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The leader of Ancient Egypt was known as a
Pharaoh
Priest
King
Dictator
2
Osiris was originally the god of what
The Nile
The Sun
The Euphrates
Mt Olympus
3
On average how long did it take to build an Egyptian Pyramid?
50 years
10 years
20 years
2 years
4
Their job was to collect taxes, maintain the peace and possibly write for their leaders.
Scribes
Artisans
Slaves
Pharaohs
5
Ancient Egypt was protected by natural barriers formed by
Deserts
The Delta
The Nile
The Mediterranean
6
While mummifying what did the Egyptians place in the Canopic jars?
heart
eyes
Internal organs
hair
7
The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as
temples
centers of learning
palaces
tombs
8
What type of paper did ancient Egyptians write on?
news
papyrus
stone
wood
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What key ingredient that helped make the land more arable did the Nile River deposit?
salt
gold
oil
silt
10
What Egyptian social class did slaves belong to?
Upper
Middle
Lower
Ruling
11
One achievement of the Ancient Egyptians was
an aqueduct
a modern day plumbing system
a 365 day calendar
the development of cuneiform writing
12
What social class did Egyptian farmers belong to?
Lower
Upper
Middle
Ruling
13
On average how long did it take to mummify someone?
100 days
10 days
70 days
7 days
14
The Ancient Egyptian underworld was called
The Underworld
Duat
Moat
silt
15
The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in
an afterlife
spirits
multiple gods
magic
16
On average how long did it take to build an Egyptian Pyramid?
10 years
2 years
50 years
20 years
17
The Egyptian god responsible for life, death, and rebirth was
Thebes
Osiris
Ra
Sirius
18
Where does the Nile River flow into?
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
19
What were mummies stuffed with?
wheat
tree leaves
sand
sawdust
20
The everyday writing of ancient Egypt was called
hieratic
vizier
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
21
What did Osiris measure your heart against to see if you had committed any of the 42 sins?
Feather
Human Brain
Rock
Crown
22
Why did Ancient Egyptian pharaohs sometimes marry their sisters?
Keep bloodline pure
There was no one else good enough for them
Lower expense on wedding
They were not allowed to be with the common people
23
Scribes were part of what social class of ancient Egypt?
Ruling
lower
Upper
Middle
24
The Egyptians generally built their pyramids
100 miles from the Nile
West of the Nile
East of the Nile
On the Nile
25
To irrigate their crops, the Egyptians relied on
The yearly flooding of the Nile River
Heavy rain during the monsoon season
regular year-round rainfall
An irrigation network connected to the Tigris-Eurphrates