Chapter 7

Question 0

World’s first paper like material

Answer 0

Papyrus

Question 1

Monument with the head of a man and the body, legs, and paws of a lion that stands near the pyramids

Answer 1

Sphinx

Question 2

Serious shortage of food

Answer 2

Famine

Question 3

Title given to an Egyptian king

Answer 3

Pharaoh

Question 4

A dead body preserved and wrapped

Answer 4

Mummy

Question 5

Loose sand and soil deposited at the mouth of a river

Answer 5

Delta

Question 6

Second in command to Egyptian king

Answer 6

Vizier

Question 7

Rocks piled high in a river creating small waterfalls and making travel by boat nearly impossible

Answer 7

Cataracts

Question 8

A tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god, Ra

Answer 8

Obelisk

Question 9

Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects

Answer 9

Hieroglyphics

Question 10

The tablet with translations on it that was the key to solving the mystery of ancient Egyptian writing

Answer 10

The Rosetta Stone

Question 11

Egyptian irrigation device

Answer 11

Shadoof

Question 12

The “Gift of the Nile”

Answer 12

Egypt

Question 13

The desert covering most if Egypt

Answer 13

The Sahara

Question 14

The king who united upper and lower Egypt

Answer 14

King Menes

Question 15

The secretary to the ruler in a court

Answer 15

Scribe

Question 16

The large structure made of stone that was used as a tomb for King Khufu

Answer 16

The Great Pyramid

Question 17

The first pharaoh

Answer 17

Akhenaton

Question 18

The only woman pharaoh in ancient Egypt

Answer 18

Queen Hatshepsut

Question 19

The man written about in the Bible who became a vizier

Answer 19

Joseph

Question 20

The tomb if this famous pharaoh revealed much about ancient Egypt

Answer 20

Tutankhamen

Question 21

The area near Thebes where tombs of many pharaohs have been found

Answer 21

Valley of the Kings

Question 22

One weakness Egypt had that helped cause their decline in power

Answer 22

No iron to make strong weapons

Question 23

A deep, narrow valley with deep sides

Answer 23

Canyon

Question 24

A flat or level area of land

Answer 24

Plain

Question 25

A highland plain, usually with canyons cutting through it

Answer 25

Plateau

Question 26

A landform that rises higher than a hill

Answer 26

Mountain

Question 27

Highest mountain in Africa

Answer 27

Kilimanjaro

Question 28

Low land between hills or mountains

Answer 28

Valley

Question 29

World's largest continent

Answer 29

Asia

Question 30

World's largest desert

Answer 30

Sahara

Question 31

World's second largest continent

Answer 31

Africa

Question 32

Name two landforms that gave special protection to Egypt

Answer 32

The desert and cataracts

Question 33

How did deserts help protect Egypt

Answer 33

The heat and lack of water kept people away

Question 34

How did cataracts help protect Egypt?

Answer 34

Cataracts are rock formations in the river that make it nearly impossible for the river to be used as a means of attack

Question 35

What are the three Egyptian seasons?

Answer 35

Flooding season, planting season, and harvest season

Question 36

How are seasons determined in Egypt?

Answer 36

Seasons are determined by the activity of the Nile River

Question 37

China

Answer 37

Beijing

Question 38

Japan

Answer 38

Tokyo

Question 39

Philippines

Answer 39

Manila

Question 40

Singapore

Answer 40

Singapore

Question 41

South Korea

Answer 41

Seoul

Question 42

Taiwan

Answer 42

Taipei

Question 43

Thailand

Answer 43

Bangkok

Question 44

The largest empire in history

Answer 44

The Mongol Empire

Question 45

This desert is found in Asia and is one of the coldest in the world

Answer 45

The Gobi Desert

Question 46

The "Land of the Rising Sun"

Answer 46

Japan

Question 47

The land bridge between Israel and Egypt

Answer 47

Sinai Peninsula

Question 48

Why did ancient Egyptians called their land Red Land, Black Land?

Answer 48

Black land is the fertile land for crops. Red Land is where the desert begins. They were so close that you could stand with one foot on Redland and one foot on Black Land.

Question 49

What tool was used by ancient Egyptians to make sure that what they were building was straight and level ?

Answer 49

A square and plumb line.

Question 50

This word means "great house"

Answer 50

Pharaoh

Question 51

Overseer of all works of the King

Answer 51

Vizier

Question 52

The Great Pyramid is located near what modern city?

Answer 52

Cairo

Question 53

Most ancient Egyptians did this kind of work

Answer 53

Farming

Question 54

What plant was grown to make linen cloth?

Answer 54

Flax

Question 55

Copper could be made stronger by melting it with what metal?

Answer 55

Tin