What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids?

As burial sites for the Pharaohs

Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?

They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife

What type of clothes did most of the Ancient Egyptians wear?

The women wore white linen dresses and the men white linen kilts.

What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?

It was preserved separately with the heart

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1
Which is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Parramatta River
Amazon River
Mississippi River
2
What was the main type of food eaten by the commoner in Ancient Egypt?
Bread
Meat
Potatoes
Rice
3
In what occupation did the majority of the people work?
Teachers
Singers
School Principals
Farmers
4
What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids?
As meeting places for the leaders of the country
As monuments to the glory of Egypt
As temples to their gods
As burial sites for the Pharaohs
5
What do we call the sheet that was placed over the mummy before it was buried?
Embalm
Toga
Shroud
Sarcophagus
6
Most of the Egyptian pyramids were built in less than a year.
False
True
7
What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
none of the above
A scary monster that walks around with its hands held out
Someone who takes care of you when you are young
A preserved body of the dead
8
True or False: Boats on the Nile River were the primary way of traveling and shipping goods in Ancient Egypt.
True
False
9
What is the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Pyramid of Djoser
The Red Pyramid of Snofru
The Pyramid of MenKaure
10
What Pharaoh built the first pyramid?
Anubis
Tutenkhamen
Khufu
Mrs Persenitis
11
Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?
They wanted to have the bodies around to help remember the dead
They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife
Out of respect for their elders
Out of respect for their elders
12
True or False: The women of Ancient Egypt could rise to the top positions in the land, including Pharaoh.
False
True
13
What type of clothes did most of the Ancient Egyptians wear?
The women wore white linen dresses and the men white linen kilts.
The women wore patterned skirts and blouses and the men wore white shorts.
Both the men and women wore white cotton robes.
men wore breechcloths , women wore skirts and blouses made from animal skin
14
Which of the following was NOT an important crop of the Ancient Egyptians?
Corn
Papyrus
Flax
None of the above
15
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe caused the Nile to flood each year?
The tears of the goddess Isis
A shifting in the gravitational pull of the sun
Earthquakes in the Red Sea
Giant elephants in central Africa
16
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
It was the only organ preserved as it was sacred
Nothing, they just left it there
It was thrown away
It was preserved separately with the heart
17
What important event took place each year that provided rich soil around the Nile River?
Giant flocks of birds came through the land traveling south
Huge storms came during the rainy season
None of the above
The river flooded

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