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What did the Egyptians put into canopic jars?
Food
Jewels
Water from the Nile
Organs
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What were the pyramids built for?
They were built for defence purposes
They were tombs for the pharaohs
They were temples of worship
They were tombs for peasants
3
Who was the God of the underworld?
Isis
Osiris
Ra
Anubis
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What did the Egyptians build their homes from?
Wood
Stone
Concrete brick
Mud brick
5
Who conquered Egypt in 332BC?
Alexander the Great
Atilla the Hun
Xerxes the Great
Caesar
6
How did one become Pharaoh?
It was given to the strongest male
They inherited the throne
They were democratically elected
They were the most talented
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Finish: Egypt's natural defences were provided by...
Gods
The Nile River
Deserts
Mountains
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Who was higher on the Egyptian hierarchy?
Slave
Scribe
Vizier
Craftsmen
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What was the life-blood of Ancient Egypt?
The Pyramids
The Pharaoh
The Sahara Desert
The Nile River
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Where is Egypt located?
Asia
South America
Europe
Africa
11
True or false - craftsmen in Egypt were not paid with money, but with food and beer.
False
True
12
What annual event was highly important to Egyptian life?
Crop sacrifice to the Gods
The Inundation (annual flood)
The Pharaoh's birthday
Freeing of the slaves
13
What did the God Osiris weigh to secure one's passage to the afterlife?
The head
The organs
The heart
The body
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What did the Egyptians more commonly write on?
Papyrus
Paper
Stone
Clay
15
True or false: Mummies were buried with possessions to use in the afterlife
False
True
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During mummification, what was removed?
The head
The organs (except the heart)
All worldly possessions that the person owned
The heart
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What type of writing did the Egyptians use?
Sanskrit
Hiragana
Cuneiform
Heiroglyphics
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What food was an ordinary Egyptian more likely to eat?
Cheese
Pigeon
Fish
Beef
