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How is it that we know so much about ancient Egypt?
tomb art
sandstorms
books
art historians
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What is the name of this ancient Egyptian ceremony?
Opening of the Mouth
The Opet Festival
Weighing of the Heart
The Beautiful Feast of the Valley
3
The ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god was...
Horus
Ra
Anubis
Osiris
4
This is Pharaoh Khufu. For what is he most famous?
The Step Pyramid
El-Amarna
The Great Pyramid
The Nubian Pyramids
5
Why was the Rosetta Stone such an important artifact?
Explains the mummification process
describes how Pyramids were built
Helps scholars translate hieroglyphs
lists all of the pharaohs in chronological order
6
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve dead bodies (mummify)?
to be able to visit years later
to get to the afterlife
to give people special jobs
7
This is the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Why is it well known?
Inspired by the Giza Pyramids
The world's first stone building
It is being rebuilt
It was nearly flooded
8
Which ancient Egyptian god is pictured with the deceased?
Anubis
Ra
Horus
Osiris
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Hatshepsut was an unusual pharaoh because...
She was married
She was weak
She was female
She was tall
10
This is the double crown. What does it symbolize?
unified Egypt
power
life
justice & truth
11
The ancient Egyptian Sky God/God of Light was...
Osiris
Thoth
Horus
Ra
12
The ancient Egyptian sun god was...
Ra
Thoth
Ma'at
Anubis
13
This is the Sphinx. What is it?
body of a dog, head of a god
body of a lion, head of a pharoah
body of a lion, head of a god
body of a hippo, head of a pharaoh
14
This is Abu Simbel. Which pharaoh had it built?
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Khufu
Akenaten
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To the ancient Egyptians, the lotus flower was symbolic of what?
protection
life, death, rebirth
The Nile River god, Hapy
beauty
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Akenaten was controversial because...
he demanded monotheism
he demanded polytheism
Nerfertiti was his wife
He was King Tut's father
17
The ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice was...
Isis
Ra
Ma'at
Hapi
18
The ancient Egyptian Queen of the Gods was...
Hapy
Isis
Thoth
Ma'at
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What is the name of this ceremony?
Opening of the Mouth
Writing of the deeds
Staring at Thoth
Weighing of the Heart
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What Egyptian river is this?
Euphrates
Nile
Tiber
Tigris
21
This is a crook & a flail. What does it symbolize?
shepards' tools, emblems of power
justice/truth
life
protection & healing
22
This is a scarab beetle. What did it represent to the ancient Egyptians?
life, death & rebirth
death
creative use of waste
desert insect
23
What is this called?
The Daisy Stone
The Aster Stone
The Rosetta Stone
The Hydrangea Stone
24
Where did a pharaoh his/her authority to rule?
from the gods
from his ability to control the Nile
from the people
from his father
25
How did the cataracts (blockages in the river) affect the ancient Egyptians?
they made the river flood more
they made trade & travel challenging
they made it easy to attack
they made it easy to travel across the river
26
This is the EYE of HORUS. What does it symbolize?
protection & healing
unified Egypt
power
life
27
This is an ANKH. What does it symbolize?
life
power
justice & truth
unified Egypt
28
The ancient Egyptian plump blue god of the Nile and fertility was...
Ra
Isis
Osiris
Hapi/Hapy
29
The ancient Egyptian god who was known as the "first mummy" and God of the Afterlife was...
Isis
Osiris
Ma'at
Ra
30
Which goddess is pictured?
Ma'at
Hapy
Anubis
Isis
31
The ancient Egyptian ibis-headed scribe to the gods was...
Hapi
Isis
Thoth
Horus
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This ancient Egyptian god represents the moon and writing. Which one is he?
Ma'at
Thoth
Horus
Ra
