What is The Book of The Dead?

A book of spells that would help get into the after life

Burial Chambers for important Egyptians

What secret did Howard Carter keep from his workers?

The tomb was supposed to be cursed

Why were Egyptians buried with their possessions?

They wanted to take them with them to the next life

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Ancient Egyptians KS2

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A Quiz to asses understanding at the start and then again at the end of a unit of study. Desgined for Year 5/6

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1
What was the paper the Ancient Egyptians used, made out of?
Cotton
Stone
Stretched animal skins
Reeds
2
Who is depicted in this mask?
Akhenaten
Amenhotep III
Osiris
King Tutankhamun
3
What is The Book of The Dead?
Where all the names of the Pharaohs were recorded
A book of spells that would help get into the after life
A book that was found amongst dead scarab beetles.
The instruction manual for murderers
4
What are pyramids?
Trianglular shaped buildings
A place where the Pharoahs went to party
Ladders to clib to The Gods
Burial Chambers for important Egyptians
5
How did King Tut die?
Ate too many beetles
Fell from the lighthouse
I don't know
A flesh eating virus
6
What is the name of the area where The Pharaohs are buried?
The Mountain of Perpetual Life
The Valley of The Kings
The Sea of Tranquility
The Clearing of Clarity
7
Which river runs through Egypt?
The Thames
The Horus
The Seine
The Nile
8
How was it decided whether someone would enter the Duat?
They kept a tally of the good things they had done
The were buried with their belongings which were used to buy entry
It depended on the toss of a coin
Their heart was weighed
9
What famous landmark was found in Alexandria?
A Temple
The Great Pyramid
The Sphinx
A Lighthouse
10
What secret did Howard Carter keep from his workers?
He had already found the body of 7 Pharaohs
He had won the lottery
The ground was quick sand and they were in danger of sinking
The tomb was supposed to be cursed
11
Where is Egypt located?
Asia
America
Europe
Africa
12
Which group ended the rule of The Ancient Egyptians?
The Ancient Huns
The Vikings
The Terracotta Army
The Romans
13
Why were Egyptians buried with their possessions?
They wanted to take them with them to the next life
They were superstitious, believed once the owner died the items were cursed
They believed they needed them to buy their way into the afterlife
They didn't want anyone else to have their things
14
Where were the everyday Egyptians buried?
In the desert
Set on a boat
Burnt on a pyre
Fed to Lions
15
What is the name of the symbols the Egyptians used to write with?
Hieroglyphics
Caironian
Wingdings
Arabic scroll
16
Ancient Egyptians believed in one God?
True
False
17
Who discovered the tomb of King Tutenkhamun?
Howard Carter
Jerome McKenzie
Edward Lear
Hailey McNab
18
Which landmark was built at the same time as The Pyramids
Stonehenge
The Effiel Tower
London Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
19
During mummification, important organs were removed from the body and...
cleaned
placed in Canopic Jars
fed to crows
lined up in the desert and burnt by the sun
20
What was the key to deciphering the Egyptian writing?
The Blarney Stone
The Wailing Wall
The Rosestta Stone
The Bible

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