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Why was the Nile known as the lifeblood of Egypt? ( most correct answer)
The Pharaohs entered the afterlife because of the Nile.
It gave Egypt life.
The water had a red tinge to it.
It gave Egypt lots of water.
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What is the irrigation tool in the picture below?
Irrigation arm
Shaduf
Pipes
Wishing Well
3
How did the rich people live in Ancient Egypt?
They farmed and lived in big houses.
They had lots of friends and family.
They were slaves captured in war.
They wore fine clothes, ate well, went to school.
4
Watch the video and answer the question. What were the first monuments seen in the video?
Obelisks
Sphinx
Pyramids
Pyramids, Sphinx
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Where are these monuments found?
Giza
Thebes
Cairo
Alexander
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Why was the Nile perfect for farming?
There was plenty of water to water the crops.
It flooded which brought rich, fresh soil.
It brought rich soil in December each year.
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Her body was buried under a .......
Obelisk
Sphinx
Temple
Pyramid
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Vizier .......
prayed to the gods
advised the pharaoh.
read, wrote and kept records
made pots clothes and jewellery
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What is Hieroglyphics?
A form of writing that uses animals instead of letters
A form of writing that uses pictures instead of letters
What ancient Egyptians would write on stones.
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The first season is called the .......
Shemu
Akket
Peret
Passhemu
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Who made the laws and kept order?
Vizier
Pharoah
Governers
Nobles
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Who was the first Queen Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Hathepsuts
Cleopatre
Nefertiti
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What did the Greeks call Egypt?
The gift of the Nile
The intelligent people
Lifeblood of the Nile
The House of Pyramids
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The ....... is/are known as the green narrow belt in the middle of a huge dessert.
Nile
Nile and the Delta
Nile Delta
Egypt
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Egypt is on the North of which Continent?
Asia
Middle East
Asia in Ancient Times
Africa
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Ancient Egyptian scribes wrote in ....
Heiroglyphics
Greek
Scribesis
Heiroglift
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How much does this amount to in Hieroglyphics?
2 142
3 344
4 234
3 244
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Where were the pharaohs bodies buried for over 500 years?
The Pyramids
Valley of the tombs
The Sphinx
Valley of the Kings
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What season of the year did the Nile flood the banks of Egypt?
Autumn
Summer
Winter
Spring
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What is the third season called?
Akhet
Posshemu
Peret
Shemu
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What was the first step of mummification?
Made a small incision on the left side for the organs.
Dry the body out
Remove the brain through the nose
Place oil on top of the body.
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What was a pharaoh?
The oldest man in Egypt
The writer of all hieroglyphics.
The Sun God.
The ruler of Egypt.
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As each layer is added the inbarmers add ....
amulets
scrolls
pictures
chips
24
The Egyptian's name for the Nile river was ....
Ar
Par
Arrew
Blac
25
What letter is this in our alphabet?
D
L
W
A
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What letter is this in our alphabet?
A
W
D
L
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How were historians able to understand Hieroglyphics?
By translating it from a Ancient Egyptian?
By going to the valley of the kings.
By asking a scribe.
By making use of the Rosetta stone.
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The White and the Blue Nile meet ....
in the country of South Sudan.
in the city Khartoum.
in the city of Cairo.
the city of Alexandria.
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Who was the discoverer that found his tomb?
Anthony McDonald
Horwad Carter
Howard Carter
Inhotep
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Who was Tutankhamen?
A famous pharaoh because he ruled for so many years.
A famous pharaoh whose tomb was found still intact.
A famous pharaoh because he was the youngest ever.
A famous pharaoh who built one of the pyramids.
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The organs get placed in ......
four canopic jars
inside the mummies wrapping
three canopic jars
four headed jars
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What would scribes write hieroglyphics on?
Papyrus
The wall of tomb
Paper
The outside of the pyramids.
33
What was the final step of mummification?
Remove the brain through the nose
Place oil on top of the body.
Place the mummy in it's sarcophagus.
Dry the body out
34
What did Imhotep do that made him so famous?
He was a pharaoh.
He was a famous craftsman.
He was a famous Physician.
He found the tomb of Ce dis the first.
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The pyramids, temples and obelisks are not just tourist attractions but also .......
tombs for the dead pharoahs
ways to show that a pharaoh is a God
war memorials
treasures for the dead pharoahs
36
Egyptians believed that a person's __ lived their bodies after __ which lead to them being __.
spirit, death, mummified
death, after life, mummified
spirit, death, mummied
body, death, alive
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Which Pharaoh built the great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
Imhotep
Ce Dis the first
Tutakhuman
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What happens after they cover the body in salt?
They wash the body
They place resin over it.
They start wrapping the body.
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What was the major factor for Ancients Egyptians settling into communities?
The Nile River
People were tired of being nomads
because the pharaoh said so
So they could start building the pyramids
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Why was astronomy so important to ancient Egyptians?
The study of planets. How far are their pharaohs?
The position of the stars, meant the pharaoh will pass away
So they could name their Pharaohs.
The position of the stars meant that it was time to plant.
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Where all Egyptians Farmers?
Yes
No
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Where the leaders of Egypt always known as pharaohs?
No
Yes
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What made Ancient Egyptians unique to the rest of the world 5 000 years ago?
They were the first to build cities. ( No longer Nomads)
They wore linen instead of animal hides.
They were smarter than everyone else.
They could build huge Pyramids.
