What is a difference between hieroglyphics and the alphabet we use today?

Hieroglyphics use symbols for sounds not letters

who could read and write and kept the records

Which is the most correct list for a social pyramid for ancient Egypt?

Pharaoh, Vizier, Nobles, scribes, merchants, peasants

What does the word "Inundation" mean?

Seasonal flooding of the Nile River

Important in the ceremony to the afterlife for the Egyptians, a long process to preserve a dead body

Bodies were mummified because

The soul needed a place to rest in

What is the Rosetta Stone?

A stone that decoded hieroglyphs

Why is the heart of the deceased weighed against the feather of truth?

To see if it is "heavy with sin"

Osiris, Horus and Thoth are the gods of.......

The underworld, Sky and Scribes

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What is a difference between hieroglyphics and the alphabet we use today?
Our alphabet uses sounds and hieroglyphics uses letters
Hieroglyphic symbols can represent more than one sound
Hieroglyphics use symbols for sounds not letters
There is no difference.
2
A scribe is a person
who looked after pencils
who wrote stories
who was educated
who could read and write and kept the records
3
What is the name for Egyptian writing?
Sacred Writing
Pictographs
Picture writing
Hieroglyphics
4
Which is the most correct list for a social pyramid for ancient Egypt?
Vizier, Pharaoh, Priests, scribes, peasants
Pharaoh, Vizier, Nobles, scribes, merchants, peasants
Pharaoh, merchants, scribes, peasants
Pharaoh, Government officials, peasants, artisans, scribes
5
What did the Nile River provide for the Ancient Egyptians?
Protection and a source of water
Ingredients to make paper, linen and housing
All of these
Fertile soil
6
When was flood time in Ancient Egypt?
June to September
October to February
March to May
September to December
7
Which of the following were not Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt?
Tuthmose III
Tutankhamen
Rameses
They are all Pharaohs
8
The Great Pyramid of Giza is in
Upper Egypt
The black lands
The Valley of the Kings
Lower Egypt
9
Anubis is the God of ......
Scribes
Pharaohs
the Underworld
Embalming
10
Which continent is Egypt located in?
Europe
Africa
Asia
South Africa
11
What does the word "Inundation" mean?
Snow melting and creating a flood
Annual flooding
Seasonal flooding of the Nile River
Being snowed under with homework
12
Mummification is
Important in the ceremony to the afterlife for the Egyptians
only used in Ancient Egypt
a long process to preserve a dead body
a short process to dry out a body
13
Bodies were mummified because
It was cheap
It was part of the Ancient Egyptian religion
It was a law in Ancient Egypt
The soul needed a place to rest in
14
What is the Rosetta Stone?
An old stone
A stone that decoded hieroglyphs
A stone buried in the ground
A stone found in Ancient China
15
What were the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms known for?
Nothing
Peace and development
Wars
Conflict
16
Hatshepsut became regent for who?
Tutankhamen
Tuthmosis II
Tuthmosis III
Rameses II
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Why is the heart of the deceased weighed against the feather of truth?
To be judged by the 42
To see if it is "heavy with sin"
So that the deceased can enter the afterlife
To prove that the deceased is dead
18
Osiris, Horus and Thoth are the gods of.......
Embalming, Underworld and sky
The underworld, Sky and Scribes
Pharaohs, motherhood, war
Sky, scribes and the Underworld
19
Which of the following are responsibilities of the Pharaoh?
All of these
To provide an army
To ensure a fair and just society
To protect and feed the people
20
The delta area of the Nile River is in
Valley of the Kings
The Black lands
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt

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