Nubia

Who was the first woman pharaoh and made Egypt wealthy through trade?

• Hatshepsut

• Isis

• Cleopatra VI

• Thutmose III

Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid at Giza?

• Khafra

• Khufu

• Amenhotep

• Tutankhamun

Which god/goddess was said to have the head of a falcon?

• Seth

• Osiris

• Horus

• Anubis

Ramses the Great led the Egyptian army to success at the Battle of Kadesh and against which enemies?

• Sherden Sea Pirates

• Sumerians

• Greeks

• Romans