Ancient Egyptian Culture

Question 1

A person could rise to a higher class in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Paper was made from...

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 3

Why did the ancient Egyptians know a lot about the body?

Accepted Answer

because of their work on mummies

Question 4

Who predicted when the Nile River would probably flood?

Accepted Answer

astronomers

Question 5

Which was the largest class?

Accepted Answer

peasants

Question 6

What are hieroglyphs?

Accepted Answer

picturelike symbols, written records that teach up about Egyptian culture

Question 7

What is papyrus?

Accepted Answer

a more convenient writing surface, an early form of paper

Question 8

What is an astronomer?

Accepted Answer

scientist who studies the stars and sky

Question 9

What tells us about every day life of the ancient Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

tomb and temple paintings

Question 10

Egyptian women...

Accepted Answer

had most of the rights that men had.

Question 11

What types of work did peasants do?

Accepted Answer

worked the land for themselves and the wealthy, on roads, temples and other buildings, harvested crops and feasted

Question 12

Who made up the middle class?

Accepted Answer

merchants and skilled workers

Question 13

Which social group was beneath the pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

members of the pharaoh's court, priests, nobles who held the largest estates

Question 14

What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone?

Accepted Answer

provided an interpretation of hieroglyphs, it provided a new understanding of ancient Egypt

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