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A social studies quiz on Ancient Egypt
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1
Who found King Tutankhamen's Tomb?
Kent Weeks
Jeb Bush
Tarik Moussa
Howard Carter
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This stone turned out to be the key to understanding hieroglyphs.
Canopic Stone
Rosetta Stone
Cairo Stone
The Stone of Egypt
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Definition of fertile soil
flooding of the Nile every year
soil that is not good for farming
Sand from the Nile river
soil rich in nutrients needed to grow healthy crops.
4
What was the capital of Egypt when King Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Cairo
Aswan
Memphis
Nile
5
Who was able to translate the Rosetta Stone?
Jean-Francois Champollion
King Tutankhamen
Howard Carter
Ahmed Gerigar
6
Hieroglyphics can be read in what direction?
all the above
left to right
right to left
top to bottom
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The organ thrown away during mummification
the stomach
the liver
The brain
the pancreas
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Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
Howard Carter
Jean- Francois Champollion
One of Napoleon's soldiers
King Tutankhaman
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Which ancient Egyptian artifact allowed Jean Francois Champollion to translate hieroglyphics.
papyrus
Rosetta stone
The pyramids
The hieroglyphic rock
10
The oldest mummy ever discovered about 7800 years old was found in?
Mexico
Alaska
Egypt
Chile
11
During mummification which organ was left out?
stomach
brain
liver
heart
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Which organ was put back inside the body before wrapping the mummy?
heart
stomach
brain
liver
13
Some things made from Papyrus are?
paper, perfume, sandals, baskets, medicine, and rope
paper, perfume, soap, and shampoo, baskets and cereal.
houses, floors, doors, cabinets, sinks and windows.
soup, cereal, milk, and other food items.
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The Nile Valley allowed Egypt to grow crops in the middle of a country mostly desert because?
Egyptians grew only crops in sand,desert soil
Seasonal rains came watered crops
Flooding left deposits of black silt which made soil rich
The crops of the Egyptians did not need much water
15
The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods. Which one was the most important?
Horus, god of the sky
Anubis, god of the dead
Ra, the sun god
Thoth, god of wisdom
16
Who was the king who combined upper and lower Egypt?
Lord Carnavon
King Menes
King Tutankhamen
King Champollone
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The river many believe is the longest in the World
Egypt River
Euphrates River
Nile River
Mississippi
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What are Hieroglyphs?
A writing system that uses pictures to denote concepts.
the newest form of writing.
items that were placed in tombs
artwork found on caves.
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What does it mean to embalm
treating people for death while still alive.
To treat a dead body with resect
treat a dead body with chemicals to keep it from decaying
When the dead to go to the afterlife
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Jars in which a dead persons organ's were stored
custom jars
canopic jars
organ jars
Lacrosse jars
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The Frenchman who decoded the Egyptian writing system?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Howard Cartiar
Jean Francois Champollion
Erick Champollion
22
god with a head of a jackal
Menes
Howard Carter
Anubis
jackal head
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About how many days did it take to complete the mummification process?
700
7
70
7000
24
Reed used to make paper.
Papyrus
Dahab
Nene Reed
Flint
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Belief in many gods
manytheism
conotheism
polytheism
monotheism
