Ancient Egypt

1. In Ancient Egyptian religion who is the Sun god, their chief deity and the giver of life?

2. What was the capital city of Egypt under the rule of the Greeks?

3. Who is ruler of the underworld and god of the dead in Ancient Egypt?

4. What empire took control of Egypt from the Greeks in 30 BC?

5. What Roman general did Cleopatra VII ally with to fight against Octavian?

6. Where were the Pharaohs buried during the age of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt?

7. Who was the head of both the government and the state religion in Ancient Egypt?

8. What was the first pyramid built by Ancient Egyptians?

9. During which Kingdom period was the golden age of Egypt when the Egyptian empire expanded?

10. Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?

11. Highly respected and loved, what animal had considerable importance in ancient Egypt?

12. How many dynasties were there in ancient Egypt?

13. Cleopatra was actually not Egyptian by birth. What were her roots?

14. What wedding tradition that still stands today originated with Ancient Egyptians?

15. With whom did Ramses II forge one of the world's longest surviving peace treaties?

16. Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2530 BC?

17. Which great warrior conquered Egypt in 332 BC?

18. What was the capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period?

19. Which linguist deciphered the Rosetta Stone and cracked the hieroglyphic code?

20. How many wives was a Pharaoh allowed to have?

21. What animal was the body of the Great Sphinx modeled after?

22. Which body part of the Great Sphinx is missing?

23. What did Ancient Egyptians write on?

24. How did Cleopatra VII die?

25. Who was the Roman general with whom Cleopatra first began her legendary love affair?

26. Who was the last Queen of the Kingdom of Egypt?

27. Which pharaoh's tomb was famously discovered by Howard Carter in the early 20th century?

28. Ruling during the New Kingdom, who was one of the most successful woman Pharaohs in Egypt`s history?

29. Which Egyptian city is famous for its Great Library that was burned down?

30. Who is the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion?

31. What ancient Egyptian has been called history's first architect and doctor?

32. Who is the god of the sky and the son of Isis and Osiris in Ancient Egyptian religion?

33. Who was the ancient Egyptian god of mummification, death, and the afterlife, who is often depicted as a man with the head of a black jackal or as a full jackal?

34. How is a stone coffin where a dead pharaoh is placed called?

35. What historic site in southern Egypt that contains two massive rock-cut temples was commissioned by Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC?