What did egyptians believe about Pharoahs?

Egyptians believed that Pharaohs were god - like.

What was the range in weight in each stone that was used to build the pyramids ?

2-10 tons with some as much 50 tons

Why was the resting place for pharaohs in Egypt so important?

Egyptians believed that Pharaohs ruled into their afterlife.

What do scientist know about the ball & socket joints that were used when building the pyramids

Not much, they can't figure out what the material is.

After the body was cleaned, the organs removed, and the blood removed, What happened next?

The body was stuffed with natron (sand material)

How was the brain removed in the mummification process?

Taken with a hot rod through the nose

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1
How tall is the Pyramid of Giza?
2,100 feet
None of the above
481 feet
1,921 feet
2
How can we describe the length of The Nile River?
Approximately 4,100 miles
22% of the length of the river, is in Egypt
More than double the length of America
All of the above
3
What did egyptians believe about Pharoahs?
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs were not human.
None of the above.
Answers #1 & #2
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs were god - like.
4
What is a theocracy?
Rule based upon religious authourity
Rule, based upon one leader.
All of the above
The belief in many gods.
5
What constellation of stars are the pyramids in the Giza complex aligned with?
Draco
Orion
Ophiuchus
All of the above
6
Where did the Egyptians put the organs once they were removed from the body?
None of the above
Disregarded them
Put them in Canopic Jars
Dried them and put them back in the body
7
What happened is there was not enough flooding?
None of the above
The community of people were supported by last years crops.
The crops thrived due to the sunlight
No one lost life
8
What did the ball and socket joints deal with in the Pyramids?
All of the above
Temperature inside the pyramids
Amount of sunlight that was let in
Expansion & Contraction
9
What was the range in weight in each stone that was used to build the pyramids ?
20-30 kilotons with some as much as 50 kilotons
2-10 tons with some as much 50 tons
None of the above
2-10 lbs with some as much 50 lbs
10
Why was the resting place for pharaohs in Egypt so important?
Egyptians believed in the cycle of rebirth and death.
Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife.
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs ruled into their afterlife.
All of the above
11
Where is Egypt located?
Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
12
What was significant about what the Egyptians created in terms of the calendar?
5 days for holidays & feasting
All of the above
365 day calendar
12 months
13
What river runs through Egypt?
Yellow River
Tigris
None of the above
Indus
14
What happened to the people of Egypt when the flooding was too much?
All of the above
People died
Houses were destroyed
Crops were destroyed
15
What is the black land?
The land before the desert
The land where the silt was after flooding
All of the above
The land next to the river
16
What was the 3rd step in the mummification process?
Remove the blood
Wash the body
bury the body
Remove the brain
17
What is the ancient form of writing that Egyptians used?
Sandskrit
None of the above
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
18
What do scientist know about the ball & socket joints that were used when building the pyramids
They can name the product used
None of the above
Everything there is to know
Not much, they can't figure out what the material is.
19
What did the natural barriers prevent?
Answer 1 & Answer 2
None of the above
Egyptians from traveling through the desert.
Enemies from attacking from outside the desert.
20
What is the constant temperature inside the pyramids of Giza?
25 degrees
none of the above
90 degrees to match the weather outside
60 degrees
21
What was before burial in the mummification process?
Discarding any hair on the body
Praying over the body
None of the above
Wrapping the body in cloth
22
What type of writing surface was used in ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
Cunieform
Papyrus
None of the above
23
What is the first thing that was done in the mummification process?
Bury the body
Take out the organs
Place loved ones in the tomb with the body
Wash the body
24
After the body was cleaned, the organs removed, and the blood removed, What happened next?
The body was stuffed with natron (sand material)
None of the above
The body was buried
The body was wrapped
25
What is the red land?
None of the above.
The red land is the land underneath the pyramids
The red land is the land near the nile river.
The red land is the desert.
26
How was the brain removed in the mummification process?
Burned a hole in the skull, and then removed
All of the above represent various methods
Taken with a hot rod through the nose
Drilling a hole in the skull.

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Questions 26

Answers

1
How tall is the Pyramid of Giza?
2,100 feet
None of the above
481 feet
1,921 feet
2
How can we describe the length of The Nile River?
Approximately 4,100 miles
22% of the length of the river, is in Egypt
More than double the length of America
All of the above
3
What did egyptians believe about Pharoahs?
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs were not human.
None of the above.
Answers #1 & #2
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs were god - like.
4
What is a theocracy?
Rule based upon religious authourity
Rule, based upon one leader.
All of the above
The belief in many gods.
5
What constellation of stars are the pyramids in the Giza complex aligned with?
Draco
Orion
Ophiuchus
All of the above
6
Where did the Egyptians put the organs once they were removed from the body?
None of the above
Disregarded them
Put them in Canopic Jars
Dried them and put them back in the body
7
What happened is there was not enough flooding?
None of the above
The community of people were supported by last years crops.
The crops thrived due to the sunlight
No one lost life
8
What did the ball and socket joints deal with in the Pyramids?
All of the above
Temperature inside the pyramids
Amount of sunlight that was let in
Expansion & Contraction
9
What was the range in weight in each stone that was used to build the pyramids ?
20-30 kilotons with some as much as 50 kilotons
2-10 tons with some as much 50 tons
None of the above
2-10 lbs with some as much 50 lbs
10
Why was the resting place for pharaohs in Egypt so important?
Egyptians believed in the cycle of rebirth and death.
Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife.
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs ruled into their afterlife.
All of the above
11
Where is Egypt located?
Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
12
What was significant about what the Egyptians created in terms of the calendar?
5 days for holidays & feasting
All of the above
365 day calendar
12 months
13
What river runs through Egypt?
Yellow River
Tigris
None of the above
Indus
14
What happened to the people of Egypt when the flooding was too much?
All of the above
People died
Houses were destroyed
Crops were destroyed
15
What is the black land?
The land before the desert
The land where the silt was after flooding
All of the above
The land next to the river
16
What was the 3rd step in the mummification process?
Remove the blood
Wash the body
bury the body
Remove the brain
17
What is the ancient form of writing that Egyptians used?
Sandskrit
None of the above
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
18
What do scientist know about the ball & socket joints that were used when building the pyramids
They can name the product used
None of the above
Everything there is to know
Not much, they can't figure out what the material is.
19
What did the natural barriers prevent?
Answer 1 & Answer 2
None of the above
Egyptians from traveling through the desert.
Enemies from attacking from outside the desert.
20
What is the constant temperature inside the pyramids of Giza?
25 degrees
none of the above
90 degrees to match the weather outside
60 degrees
21
What was before burial in the mummification process?
Discarding any hair on the body
Praying over the body
None of the above
Wrapping the body in cloth
22
What type of writing surface was used in ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
Cunieform
Papyrus
None of the above
23
What is the first thing that was done in the mummification process?
Bury the body
Take out the organs
Place loved ones in the tomb with the body
Wash the body
24
After the body was cleaned, the organs removed, and the blood removed, What happened next?
The body was stuffed with natron (sand material)
None of the above
The body was buried
The body was wrapped
25
What is the red land?
None of the above.
The red land is the land underneath the pyramids
The red land is the land near the nile river.
The red land is the desert.
26
How was the brain removed in the mummification process?
Burned a hole in the skull, and then removed
All of the above represent various methods
Taken with a hot rod through the nose
Drilling a hole in the skull.