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Ancient Egypt Deir el-Medina
Ancient Egypt Deir el-Medina
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1
which of the following is the practice for funerary rituals
concept of ka, weighing the heart, role of osiris
tomb prep, body prep, funeral, provisions for the tomb
2
Deir el-Medina was occupied for how many years
500
1000
300
1300
3
Deir el-Medina houses shared at least two walls with their neighbours
false
true
4
Was Deir el-Medina inhabited again after its abandonment in the 20th dynasty?
Yes
No
5
A typical royal tomb was
hollowed out limestone
cut from the desert floor
hollowed out pyramid
hollowed out of sandstone
6
Which is a correct social structure order
high official, priest, seal-bearers of the king, slaves
vizers, army officers, labourers, scribes, slaves
Vizier, high official,scribe, artists, labourers, slaves
high priest, scribes, high officials, labourers, slaves
7
Ancient Greek writer Herodotus said Egypt was ...
'the Nile is a gift to Egypt'
'the Nile is important'
'the gift of the Nile'
'the gift to the Egyptians
8
Why is Deir el-Medina a significant site
has a fascinating pyramid
It is in Lower Egypt
it was the second intermediate period
it's a village of tomb builders
9
Deir el-Medina workers were called
'skilled craftsmen'
'servants in the place of truth'
'slaves'
'men of the gang'
10
What is a deben?
weight of approx 91 grams
weight of approx 1 coffin
system of barter
money in ancient Egypt
11
the god of the dead is?
ptah
amun-re
anubis
osiris
12
Serious excavation of Deir el-Medina began when
1922 by Howard Carter
1855 Auguste Mariette
Bernard Bruyre
in 1905 by Ernesto Schiaparelli
13
Deir el-Medina was enclosed by a wall 7m high and 105cm thick
true
false
14
"Tomb Robbery Papyri' are records of
records of crimes
records of gruesome deaths
records of interrogation
all three
15
Deir el-Medina is situated on
East side of the Nile
West side of the Nile
16
In tombs, at the end of the long passageway you usually found
well shaft
side chambers
paintings
a scarcophagus
17
Ostraca are
papyrus
broken pottery or stone
scrolls
broken glass and earthenware
18
Deir el-Medina was preserved due to
hidden in rock
guarded by warriors
shifting desert sands
by water under the Nile
19
An oracle is
piety
magical practices
a gods destiny for the workers
a gods answer to pray
20
which is not a 'man of the gang'?
master-draughtsman
painter
plumber
doorkeeper
