Ancient Egyptian Life
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  • Question 1
    60 seconds
    Q. How does the Nile River flow?
    answer choices
    starting in the south to the north 
    starting in the north to the south 
    starting in the middle to the north 
    starting in the middle to the south 
  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What is a Pharaoh?

    answer choices

    emperor

    King only

    God only

    God and king

  • Question 3
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What is this system of writing called?

    answer choices

    calligraphy

    Hieroglyphs

    Cuneiform

    Alphabet

  • Question 4
    300 seconds
    Q. What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
    answer choices
    They were mummifed
    They were buried in a casket
    They floated down the Nile River
    They were burned
  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q. Egypt is in
    answer choices
    Antrartica
    Asia
    Africa
    Europe
  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q. How often did the Nile River flood?
    answer choices
    Every now and then
    Every 3 months
    Every year at some time
    Every year at about the same time
  • Question 7
    30 seconds
    Q. Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
    answer choices
    the afterlife
    the pyramids
    the pharaohs
    the heavens
  • Question 8
    45 seconds
    Q. Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
    answer choices
    The tombs served as museums.
    The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.
    Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
    Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
  • Question 9
    45 seconds
    Q. In the Egyptian social order, which class was a part of the bureaucracy which helped the pharaoh run the government and temples?
    answer choices
    nobles
    scribes
    craftspeople
    servants
  • Question 10
    30 seconds
    Q.  What is a dynasty?
    answer choices
    ruler of Egypt
    a series of rulers from the same family
    a type of government ruled by priests or gods
    a system of offices and officials who handle governmental business
  • Question 11
    45 seconds
    Q. One of Egypt’s most important defenses against enemy invaders was
    answer choices
    the large city walls
    its natural envioronment
    their superior weapons
    the protection of gods
  • Question 12
    30 seconds
    Q. What is the name of the important river found in Egypt?
    answer choices
    Tigris
    Amazon
     Nile
    Euphrates
  • Question 13
    30 seconds
    Q. What is a Delta?
    answer choices
    A triangle shaped area of land 
    food
    A multitude
    Money
  • Question 14
    30 seconds
    Q. What was the name for people who could write in ancient Egypt?
    answer choices
    authors
    writers
    typists
    scribes
  • Question 15
    120 seconds
    Q. A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper from it.
    answer choices
    cataract
    delta
    papyrus
    embalming
  • Question 16
    30 seconds
    Q. The worship of many gods.
    answer choices
    monotheism
    irrigation
    polytheism
    epic
  • Question 17
    30 seconds
    Q. Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
    answer choices
    pebbles
    silt
    dust
    clouds
  • Question 18
    30 seconds
    Q. Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
    answer choices
    It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
    It gave clues about building.
    It was a book of the dead.
    It told how pharaoh's rules.
  • Question 19
    30 seconds
    Q. How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
    answer choices
    trade
    fishing 
    farming
    metal working
  • Question 20
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Where did most the Egyptian population live?

    answer choices

    along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

    along the coast of the Red Sea

    along the coast of the Nile River

    in the desert

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