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What is the correct past tense of "have"
has
haded
halved
had
2
Why was the Rosetta Stone important?
It was made of gold
It contained spells
It allowed people to read hieroglyphics
It belonged to King Tut
3
What is resin?
The whip that Pharaoh held
A type of jar used to hold the organs of the mummy
A glue-like substance used to hold the linen together
The famous river in Egypt
4
What is a
scribe
?
A farmer
The only Egyptian who could read and write
The leaders of the underworld
The people who built the pyramids
5
What was the name of Ancient Egyptian writing?
Hipnotechnics
Cursive
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
6
What was a cartouche
The coffin in which body was stored
an oval with the Pharaoh or god's name written inside
A mask that the Pharaoh wore
An invention used to carry water
7
What is the correct
past
tense form of "is"
was
were
are
isn't
8
This was the god of embalming the dead
Anubis
Isis
Osiris
Amenhotep
9
What was the name of the book that contained mummification spells?
The big book of spells
Malicum Malafeesus
The book of the dead
The book of the living
10
What is the correct past tense form of "are"
was
were
ared
where
11
What did the Egyptians believe the gods controlled?
The forces of nature and human action
Only the afterlife
Their enemy's armies
12
Why did the Pharaoh carry a crook and flail?
Because he was forced to
To look fashionable
To show his power and responsibility
To show how skilled at farming he was
13
Who was the largest Pyramid built for?
Ms. Nagy
Khufu
Tutankhamun
Menakare
14
What part of Egypt is the arrow pointing to?
Lower Egypt
The Sahara
Upper Egypt
15
Why did the Egyptians embalm their dead?
Believed they needed to preserve the body for the afterlife
Didn't like the smell of dead bodies
Believed it would make them immortal
They thought mummies were scary and cool
16
What process involves taking out the organs, drying the body and wrapping it in linen?
Inundation
Sarcophagus
Embalming
Resin
17
This was the Egyptian god of the sky
Horus
Ptah
Anubis
Osiris
18
What is a sarcophagus?
A stone coffin
A dangerous, ancient disease
A glue-like substance
A sacred book
19
True or False: Anyone could be mummified
False: Only the poor were mummified
True: All Egyptians were mummified
False: Only the pharaoh and rich Egyptians were mummified
True: The Pharaoh wanted to help bury everyone
20
The _____________ contained 3 languages and helped us understand hieroglyphics
Roberta Stone
Scribe
Rosetta Stone
Mummification
21
What is the name of the important river in Egypt?
The Nile
The Euphrates
The Tigris
The Mississippi
22
This was the Egyptian goddess of love, who was married to her brother.
Anubis
Cleopatra
Isis
Hatshepsut
