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Ancient Egypt Study Guide
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1
Which two seas border Egypt?
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea and Caspian Sea
2
What would the Egyptians do to the fluids in the body?
Turn the body upside down and let the fluids run out
Let the fluids run out onto a slanted table
Keep the fluids inside the body to make it lifelike
Keep the fluids in the body to keep it well preserved
3
The pyramid builders ate mostly meat.
True
False
4
What percentage of Egyptians live along the Nile River?
95%
60%
75%
100%
5
What animal was worshipped in the Lower Kingdom?
Tiger
Lion
Vulture
Cobra
6
How many countries does the Nile River flow through?
10
11
13
9
7
What would happen if the heart was heavy with sins?
The heart will be accepted to the afterlife
Amemet will eat it
8
King Tut's tomb was robbed by tomb robbers.
False
True
9
The Egyptians would keep the brain in the body because they thought it was helpful in the afterlife.
False
True
10
Who REALLY built the pyramids?
Slaves
Priests
Craftspeople
Farmers
11
How did the Upper Kingdom treat the Lower Kingdom's citizens?
Made them equals
Made them slaves
12
What were the pyramids made of?
Limstone
Wood
Sandstone
Marble
13
What became the new capital of Egypt?
Anubis
Nashville
Memphis
Cairo
14
Most Egyptian tombs that have been discovered were empty.
False
True
15
The heart scarab was considered bad luck if buried with a mummy.
False
True
16
The Nile River flows south to north.
False
True
17
What are the top three classes in the social pyramid, from highest to lowest?
Pharaoh, priests, government officials
Government officials, pharaoh, priests
Pharaoh, government officials, priests
Pharaoh, scribes, government officials
18
What did the Upper Kingdom do with the red and white crowns?
Used the White Crown
Used the Red Crown
Combined them
19
Who discovered King Tut?
Howard Carter
Howard Clifford
Carter Howard
Clifford Howard
20
What two species is the Sphinx a mix between?
Tiger and human
Crocodile and cat
Tiger and cobra
Lion and human
21
Which is NOT one of the three lowest social classes?
Peasants
Craftspeople
Priests
Scibes
22
Who is the god of chaos who killed Osiris?
Nephthys
Set
Isis
Osiris
23
Who was the King of the Dead, and who was he married to?
Nephthys, married to Horus
Set, married to Nephthys
Isis, married to Osiris
Osiris, married to Isis
24
What does NOT describe Horus?
The godly form of the pharaoh
The son of Osiris
A falcon god
The father of Osiris
25
What part of Egypt were the Upper and Lower kingdoms located in?
Upper Kingdom in the east, Lower Kingdom in the west
Upper Kingdom in the south, Lower KIngom in the north
Upper kingdom in the north, Lower Kingdom in the south
Upper kingdom in the west, Lower Kingdom in the east
26
The spells for the judgement of the dead are found in the Book of the Dead
False
True
27
Anubis is NOT the god of mummification.
True
False
28
Which was NOT one of the tools used to build the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
Flint scraper
String and rod
Sandstone rubber
Saw
29
Many Egyptian myths are found in the Book of the Dead.
False
True
30
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
31
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
32
Which is NOT one of the three negative effects of the Aswan Dam?
Not enough water for crops
Sediment trapped behind dam
Diseases from parasites are spreading
Farmers need to use expensive fertilizers
33
What four organs are removed in the mummification process?
Stomach, lungs, liver, and intestines
Stomach, liver, lungs, and brain
Heart, brain, lungs, and stomach
Heart, stomach, liver, and intestines
34
Which social class was made up of carpenters, metal-workers, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers?
Artisans or craftspeople
Peasants
Scribes
35
The heart was weighed against the feather of truth.
True
False
36
The vulture was the animal worshipped by the Upper Kingdom.
False
True
