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Ancient Egypt
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This is a short quiz that tests students on their knowledge of Ancient Egypt.
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Who is the god that looks like a cross between a jackal and a human?
Horus
Anubis
Ammut
Isis
2
Which group had the highest status in the ancient Egyptian social hierarchy?
soldiers
scribes
artisans
nobles
3
What is the name of the item that contained the Pharaoh's body after mummification?
sarcophagus
tombstone
vault
canopic jar
4
Polytheism is the belief in ______________.
animal spirits.
an omnipotent god.
many gods.
ziggurats.
5
What was the purpose of pyramids?
A temple
A palace for the pharoah
A storage unit
A tomb for the pharoah
6
What item is discarded during the mummification process?
The Brain
The Intestines
The Heart
The Lungs
7
clay tablets : cuneiform :: _____________ : hieroglyphics
metal
papyrus
sand
stone
8
What was the Rosetta Stone?
it was an artifact from Egypt
It decoded hieroglyphics
It is Egypt's oldest discovery
It was a letter from Ramses
9
Which geographical feature allowed for the growth of the Ancient Egyptian civilization?
a desert oasis
a river
a mountain
a coastal plain
10
Which geographical feature is shaped like a fan and allows the Nile to empty into the Med. Sea?
The Mouth
The Red Sea
The Nile Delta
The Nile River
11
Into what body of water does the Nile River flow?
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
12
What is mummification?
Preserving the Body for the Afterlife
Praying to the Pyramids
The belief in many gods
The belief in the Underworld
13
Ka
is most similar to
spirit
mummy
king
tomb
14
What is included in the Book of the Dead?
prayers and chants
pictures of the dead
letters
cuneiform
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What is the system of writing from Ancient Egypt?
Charactrers
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Etchings
