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Ancient Egypt Study Guide
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1
What would happen if the heart was heavy with sins?
The heart will be accepted to the afterlife
Amemet will eat it
2
Who REALLY built the pyramids?
Farmers
Priests
Craftspeople
Slaves
3
What became the new capital of Egypt?
Memphis
Anubis
Nashville
Cairo
4
What does NOT describe Horus?
The son of Osiris
The father of Osiris
A falcon god
The godly form of the pharaoh
5
Most Egyptian tombs that have been discovered were empty.
False
True
6
What four organs are removed in the mummification process?
Heart, stomach, liver, and intestines
Heart, brain, lungs, and stomach
Stomach, liver, lungs, and brain
Stomach, lungs, liver, and intestines
7
The heart was weighed against the feather of truth.
False
True
8
What two species is the Sphinx a mix between?
Crocodile and cat
Tiger and human
Lion and human
Tiger and cobra
9
Which two seas border Egypt?
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea and Caspian Sea
10
What did the Upper Kingdom do with the red and white crowns?
Used the White Crown
Combined them
Used the Red Crown
11
King Tut's tomb was robbed by tomb robbers.
True
False
12
Who discovered King Tut?
Clifford Howard
Carter Howard
Howard Carter
Howard Clifford
13
The heart scarab was considered bad luck if buried with a mummy.
True
False
14
The Nile River flows south to north.
True
False
15
Who was the King of the Dead, and who was he married to?
Isis, married to Osiris
Osiris, married to Isis
Nephthys, married to Horus
Set, married to Nephthys
16
Which is NOT one of the three lowest social classes?
Craftspeople
Priests
Peasants
Scibes
17
What percentage of Egyptians live along the Nile River?
100%
60%
95%
75%
18
How did the Upper Kingdom treat the Lower Kingdom's citizens?
Made them equals
Made them slaves
19
The Egyptians would keep the brain in the body because they thought it was helpful in the afterlife.
False
True
20
Many Egyptian myths are found in the Book of the Dead.
False
True
21
What are the top three classes in the social pyramid, from highest to lowest?
Government officials, pharaoh, priests
Pharaoh, government officials, priests
Pharaoh, scribes, government officials
Pharaoh, priests, government officials
22
Which social class was made up of carpenters, metal-workers, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers?
Artisans or craftspeople
Scribes
Peasants
23
The vulture was the animal worshipped by the Upper Kingdom.
True
False
24
What animal was worshipped in the Lower Kingdom?
Cobra
Lion
Tiger
Vulture
25
Who is the god of chaos who killed Osiris?
Set
Osiris
Nephthys
Isis
26
The pyramid builders ate mostly meat.
False
True
27
The spells for the judgement of the dead are found in the Book of the Dead
True
False
28
How many countries does the Nile River flow through?
10
9
11
13
29
Anubis is NOT the god of mummification.
True
False
30
What would the Egyptians do to the fluids in the body?
Let the fluids run out onto a slanted table
Turn the body upside down and let the fluids run out
Keep the fluids in the body to keep it well preserved
Keep the fluids inside the body to make it lifelike
31
What part of Egypt were the Upper and Lower kingdoms located in?
Upper Kingdom in the south, Lower KIngom in the north
Upper kingdom in the north, Lower Kingdom in the south
Upper Kingdom in the east, Lower Kingdom in the west
Upper kingdom in the west, Lower Kingdom in the east
32
Which is NOT one of the three negative effects of the Aswan Dam?
Sediment trapped behind dam
Diseases from parasites are spreading
Not enough water for crops
Farmers need to use expensive fertilizers
33
Which was NOT one of the tools used to build the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
Sandstone rubber
Saw
Flint scraper
String and rod
34
What were people hired to do at the funeral?
Cry and mourn
Carry the mummy
Mummify the body
No one was hired at the funeral
35
What were the pyramids made of?
Marble
Limstone
Sandstone
Wood
36
The white crown was worn by the king of the Lower Kingdom, and the Red Crown was worn by the king of the Upper Kingdom.
False
True
