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History Of Ancient Egypt

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1.   

The first known Egyptian pyramid was built for what king?

    Khafre
    Khufu
    Zoser

2.   

Who was the last ruler in the dynasty founded by Ptolemy I?

    Alexander the Great
    Cleopatra
    Ramses II

3.   

Whose was entombed at the Great Pyramid at Giza?

    Khufu
    Nefertiti
    Tutankhamen

4.   

Whose mummies were found in 1881 in a tomb near Dayr al Bahri?

    Seti I and Ramses II
    Cleopatra and Mark Antony
    Tutankhamen and Hatshepsut

5.   

Who established the first Egyptian dynasty?

    Amenemhet
    Menes
    Ptolemy

6.   

The ruins of how many pyramids still stand in Egypt?

    12
    26
    35

7.   

The Great Sphinx stands near a pyramid built for which king?

    Khafre
    Menkaure
    Seti I

8.   

What annual event helped ancient Egyptians develop the first 365-day calendar?

    The flooding of the Nile River in the summer
    Autumnal meteor showers
    Locust attacks on crops in the spring

9.   

Which of the following was NOT invented in ancient Egypt:

    A writing material called papyrus
    A mathematics system that included zeros
    The world's first national government

10.   

The ancient Egyptians developed one of the first religions to emphasize what concept?

    Life after death
    Karma
    That animals have souls

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