Ramses the Great was so admired that

many other pharaohs took his name

According to Egyptian mythology, in the afterlife

the heart is weighed against the "feather of truth"

What did archaeologists learn from the Rosetta Stone?

learned how to read hieroglyphics

Which of the following is a true statement?

desert, Nile, & Med Sea provided protection from invasion

Why did Egyptians mummify their dead?

soul to exist in the afterlife, bodies had to be preserved

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Ancient Egypt Quiz

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1
The part of the Nile that is the most fertile.
Upper
Lower
Delta
Nubia
2
Ramses the Great was so admired that
the capital was renamed Ramses
the Egyptians built him the largest pyramid
the people made him into a god
many other pharaohs took his name
3
Pharaohs had pyramids built to
communicate with the gods
serve as their tombs
protect them from invaders
prevent the Nile from flooding
4
Menes/Narmer was the ________
pharaoh who bulit the first pyramid
first to unite Egypt
Egyptologist who discovered King Tut
god of death and life
5
According to Egyptian mythology, in the afterlife
the soul is eaten by Osiris
the heart is weighed against the "feather of truth"
the good live forever with the "lion of heaven"
the evil are reborn as crocodiles
6
Hatshepsut was
a great female pharaoh
Thutmose's brother
the first pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the Kings
a boy king
7
Where is the Upper Nile located?
in the southern part of Egypt
in the northern part of Egypt
on the top of the Sinai Peninsula
to the east of the Nile Delta
8
What did archaeologists learn from the Rosetta Stone?
learned how to read hieroglyphics
ancient Egyptians didn't believe in an afterlife
the location of King Tut's tomb
the pyramids were built with ramps
9
Which of the following is a true statement?
it was easy and safe to sail down the Nile River
there were no farmers in ancient Egypt because of the soil
desert, Nile, & Med Sea provided protection from invasion
the Nile flooded unpredictably & often destroyedm the crops
10
A series of rulers from the same family
papyrus
catacomb
famine
dynasty
11
Groups of rocky rapids making it hard to trade on the Nile
Cassava
Catacombs
Cataracts
Carnavorn
12
Why did Egyptians mummify their dead?
believed their bodies had to be hidden from gods
the desert would have dried out the bodies very quickly.
soil was too hard to bury the bodies
soul to exist in the afterlife, bodies had to be preserved
13
Papyrus was made from
the same cloth used to wrap mummies
sandstone
silt from the
reeds from the Nile

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