Egyptian Empire DP

Question 1

What was the name of the river that flowed through Ancient Egypt?

Answer 1

Nile

Question 2

What was the Egyptian writing system called?

Answer 2

Hieroglyphics

Question 3

What were the massive stone structures built as tombs for pharaohs called?

Answer 3

Pyramids

Question 4

When did the Old Kingdom of Egypt begin (approximate date)?

Answer 4

2686 BCE

Question 5

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

Answer 5

Khufu (Cheops)

Question 6

What is the name of the vast desert that borders Egypt to the west?

Answer 6

Sahara Desert

Question 7

What was the role of the pharaoh in Ancient Egyptian society?

Answer 7

Both a political and religious leader.

Question 8

What was the afterlife called in Ancient Egyptian beliefs?

Answer 8

The Duat

Question 9

What were canopic jars used for?

Answer 9

To store the preserved organs of the deceased.

Question 10

What was the name of the Egyptian sun god?

Answer 10

Ra

Question 11

What was the name of the Egyptian god of the underworld?

Answer 11

Osiris

Question 12

When did the New Kingdom of Egypt begin (approximate date)?

Answer 12

1550 BCE

Question 13

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the New Kingdom?

Answer 13

Akhenaten

Question 14

What was the name of the Egyptian queen who ruled alongside her son Tutankhamun?

Answer 14

Nefertiti

Question 15

What was the name of the Egyptian queen who fought alongside her husband against the Hittites?

Answer 15

Hatshepsut

Question 16

What was the name of the Egyptian god of wisdom and magic?

Answer 16

Thoth

Question 17

What was the primary material used to make the pyramids?

Answer 17

Limestone

Question 18

What was the name of the Egyptian goddess of love and beauty?

Answer 18

Isis

Question 19

What was the name of the Egyptian god of the Nile?

Answer 19

Hapi

Question 20

When did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule Egypt?

Answer 20

305 BCE to 30 BC

Question 21

Who was Cleopatra?

Answer 21

The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.

Question 22

When did Cleopatra die?

Answer 22

30 BC

Question 23

What was papyrus used for in Ancient Egypt?

Answer 23

Writing and making paper

Question 24

What were scarabs?

Answer 24

Sacred beetles that were often used as amulets.

Question 25

How did the Egyptians preserve the bodies of their dead?

Answer 25

Through mummification.

Question 26

When did the Old Kingdom of Egypt end (approximate date)?

Answer 26

2181 BCE

Question 27

When did the Middle Kingdom of Egypt begin (approximate date)?

Answer 27

2055 BCE

Question 28

When did the Middle Kingdom of Egypt end (approximate date)?

Answer 28

1650 BCE

Question 29

When did the New Kingdom of Egypt end (approximate date)?

Answer 29

1069 BCE

Question 30

When did the Ptolemaic Dynasty begin?

Answer 30

305 BCE

Question 31

When did the Ptolemaic Dynasty end?

Answer 31

30 BCE

Question 32

During which period was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?

Answer 32

Old Kingdom

Question 33

During which period did the pharaoh Akhenaten rule?

Answer 33

New Kingdom

Question 34

Which pharaoh is associated with the Amarna Period?

Answer 34

Akhenaten

Question 35

Which pharaoh is known for his extensive building projects, including the Karnak Temple complex?

Answer 35

Ramses II

Question 36

During which period did the Hyksos rule parts of Egypt?

Answer 36

Second Intermediate Period

Question 37

When did the Hyksos rule Egypt?

Answer 37

Approximately 1650 BCE to 1550 BCE

Question 38

Who was the first pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, marking the beginning of the New Kingdom?

Answer 38

Ahmose I

Question 39

During which period did the Rosetta Stone, crucial for deciphering hieroglyphs, originate?

Answer 39

Ptolemaic Period

Question 40

Which pharaoh is associated with the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun?

Answer 40

Howard Carter

Question 41

When was the tomb of Tutankhamun discovered?

Answer 41

1922

Question 42

Who was the first pharaoh of the First Dynasty?

Answer 42

Menes (Narmer)

Question 43

When did the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt occur?

Answer 43

Around 3100 BCE