Ancient Egyptian Civilization Quiz

____ are an ancient Egyptian way of writing that uses pictures instead of letters.

• Alphabets

• Hieroglyphs

• None of these

When was Rosetta stone uncovered?

• 1779

• 1799

• 1789

The word hieroglyphics comes from the Greek translation ___.

• gold

• holy writing

• sacred poetry

The season from March - June, the crops were harvested was called ___.

• SHEMU

• AHKET

• PERET

The papyrus plants around the river were used to make ____.

• papers

• toothpaste

• cartouche

The largest pyramid _____.

• The Pyramid of Khufu

• The Pyramid of Mankaure

• The Pyramid of Tutankhamun

The ancient Egyptian civilisation was located along the Nile river in ____.

• Southwest Africa

• Northeast Africa

• Northwest Africa

____ were the only people in ancient Egypt who could read and write.

• Farmers

• Priests

• Scribes

Egyptians wore kohl, because they believed that it would help them ___.

• to receive protection from their gods

• to have safe journey after death

• to look beautiful

The average family lived in a village of ___.

• sun baked mud houses

• oven baked clay houses

• house made out of rocks