Why do we have better knowledge of the workers of Deir El Medina then the rest of Egypt.

They kept notes on ostraca that survived the ages.

What did this man do?

Stole a complete book of the dead

The aspect of a person that would go to the underworld

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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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A quiz on the life of the workers that lived in the #AncientEgyptian town #DeirElMedina made by a #DavidsonHS student.

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1
What god is on the left in this image?
Amun
Anubis
Ahemtopap
Alluh
2
Which of the following was created to limit the amount of artifacts leaving Egypt?
Egyptian archeology service
No more artifacts out of Egypt service
Egyptian history restoration community
Egyptian antiquities service
3
Why do we have better knowledge of the workers of Deir El Medina then the rest of Egypt.
They kept vlogs of there day to day lifes.
The workers kept journals that they wrote in.
We don't.
They kept notes on ostraca that survived the ages.
4
What was this god the god of?
God of the night time
God of the sky and kingship
The god of the sun
God of warfare
5
What area did this crown represent?
Upper
Lower
West
East
6
What were the houses in Deir El Medina made out of?
Plaster
Hay
Wood
Mud Bricks
7
What did this man do?
Stole a complete book of the dead
Was a great ancestor of Brad Pitt
Found Troy
Main founder of dig at Dier el medina
8
Which tomb is the only tomb to be thought to be virtually intact?
Seti I
Ramesses II
Nefertari
Tutankhamun
9
Which god is this?
Ammit
Seth
Hapi
Isis
10
What is this image of?
Heinrich Schliemann's painting
A part of the book of the dead
A pharaohs placemat
Painting from the tomb wall of tutukhamun
11
Where were most of the ostraka found?
In a rubbish bin
In the homes
In the tombs
In the great pit
12
Why did the workers strike
Unsafe working conditions
They weren't being paid
Because they can
Bad reception in there area
13
Which pharaoh changed the religion of Egypt during the 18th dynasty?
Thutmose
Ramesses VII
Akhenaten
Amenmesse
14
How were the workers of the tomb organised?
Male and female
Left and right mobs
Left and right Gangs
Elderly and youth
15
What was the punishment for robbing tombs?
Warning first time, death second
Pay deducted
Life in jail
Impalement
16
What is one type of barter exchange other then money
Dubli
Deben
Narmer
Handshake
17
Who was the founder of Deir El Medina
Gregery Attenborough
Amenhotep I
Ramses II
Ernesto Schiaparelli
18
How where the workers paid?
In money
In beer
In gold
In grains
19
Who was the first person who excavated Deir El Medina?
Ernesto Schiaparelli
Bernard Bruyere
Heinrich Schliemann
Kyle Mcloughlin
20
How long is the standard for this?
From the finger tip to elbow
524mm
32cm
327mm
21
Who could read and write in Deir El Medina?
No one
Just men
The officials
Almost everyone
22
What is the Akh?
A persons spirit
The aspect of a person that would go to the underworld
A person personallity
A person Shadow
23
On which bank of the Nile is Deir El Medina
North
East
West
South
24
Which pharaoh was inside this coffin?
Tutankhamun
Amenhotep II
Ramses IV
Schliemann
25
What are the 2 types of tombs called?
Underground and above ground
Schielmann and Cerny
Rock cut and Free standing
Free standing and mountian

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