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Life in Ancient Egypt 5.2
Life in Ancient Egypt 5.2
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Life in Ancient Egypt
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Women in ancient Egypt were...
often taken as slaves
treated worse than women in Meso-American societies
treated better than women in most ancient societies
able to serve as pharaohs and priests
2
Egyptians specialized jobs did NOT include
trading with other African countries
working as a scribe
building stone or brick houses
creating artwork out of maize
3
The main job of most women was...
to care for the children and the home
to work in the fields with their husband
to work as a scribe
to weave cloth
4
Mummies were often burried with...
medicine
furniture and food
papyrus scrolls
beautiful textiles
5
Which organ did the Egyptians believe controlled thought
lungs
brain
heart
intestines
6
What did NOT happen to a dead body being prepared for mummification?
The brain was removed through the nose
The heart was removed
It was wrapped in linen
It was packed with salt
7
When Egyptians traded with other African countries, they brought back
linen and papyrus scrolls
fresh fruits and vegetables
animal skins, ivory, and ebony
Mayan textiles and robes
8
Polytheism means
the belief in one god
they were blessed by the gods
the belief in no god
the belief in many gods
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It was the priests job to
care for the children
write and keep records
take care of the temples
create an army
10
Children in ancient Egypt ...
with kites made out of papyrus
with stuffed animals made out of
with toys made out of wood or clay
the Mayan ball game
11
Because of their food surpluses, ancient Egyptians were able to
have many different jobs
develop and use fire
swim across the Nile River
eradicate slavery
12
The Egyptians developed the world's first
two-wheeled transportation
campfire
practical calendar
temple
13
What did the ancient Egyptians believe was sacred?
hieroglyphs
linen cloth
geometric shapes
the brain
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What did
scribes
do?
Cleaned the sacred statues in temples
Write and keep records
Trade with other African countries on the Nile
worked in the mines
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How did an ancient Egyptian become a slave?
By visiting a temple
By committing a crime
By trading with other African countries
By swimming in the Nile River
16
Hieroglyphs are
a paper like material made out of papyrus
fibers woven together to make fabric
the jars that held a mummy's organs
pictures that stand for different words or sounds
17
Egyptians believed that life after death would be
miserable
happy
scary
they did not believe in life after death
18
Most children did NOT
learn their parents' jobs
go to school
marry in their early teens
play with toys
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How did Egyptians know when the Nile would flood?
The animals began behaving strangely
They would recieve a message from the gods
They saw clouds in the distance
The same star would always appear in the sky
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Egyptians believed that if the gods were angry...
they would destroy the pyramids with lightening
burried mummies would rise from the dead
the Nile would not flood
they would put a curse on the Egyptian people
