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1
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
They wanted the body to look nice for the funeral
They believed the body needed to be preserved for use in the afterlife
They wanted to celebrate Halloween.
They wanted to please their gods and goddesses
2
Leading a good life, studying the Book of the Dead, and being mummified leads to...
Heaven
Las Vegas
The afterlife
Hell
3
Egyptian system of writing
Characters
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
4
Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt?
Hatshepsut
King Tut
Cleopatra
Menes
5
How did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
They froze the bodies
They wrapped the body in leaves
They dried the body in the desert
They covered the body in a salt like substance
6
Which was NOT a responsibility of a pharaoh?
Write down achievements
Collect taxes
Perform religious rituals
Make laws
7
Ancient Egyptians were monotheistic.
False
True
8
The pharaoh held the central power in ancient Egypt
False
True
9
Rosetta Stone
where the pilgrims landed
Unlocked the mystery of the Egyptian writing system
Was a famous Egyptian temple
Was written in French
10
What is a dynasty?
A person’s future or fate
A line of rulers from the same family
A religion with only one god
A religion with many gods
11
Most of the people in ancient Egypt were farmers and slaves.
False
True
12
Pharaohs stopped building pyramids because the were often robbed.
False
True