Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?

To preserve the body for the afterlife

Charms that protected and gave good luck in the afterlife.

How did the Egyptians try to appease the gods?

They built temples and made offerings

Why did the Egyptians call their land Kemet?

It was very fertile, so the soil was dark.

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Ancient Egypt Summative 2023

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1
What were the leaders of Egypt called?
Kings
Pharaoh
Namarchs
Emperor
2
Because they were polytheistic, the Egyptians worshiped...
Many gods
Animal gods
One god
Nature gods
3
What were the Egyptian gods often associated with?
Death
The Nile
Animals
Humans
4
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
To show devotion to their god
To be used as medicine
To scare away tomb robbers
To preserve the body for the afterlife
5
Who kept records for the government and documented how many people were in Ancient Egypt?
Peasant
Narmach
Scribe
Vizier
6
What are amulets?
Temples where the gods lived.
Paper that scribes wrote on when they were keeping track of trade.
Necklaces made of reed that were given to the pharaoh's wife.
Charms that protected and gave good luck in the afterlife.
7
What fine mineral particles are deposited when the Nile waters recede after the flood?
Cataracts
Pencil shavings
Ash
Silt
8
Which direction does the Nile flow?
East
South
North
West
9
What body of water does the Nile flow into?
The Red Sea
The Caspian Sea
The A-B Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
10
The god of the underworld and death
Amon-Re
Horus
Isis
Osiris
11
What did the Egyptians call the area that was outside the fertile area?
Sparkly Land
The Red Land
The Grey Land
The Black Land
12
What does the word hieroglyphics mean?
Big writing
Holy writing
First writing
Fast writing
13
Anubis is the god of
Protection
Love
Sun
Mummification
14
Narmer/Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Egypt's first ruling family or...
Namarch
Bureaucracy
Dynasty
Empire
15
What are cataracts?
Rapids in the Nile
Branches of the Nile
Reeds that grow along the Nile river
Measurements used to gauge the level of the Nile's flood
16
Why did the Egyptians follow the Pharaoh with complete devotion?
He was always very kind and generous
They knew they would be killed if they didn't
They believed him to be a god
They believe the world would end if they didn't
17
The pharaoh in human form of this god
Osiris
Isis
Horus
Amon-Re
18
Goddess of protection and wife to Osiris
Horus
Osiris
Amon-Re
Isis
19
The Sun god was
Osiris
Ra
Horus
Isis
20
What does the word Pharaoh mean?
Great house
Great King
Strongest Ruler
Holy Ruler
21
How did the Egyptians try to appease the gods?
They made sacrifices to the Nile
They built temples and made offerings
They built pyramids
They built all their monuments on the east of the Nile
22
In what region is the Nile Delta?
Eastern desert
Upper Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Lower Egypt
23
What landform contains Egypt's largest area of fertile soil?
The Nile Delta
The Cataracts of the Nile
Upper Egypt
The Western desert
24
Why did the Egyptians call their land Kemet?
It was so dry that very little would grow there
It was very fertile, so the soil was dark.
They thought it would be funny to call it Kemet the frog
The sands of the desert were very dark in color

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