Questions in this quiz: Ancient Egypt

Pharaonic Egypt across the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Pyramids, gods, hieroglyphs, the Nile, mummification, and famous rulers from Khufu to Cleopatra.

1. Which river's annual flooding deposited the fertile black silt that ancient Egyptians called 'Kemet'? — Options: Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Jordan
2. Which Giza pyramid is the largest and was built for a Fourth Dynasty ruler around 2560 BCE? — Options: The Pyramid of Khafre, The Pyramid of Menkaure, The Pyramid of Djoser, The Great Pyramid of Khufu
3. During mummification, which organ was deliberately left inside the body because Egyptians believed it was the seat of thought and emotion? — Options: The brain, The liver, The heart, The lungs
4. Which jackal-headed deity was most closely associated with embalming and the protection of the dead? — Options: Horus, Anubis, Thoth, Set
5. Which boy-king's largely intact tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Howard Carter in 1922? — Options: Tutankhamun, Ramesses II, Akhenaten, Thutmose III
6. Which inscribed slab, found in 1799, allowed scholars to finally decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs? — Options: The Narmer Palette, The Rosetta Stone, The Palermo Stone, The Merneptah Stele