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Ancient Egypt Vocabulary
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Who was considered the most important and powerful god?
Isis
Horus
Osiris
Ra
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What is the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians?
The Red Pyramid of Snofru
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Khafre
3
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky.
Astrologist
Anthropologist
Astronomer
Archaeologist
4
What Pharaoh built the first pyramid?
Tutankhamen
Ramses
Khufu
Djoser
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What type of clothes did most of the Ancient Egyptians wear?
women wore patterned skirts & blouses, men wore white shorts
Both the men and women wore white cotton robes
Men - Breechcloths, women skirts/tops made of animal skins
women wore white linen dresses and the men white linen kilts
6
Which statement below best describes hieroglyphics?
A form of writing using picture symbols
A type of art using letters and sounds
A type of writing similar to cursive
A font that can be use with any language
7
What was natron and how was it used in the mummification process?
A salty crystal substance that helped to dry out the body
A type of cloth used to cover the body before it was buried
Thick cloth used to pack the body to keep it from collapsing
A sticky substance used to glue the wrappings to the body
8
What were the two parts of the person that the Egyptians wanted to unite in the afterlife?
The upper and lower
The yin and yang
The ba and ka
The inner and outer
9
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
Tyrant
Regent
Priest
Guardian
10
What do archeologists think the ledges in the step pyramids were for?
Places for people to sit and watch sporting events
Each step or level represented a different cycle of life
Places for slaves to rest while building the pyramid
Steps for the dead Pharaoh to use to climb to the gods
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A triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited.
Cataract
Desert
Delta
Bay
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An early form of paper made from a reedlike plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta.
Papyrus
Construction
Clay
Mache
13
A series of rulers from the same family.
Empire
Dynasty
Epistle
Clan
14
About how long did it take to preserve a mummy for burial?
40 days
365 Days
3 Days
10 days
15
Being a high priest was considered a lowly job and was only given to slaves or criminals.
False
True
16
What was stored by the temple in order to feed the people during times of famine?
Fruit
Fish
Grain
Dried Meat
17
How did King Tut die?
Murdered when someone hit him in the head
A bad Chariot accident when he was out joy riding or racing
We don't really know
A potent strain of Malaria
18
What is the process called that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the dead?
Deadening
Deflating
Embalming
Afterlifing
19
What geometrical shape formed the base of all the pyramids?
The triangle
The square
The rhombus
The circle
20
How long ago did the Egyptians invent hieroglyphic writing?
Around 4000 years ago
Around 5000 years ago
Around 2000 years ago
Around 3000 years ago
21
Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?
One day have an army of walking dead to take over the world
They wanted the bodies around to help remember the dead
Out of respect for their elders
They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife
22
Did the men or women wear jewelry and makeup?
Both jewelry and makeup were worn by both men and women
The men wore jewelry, the women makeup
Jewelry and makeup were only worn by the royal family
Only the women wore jewelry or makeup
23
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
Nothing, they just left it there
It was scrambled up and thrown away
It was dried out and put back into the skull
It was preserved separately with the heart
24
Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river.
Gravel
Rocks
Silt
Asphalt
25
Where was Tutankhamun buried?
In the Temple of Abu Simbel
In the Giza Necropolis
In the Valley of Kings
In the Temple of Luxor
26
What specific location do all the pyramids have in common?
They are all built just outside of Cairo
They are all built next to the Mediterranean Sea
They are all built on the west side of the Nile River
They are all built on the coast of the red Sea
27
The women of Ancient Egypt could rise to the top positions in the land, including Pharaoh.
False
True
28
Around how many artifacts were found in King Tut's tomb?
3,000
500
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5,000
29
In what occupation did the majority of the people work?
Soldiers
Farmers
Stone cutters
Scribes
30
What do we call the sheet that was placed over the mummy before it was buried?
Sarcophagus
Shroud
Toga
Linen
31
Why did many of the pyramids have fake passages and traps?
So the Pharaoh's spirit could get exercise
To keep the Pharaoh`s spirit from leaving & haunting them
To keep evil spirits from haunting the Pharaoh
To keep grave robbers from stealing the treasure
32
A large waterfall; an strong flood or rush of water.
Catacomb
Cataract
Tributary
Glacier
33
What was special about the Rosetta Stone?
It had all of the hieroglyphic symbols written in one place
It had the same message written in Greek and hieroglyphics
It gave a detailed history of Ancient Egyptian civilization
It had a secret treasure map to one of the Pharaoh`s tombs
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Most of the Egyptian people were taught to read and write.
False
True
35
What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
As burial sites for the Pharaohs
As meeting places for the leaders of the country
As monuments to the glory of Egypt
As temples to their gods
36
What was the main type of food eaten by the commoner in Ancient Egypt?
Rice
Corn
Meat
Bread
37
What type of houses did the average Ancient Egyptian live in?
Mud houses with a flat roof
Wooden houses with thatch roofs
Small brick homes in the shape of a pyramid
Large stone homes with many rooms
38
A huge building with four sloping, outside walls shaped like triangles. Used as royal tombs.
Arch
Pyramid
Skyscraper
Ziggurat
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Picture writing in which some pictures stand for ideas or things and others stand for sounds.
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Phonics
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Why is it that archeologists have not found the original treasures in many of the pyramids?
Because the treasures are a myth and never really existed
Because they haven`t looked hard enough
Because of all the traps and hidden passages
Because grave robbers stole them thousands of years ago
41
What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
A scary monster that sucks your blood
A scary monster that walks around with its hands held out
A preserved body of the dead
Someone who takes care of you when you are young
42
What form did the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians typically take?
Plants
Animals
Pyramids
Fire and wind
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A worker who is especially skilled in making something, such as baskets, tools, jewelry, etc.
Artisan
Architect
Aristocrat
Ancestor
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What was Osiris the god of?
The underworld and the dead
The moon and the stars
The sky and the wind
Knowledge and wisdom
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Who was Howard Carter?
The first man to die after entering the tomb
The man who funded the search for the tomb
A worker who first spotted the gold that led to the tomb
The archeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun
