Historical Things About Egypt
Can you answer these questions related to Egypt? Test your knowledge on this Egypt historical quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
- 1.Why was Hatshepsut considered one of the greatest pharaohs?
- A.
Maintained Peace
- B.
Established trading expeditions
- C.
Both
- 2.
![Why did King Narmer wear a double crown? - ProProfs]( "Why did King Narmer wear a double crown?")
Why did King Narmer wear a double crown?- A.
Because he wanted to be a better king
- B.
To show Lower and Upper Egypt were united
- C.
Because he liked red and white
- 3.
![Where would you find the origin (beginning) of the Nile River? - ProProfs]( "Where would you find the origin (beginning) of the Nile River?")
Where would you find the origin (beginning) of the Nile River?- A.
Lower Egypt
- B.
Upper Egypt
- C.
Nubia
- 4.
![What body of water does the Nile River empty into? - ProProfs]( "What body of water does the Nile River empty into?")
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?- A.
Red Sea
- B.
Mediterranean Sea
- C.
Atlantic Ocean
- 5.
![Why did Egyptian priests invent mummification? - ProProfs]( "Why did Egyptian priests invent mummification?")
Why did Egyptian priests invent mummification?- A.
To scare their enemies
- B.
To sacrifice to the gods
- C.
To prepare the body for the afterlife
- 6.
![What word means]( "What word means")
What word means "great house" and represents a king of Egypt?- A.
Reign
- B.
Delta
- C.
Pharaoh
- 7.When a series of rulers is from the same family, what is created?
- A.
Dynasty
- B.
Pharaoh
- C.
Civil War
- 8.Why was the decoding of the Rosetta Stone important?
- A.
It helped scientists decode other things with hieroglyphics
- B.
It made Champollion famous
- C.
It showed hieroglyphics can be written on stone
- 9.
![What was the main purpose of a pyramid? - ProProfs]( "What was the main purpose of a pyramid?")
What was the main purpose of a pyramid?- A.
Place of worship
- B.
Offices for government officials
- C.
Tombs for pharaohs
- 10.How did Egyptians control the flooding of the Nile?
- A.
Irrigation and dams
- B.
Storing water in ponds and lakes
- C.
Both
- 11.Which pharaoh ruled from the age of nine until he died at eighteen?
- A.
Amenhotep IV
- B.
King Tut
- C.
Hatshepsut
- 12.Which pharaoh made other conquered lands pay tribute to Egypt?
- A.
Nefertiti
- B.
Thutmose III
- C.
Hatshepsut
- 13.Which pharaoh changed his name to reflect his belief in one god?
- A.
Amenhotep IV
- B.
Nefertiti
- C.
Ramses II
- 14.This pharaoh brought prosperity and strengthened the kingdom of Egypt.
- A.
Thutmose III
- B.
Ramses II
- C.
Amenhotep IV
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