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1.

What is the name for someone who rules in place of a child until he or she is old enough to rule?

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Answer: Regent
2.

What is a plain at the mouth of a river called?

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Answer: Delta
3.

What is fine soil found on river bottoms called?

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Answer: Silt
4.

Which desert was referred to as the "Red Land" in ancient Egypt?

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Answer: Sahara Desert
5.

The Nile provided a path for trade with what region?

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Answer: Central Africa
6.

Which tool used for hunting in Africa was brought back by the Nubians?

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Answer: Throw Stick
7.

What is another name for a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group?

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Answer: Dynasty
8.

Which king united Upper and Lower Egypt?

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Answer: Menes
9.

Ancient Egyptians believed their pharaohs were the earthly form of what god?

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Answer: Horus, The God Of The Sky
10.

Who was the regent for Thutmose III in ancient Egypt?

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Answer: Hatshepsut
11.

Where is the Great Pyramid located?

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Answer: Giza
12.

How long was an ancient Egyptian year?

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Answer: 365 Days
13.

What term describes a mineral or combination mined for the production of metals?

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Answer: Ore
14.

What are workers who are skilled at making items by hand called?

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Answer: Artisans
15.

What is a cataract in a river?

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Answer: Rock-Filled Rapids
16.

In ancient Egypt, who was Hapi?

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Answer: God Of The Nile
17.

The Egyptians called their land Kemet, which means what?

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Answer: Black Land
18.

What were the names of the three major time periods in Egypt?

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Answer: Old, Middle And New Kingdoms
19.

Who ruled Egypt after 332 B.C.?

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Answer: Macedonians
20.

Who was the last Macedonian to rule Egypt?

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Answer: Cleopatra VII
21.

Which empire did Egypt become a part of?

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Answer: Roman
22.

How did Cleopatra die?

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Answer: Suicide
23.

Who was the chief god of the ancient Egyptians?

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Answer: Amun-Ra
24.

Ancient Egyptians believed Horus ruled which domain?

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Answer: Sky
25.

What was used to construct early Egyptian royal tombs?

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Answer: Mud Bricks
26.

What class was the most numerous in Egyptian society?

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Answer: Peasants
27.

What was the Egyptian form of early paper called?

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Answer: Papyrus
28.

What is the region between the first and second cataracts of the Nile known as?

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Answer: Lower Nubia
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What is the region between the second and sixth cataracts of the Nile known as?

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Answer: Upper Nubia
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