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Ancient Egypt Quiz - Hajek
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This is a short quiz that tests students on their knowledge of Ancient Egypt. #ancientegypt
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1
Which geographical feature allowed for the growth ot the Ancient Egyptian civilization?
a desert oasis
a mountain
a coastal plain
a river
2
What is the system of writing from Ancient Egypt?
Charactrers
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Etchings
3
What did the Ancient Egyptians invent to write on?
Papyrus
On clay tablets
On cave walls
On metal
4
Which geographical feature is shaped like a fan and allows the Nile to empty into the Med. Sea?
The Red Sea
The Mouth
The NIle River
The NIle Delta
5
Which contribution has the biggest impact on our lives today?
Toothpaste
Pyramids
Papyrus
Calendar
6
An Egyptian pharaoh was considered to be the what?
Ruler of the world
Scribe
Living god on Earth
Artisan
7
What is included in the Book of the Dead?
Pictures of the Dead
Cuneiform
Letters
Funeral Prayers and Chants
8
How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians?
Flooded other nation’s fields
flooding destroyed homes and crops
Provided natural irrigation, fresh water, and transpotation
Provided Egyptians with salt water to preserve fish
9
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean
10
What protects Egypt from invaders?
Red Sea
Nubia
Deserts
Lower Egypt Delta
11
What people have to do in their daily life to enter the afterlife?
drink from the Nile
good deeds
worship Ra
pray to temple gods
12
Which of the following are contributions of the Egyptians?
law, government, Christianity, concrete
wheel, plow, stylus, cuneiform
columns, athletics, astronomy, plumbing
bowling, wigs, toothpaste, calendar, papyrus
13
Why were animals mummified?
linked to the gods
to preserve for eating
people enjoyed killing animals
to life with owners in the afterlife
14
Egypt had over 2,000 gods, Which of the following are Egyptian gods?
Set, Anubis, Horus, Isis
Jupiter, Mars, Juno, Nepitune
Shamash, Enu, Anki, Enlil
Zeus, Hera, Aries, Apollo
15
How did the Nile shape Ancient Egypt?
their idea of the Afterlife
fertile soil from flooding
transportation of stone for large building projects
papyrus to make paper
16
Who is the god that devours the heart of the unworthy?
Isis
Anubis
Horus
Ammut
17
What is the largest social class in Egypt?
Artisans
Government Officials
Peasants
Scribes
18
What are the three requirements for the Land of Two Fields
Tomb, Priest and Sand
Light Heart, Preserved body, and Name written down
Cat, Embalmer and Urns
Heart, Lungs and Liver
19
What was the purpose of pyramids?
A storage unit
A tomb for the pharoah
A temple
A palace for the pharoah
20
Which item is not placed in a Canopic jar?
The Intestines
The Liver
The Brain
The Lungs
21
Polytheism is the belief in ______________.
Ziggurats
Animal Spirits
Many gods
The belief in one God
22
What area had the most cities, fertile soil and fresh water?
desert
Mediterranean Sea
delta
Red Sea
23
What is mummification?
The belief in the Underworld
The belief in many gods
Praying to the Pyramids
Preserving the Body for the Afterlife
24
A marshy area at the mouth of river
source
delta
swamp
canal
25
What is the name of the item that contained the Pharaoh's body after mummification?
Vault
Sarcophagus
Coffin
Tombstone
26
Which of the following seasons was the peasant not busy farming?
Flooding Season
Fertilization Season
Planting Season
Winter Season
27
The Nile river floods once a year and it is linked to the star, Sirius.
False
True
28
How did the Mediterranean Sea benefit Egypt?
trading with other civilizations
water to drink
a place to ride jet skis
stone for building
29
What animal was held in high esteem in Egypt?
Dogs
Monkeys
Mr. Hajek
Cats
30
Why did the mummification process take 70 days?
Priest was lazy
weighing of the feather
Drying of the body
Wrapping the body
