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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a pharaoh?an ancient Egyptian scribean ancient Egyptian leaderan Ancient Sumerian kingAn ancient circus performer - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying called?A corpseA ghostA mummyA cremation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSome historians also call the Old Kingdom...The beginnings of timeThe Age of the PyramidsThe Carefree TimeThe Age of Creation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAs in Mesopotamia, _______ played a central role in Egypt's political and social order.wealthreligionfamily treesocial networking
- 5. Multiple ChoicePharaoh Khufu was BEST known for....being a ruthless leaderbeing the builder of a famous pyramidbeing kind and loving to his peopleenslaving anyone who disagreed with him
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?So no other human would ever use themTo keep thieves from stealing themTo prevent his servants from stealing themSo they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the special salt used to dry the body during mummificationSeaMortonNatronIodized
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are calledCanopicBellZiplocMason
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis book has over 200 spells that help the deceased to reach the afterlife is known as theBook of ResurrectionBook of the DeadBook of Amon ReMummification for Dummies
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Egyptians invented all of these except...
toothbrush
wheel
paperlike
wig
calendar
- 11. Multiple Choice
What river provided life for the Egyptians?
Amazon
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who was the Egiptian most important god, creator of the universe and responsible of the Sun?
Oisiris
Ra
Seth
Isis
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who was the god of marriage, magic, and motherhood?
Ptah
Hathor
Amun
Isis
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was Egypt's writing called?
Hieroglyphs
Egyptian
Cuneiform
English
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is "papyrus
paper
paper made out of reed plants used by the ancient Egyptians
reed plants
ancient Egyptians
- 16. Multiple Choice
Egypt is a hot, dry place. How did ancient Egyptians get water to grow crops?
They dug canals to irrigate their crops.
They used sprinklers during times of drought
They traveled to lakes and brought back water.
They pumped water from the Red Sea
- 17. Multiple Choice
What did scribes do in ancient Egypt?
They were forced to build monuments and tombs.
They learned to read and write hieroglyphics.
They led wars against other kingdoms
They chose the next pharaoh.
- 18. Multiple Choice
_______ ended up being the key to decipher hieroglyphics code
granite
The Pyramids
limestone
The Rosetta Stone
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of these is the correct order of Egyptian Society from highest to lowest?
farmers, artisans, priests, scribes
priests scribes artisans farmers
scribes, priests, artisans farmers
artisans, priests, farmers scribes
- 20. Multiple Choice
What are two facts about the Pharaoh Narmer that makes him stand out in Egyptian History?
He was a weak military leader and had the shortest reign as pharaoh
His son Tutankhamen was found in an undisturbed tom in 1922 with a solid gold mask.
He was the last pharaoh of Egypt and he fought to separate lower and upper Egypt.
He united two tribes to make the largest land area in the world to be ruled by one person and was the first Egyptian Pharaoh.
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