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A plant that grew thickly in the marshes of Egypt & was used for making paper.

• reed

• bamboo

• papyrus

• cattail

Who was the head of Egyptian society?

• priests

• slaves

• government workers

• pharaoh

Who did the writing for the pharaohs in ancient Egypt?

• farmers

• government officials

• scribes

• merchants

What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Greek

What was papyrus used for?

• wrapping mummies

• building coffins

• making clay

• to write on

What are the famous structures built as tombs for pharaohs called?

• pyramids

• temples

• obelisks

• sphinxes

What is the term for the ancient Egyptian kings?

• Pharaoh

• Monarch

• Sultan

• Emperor

Which river flows through Egypt?

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Ganges River

• Nile River

• Pyramid

• Pharaoh

• Goddess

• headdress

• Pharaoh

• tomb