Why was the Rosetta Stone an important archaeological find?

It explained the Egyptians language

Why was Lower Egypt called "Lower" when it was higher than Upper Egypt?

The Nile's Upward flow confused their sense of Direction

What would the Egyptians do to the brains of the mummies

The brain was liquified and drained from the nose.

what did queen Hatshepsut do?

She Made Huge Monuments, Increased trade with other countries

why did Egypt embalm their Mummies

For a successful journey to The afterlife

A Human-headed bird that is in the afterlife

What was the New Kingdom?

Where Egypt reached the height of it's glory and power.

Why were pyramids important to the Egyptians?

It was a burial tomb for their pharaohs

A series of rulers from one family

Why was Egypt called the gift of the nile?

The Nile made the ground very fertile.

why was Menes so Important in Egyptian history?

He United Upper and Lower Egypt, He made the Double crown

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1
Why was the Rosetta Stone an important archaeological find?
It was a portal to the afterlife
It was against the pharaohs
It explained the Egyptians language
It looked really cool
2
What is papyrus?
A type of paper
A pharaoh
A god
A priest
3
Why was Lower Egypt called "Lower" when it was higher than Upper Egypt?
They were dumb.
They wanted to trick Invaders
The Nile's Upward flow confused their sense of Direction
Because the Egyptians were weird.
4
Where is Egypt located
America
Asia
Australia
Africa
5
What was the biggest pyramid
The Pyramid of Hatshepsut
The King Tut pyramid
The Upside Down Pyramid
Great pyramid of Khufu
6
What would the Egyptians do to the brains of the mummies
They kept the brain frozen in the pyramid
They would sell them for great amounts of money.
The brain was liquified and drained from the nose.
It was drained and put into the river for good luck.
7
what did queen Hatshepsut do?
She built a new kingdom
She Made Huge Monuments
Increased trade with other countries
She planted tons of roses
8
why did Egypt embalm their Mummies
For a successful journey to The afterlife
Because they wanted to
Because they wanted to be able to look at their face again
Because they thought the mummified look was cool
9
What was the Ba?
None of The above
King Tut's first word
A Human-headed bird that is in the afterlife
A spirit-like form you become in the afterlife
10
What was the New Kingdom?
Because it is Shiny
Because it is the Newest Kindom
A period of order and stability
Where Egypt reached the height of it's glory and power.
11
Why were pyramids important to the Egyptians?
It was a burial tomb for their pharaohs
They liked Geometry
Their Religion Said that they Should be important
12
What is a dynasty
A very rich person
A business ran by one family for a Generations
A series of rulers from one family
13
What were 2 regions that made up ancient Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
Southern and Northern Egypt
14
Why was Egypt called the gift of the nile?
The Nile made the ground very fertile.
It was around the nile
It was a gift from the God Nile
It was formed from the Nile
15
why was Menes so Important in Egyptian history?
His name sound like memes and memes are awesome
He created hieroglyphics?
He United Upper and Lower Egypt
He made the Double crown

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