a picture that stands for a word

Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?

They believed you needed your body in the afterlife.

Why is the Rosetta Stone so important?

It made it possible to decipher hieroglyphics.

What have scientists learned from studying mummies?

Both kinds of diseases Egyptians had AND what foods they ate

What event made it possible for the ancient Egyptians to grow crops?

The Nile flooded its banks yearly

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1
A civilization has
a written language
all of the above
government
culture
2
King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922 by...
Jimmy Carter
Nick Carter
Ben Carter
Howard Carter
3
Where would you most likely find hieroglyphics?
written on papyrus
written on a tree
in a church
written on a monument
4
What is an ideogram?
a picture of a foot
a picture that stands for a word
a letter that stands for a sound
a word that stands for a letter
5
What was stored in a canonic jar?
gold
natron
internal organs
amulets
6
Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
for health reasons.
They believed you needed your body in the afterlife.
They worshipped their relatives.
It was the law
7
Which is the site of the largest pyramid ever built?
Giza
Cairo
Memphis
Upper Egypt
8
What were the pyramids used for?
home for the pharaohs
burial places
town squares
a warning to invading people
9
What is Senet?
a board game
a type of ancient Egyptian food
a type of writing
a pharaoh
10
The Shang Dynasty developed in...
North America
Australia
Asia
Huang River Valley
11
A civilization has a social hierarchy.
True
False
12
Demotic is a form of what other language?
Nubian
Egyptian
Latin
Greek
13
What is special about tomb KV 62?
It is the oldest tomb
It is the largest tomb
It's constructed in a way that the other tombs were not.
It's the tomb of Tutankhamen
14
What is a cataract
waterfall
another name for the Nile River
a river
a mountain
15
During which era was the Valley of the Kings established?
Old Kingdom
Ancient Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
16
The flooding of the Nile destroyed Egyptian civilization.
True
False
17
How was hieratic used?
to write official documents
to inscribe pyramids
to write everyday documents
to communicate with the Romans
18
What period is considered ancient Egypt's "golden age"?
Nuberian era
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdon
New Kingdom
19
From what plant did the ancient Egyptians make paper?
Palm trees
cottonwood
papyrus
reeds
20
Why is the Rosetta Stone so important?
It made it possible to decipher hieroglyphics.
It's a letter from Ramsses to the Romans.
It's the oldest artifact ever discovered.
It's the only surviving artifact from ancient Egypt.
21
What have scientists learned from studying mummies?
how intelligent the ancient Egyptians were
Both kinds of diseases Egyptians had AND what foods they ate
what kinds of diseases th ancient Egyptians had
what kinds of foods they ate
22
What event made it possible for the ancient Egyptians to grow crops?
a heavy yearly rainfall
fertile soil
the plow
The Nile flooded its banks yearly

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