Quiz on Ancient Egypt

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt

• Nubia and Cairo

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

• It had temples in which to worship

• It had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration

• It had natural barriers to protect against invaders

• It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions

Which of the following best defines a dynasty?

• A collection of queens

• A family of rulers

• A series of rulers from different families

• A collection of kingdoms

Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

• Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries

• Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead

• Egyptians buried their dead in the river

• Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies

Ramses the Great is best remembered

• for his ability as an artist

• as a great scribe

• for his untimely death at the hands of Ahmose

• as a great warrior and builder

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

• The tombs served as museums

• The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh

• Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

• Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom

Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?

• King Tutankhamen

• Ahmose of Thebes

• Ramses the Great

• Queen Hatshepsut

Name the world’s earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.

• Cuneiform

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Bone Script

What is the importance of the Rosetta Stone?

• It led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics

• It led to the discovery of King Tut’s tomb

• It contained the laws of Ancient Egypt

• It contained the mummification steps

Who first united Upper and Lower Egypt?

• Menes

• Ramses

• King Pepi II

• King Djoser