Ancient Egypt

The story of a civilization of ancient North Africa
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1. In Ancient Egyptian religion who is the Sun god, their chief deity and the giver of life?
Isis
Horus
Osiris
Amun-Ra
2. Who is ruler of the underworld and god of the dead in Ancient Egypt?
Osiris
Horus
Thoth
Amun-Ra
3. What was the capital city of Egypt under the rule of the Greeks?
Alexandria
Thebes
Memphis
Luxor
4. What empire took control of Egypt from the Greeks in 30 BC?
Persian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Roman Empire
British Empire
5. What Roman general did Cleopatra VII ally with to fight against Octavian?
Cornelius Sulla
Marcus Crassus
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
6. Where were the Pharaohs buried during the age of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt?
Giza
Pyramids
The Sphinx
Valley of the Kings
7. Who was the head of both the government and the state religion in Ancient Egypt?
Scribe
Pharaoh
Sphinx
Nomarch
8. What was the first pyramid built by Ancient Egyptians?
Pyramid of Khafre
Pyramid of Khufu
Pyramid of Giza
Pyramid of Djoser
9. During which Kingdom period was the golden age of Egypt when the Egyptian empire expanded?
Middle Kingdom
First Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
10. Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra VII
Ptolemy I
11. Highly respected and loved, what animal had considerable importance in ancient Egypt?
bear
camel
horse
cat
12. How many dynasties were there in ancient Egypt?
10 dynasties
31 dynasties
3 dynasties
22 dynasties
13. Cleopatra was actually not Egyptian by birth. What were her roots?
Greek Macedonian
Roman
Indian
Persian
14. What wedding tradition that still stands today originated with Ancient Egyptians?
exchanging vows
kissing the bride
exchanging wedding rings
tossing the bouquet
15. With whom did Ramses II forge one of the world's longest surviving peace treaties?
Hittite King Hattusili III
Nebuchadnezzar II
King Henry VIII
Julius Caesar
16. Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2530 BC?
Khufu
Cleopatra VII
Ramses II
Tutankhamun
17. Which great warrior conquered Egypt in 332 BC?
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
18. What was the capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period?
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Alexandria
19. Which linguist deciphered the Rosetta Stone and cracked the hieroglyphic code?
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Thomas Young
Jean-Francois Champollion
Antoine Lavoisier
20. How many wives was a Pharaoh allowed to have?
one
none
two
as many as he wanted
21. What animal was the body of the Great Sphinx modeled after?
dragon
horse
lion
bull
22. Which body part of the Great Sphinx is missing?
tail
nose
ear
horn
23. What did Ancient Egyptians write on?
wood
papyrus
stone
clay
24. How did Cleopatra VII die?
killed in the battle
killed by her lover
poisoned by her maid
allowed snake to bite her
25. Who was the Roman general with whom Cleopatra first began her legendary love affair?
Octavian
Mark Antony
Marcus Aurelius
Flavius Aetius
26. Who was the last Queen of the Kingdom of Egypt?
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Maria Magdalena
27. Which pharaoh's tomb was famously discovered by Howard Carter in the early 20th century?
Ramses II
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
28. Ruling during the New Kingdom, who was one of the most successful woman Pharaohs in Egypt`s history?
Nefertiti
Antigone
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
29. Which Egyptian city is famous for its Great Library that was burned down?
Alexandria
Cairo
Memphis
Luxor
30. Who is the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion?
Osiris
Apis
Hapi
Ra
31. What ancient Egyptian has been called history's first architect and doctor?
Khufu
Djoser
Thutmose
Imhotep
32. Who is the god of the sky and the son of Isis and Osiris in Ancient Egyptian religion?
Amun-Ra
Thoth
Horus
Apis
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