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A review of Year 4’s topic Ancient Egypt by the Y4 students of Clore Shalom.
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1
What was the first step to mummification?
remove the heart
remove the brain
remove the teeth
remove the eyes
2
Which God was invisible and sometimes merged with other Gods/Goddesses?
Isis
Ra
Amun
Thoth
3
What is an example of something a typical Egyptian woman would wear?
an amulet
rags
gold cuff bracelets
natural-coloured linen dress
4
Who was the Egyptian God of the Sun?
Ra
Isis
Bast
Ma’at
5
Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
So the body could be viewed after death
So the body would not rot
So they would recognose their body when the soul returned
So people had amother job to do
6
People believed Ra died every night as the sun set and was swallowed by:
Amun
Isis
Nut
Ma'at
7
Who was the Egyptian god of the moon?
Ra
Thoth
Ma’at
Annubis
8
What was the Egyptians form of writing called?
alef-bet
runes
alphabet
hieroglyphics
9
During the mummification process, the brain is extracted using a long _____.
stick
hook
pole
finger
10
Which of the following would be considered a PRIMARY source?
Postcard with photo of the pyramids
Newspaper articl about a museum exhibit
Sarcophagus
Book written in 2014
11
What did the Egyptians cleverly do to get water to their crops in the desert?
prayed to their Gods and Goddesses for rain
forced slaves to carry water from the Nile in jugs
dug canals at banks of the Nile so water would flow to crops
used animals to pull wagons loaded with water
12
What is the name of the mythical being whose statue guards the Great Pyramids?
Sphinx
Phoenix
Lynx
Minotaur
13
Why did Osiris have green skin?
He was God of agriculture--green symbolised rebirth & growth
He was God of underworld & his skin was like a dying body
He was ill & his green skin was a symbol of his sickness
He was God of lizards and reptiles, who are often green
14
What was the
first
thing put into the body to clean it out during the mummification process?
salt
water from the Nile
spices and wine
sawdust and linen
15
Which of the following would be part of a typical Egyptian meal?
potatoes and carrots
bananas and mangos
water from the Nile
bread baked with honey
16
A typical Egyptian soldier's sword was shaped like this:
straight handle with curved blade
they did not use swords
straight blade
circular blade
17
Where did most of their slaves come from?
criminals
prisoners of war
peasants
people who would not pay taxes
18
During the mummification process, they waited ___ days once salt is applied to the mummy.
40
80
60
20
19
Who was the first Egyptian pharaoh?
Narmer
Mrs Cohen
Ramses
Tutankhamen
20
What were mummies wrapped with?
velvet cloth
cotton cloth
wool cloth
linen cloth
21
What percent of the population were
slaves, servants and peasants
?
100%
75%
80%
50%
22
Which God had green skin?
Osiris
Ma'at
Ra
Amun
23
What was put into these
canopic jars
?
stomach, gall bladder, lungs, liver
stomach, intestines, lungs, liver
stomach, intestines, eyes, tongue
stomach, intestines, heart, liver
24
What was the one organ that was placed back into the body of a mummy?
lungs
heart
liver
intestines
25
For what do most archaeologists think the 3 pyramids at Giza were used?
market centres for trading goods
houses to live in
tombs to house the dead
temples for praying
26
What are these items called?
canoe jars
canopic jars
catastrophe jars
cat jars
27
Egyptian soldiers used shields made from:
iron
gold
wood and ox hides
wood
28
What is linen made from?
Velvet
Flax
Wool
Wheat
29
From which part of the body is the brain extracted?
nose
mouth
eyes
ears
30
What did Ra, the sun god, wear on his head?
A jackal’s mask
A sin disc without a snake as a crown
A sun disc with a snake as a crown
A beetle
31
Who is the Goddess of protection and healing?
Thoth
Ma'at
Isis
Osiris
32
Who was the father of goddess Ma'at?
Annubis
Ra
Zeus
Osirus
