Y4 Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Why did the Egyptians make mummies?

Accepted Answer

To preserve the bodies of the dead

Question 2

Which of these books helped prepare the Egyptians for the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

The Book of the Dead

Question 3

What would you find inside a mummy?

Accepted Answer

Sawdust

Question 4

When was the Ancient Egypt period?

Accepted Answer

3150BC to 30BC

Question 5

Which animal did the Egyptians consider to be sacred?

Accepted Answer

Cats

Question 6

Name the river that flows through Egypt.

Accepted Answer

The Nile

Question 7

True or false? The Egyptians tried to stop the river Nile flooding.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What was kept in canopic jars?

Accepted Answer

A mummy's internal organs

Question 9

What name was given to a person who could read and write using hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

Scribe

Question 10

Who was the most important person in Egyptian society?

Accepted Answer

The Pharoah

Question 11

Where was Ancient Egypt located?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 12

What is this?

Accepted Answer

The Rosetta stone

Question 13

Who was the last ruler of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Cleopatra

Question 14

How old was Tutankhamun when he became king?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 15

What are the symbols called that the Egyptians used as a form of writing?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 16

Who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb?

Accepted Answer

Howard Carter

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