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Ancient History: Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt Final
Ancient History: Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt Final
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Ancient Egypt Vocabulary
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Why is it that archeologists have not found the original treasures in many of the pyramids?
Because the treasures are a myth and never really existed
Because grave robbers stole them thousands of years ago
Because they haven`t looked hard enough
Because of all the traps and hidden passages
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An early form of paper made from a reedlike plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta.
Clay
Mache
Construction
Papyrus
3
Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?
Out of respect for their elders
One day have an army of walking dead to take over the world
They wanted the bodies around to help remember the dead
They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife
4
The women of Ancient Egypt could rise to the top positions in the land, including Pharaoh.
False
True
5
What do archeologists think the ledges in the step pyramids were for?
Each step or level represented a different cycle of life
Places for people to sit and watch sporting events
Places for slaves to rest while building the pyramid
Steps for the dead Pharaoh to use to climb to the gods
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About how long did it take to preserve a mummy for burial?
10 days
3 Days
40 days
365 Days
7
Which statement below best describes hieroglyphics?
A font that can be use with any language
A type of art using letters and sounds
A type of writing similar to cursive
A form of writing using picture symbols
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What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
Someone who takes care of you when you are young
A scary monster that walks around with its hands held out
A preserved body of the dead
A scary monster that sucks your blood
9
What type of clothes did most of the Ancient Egyptians wear?
Both the men and women wore white cotton robes
women wore patterned skirts & blouses, men wore white shorts
Men - Breechcloths, women skirts/tops made of animal skins
women wore white linen dresses and the men white linen kilts
10
Picture writing in which some pictures stand for ideas or things and others stand for sounds.
Papyrus
Hieroglyphs
Phonics
Cuneiform
11
Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river.
Gravel
Silt
Asphalt
Rocks
12
Who was Howard Carter?
The archeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun
A worker who first spotted the gold that led to the tomb
The first man to die after entering the tomb
The man who funded the search for the tomb
13
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky.
Astrologist
Astronomer
Archaeologist
Anthropologist
14
A worker who is especially skilled in making something, such as baskets, tools, jewelry, etc.
Ancestor
Artisan
Architect
Aristocrat
15
What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
As temples to their gods
As meeting places for the leaders of the country
As monuments to the glory of Egypt
As burial sites for the Pharaohs
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What was stored by the temple in order to feed the people during times of famine?
Dried Meat
Fruit
Fish
Grain
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Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
Guardian
Priest
Regent
Tyrant
18
What is the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Pyramid of Djoser
The Red Pyramid of Snofru
The Pyramid of Khafre
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What specific location do all the pyramids have in common?
They are all built next to the Mediterranean Sea
They are all built on the west side of the Nile River
They are all built just outside of Cairo
They are all built on the coast of the red Sea
20
What was natron and how was it used in the mummification process?
A salty crystal substance that helped to dry out the body
Thick cloth used to pack the body to keep it from collapsing
A type of cloth used to cover the body before it was buried
A sticky substance used to glue the wrappings to the body
21
Why did many of the pyramids have fake passages and traps?
So the Pharaoh's spirit could get exercise
To keep grave robbers from stealing the treasure
To keep the Pharaoh`s spirit from leaving & haunting them
To keep evil spirits from haunting the Pharaoh
22
Around how many artifacts were found in King Tut's tomb?
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3,000
5,000
500
23
Who was considered the most important and powerful god?
Ra
Isis
Osiris
Horus
24
What was Osiris the god of?
Knowledge and wisdom
The underworld and the dead
The moon and the stars
The sky and the wind
25
How long ago did the Egyptians invent hieroglyphic writing?
Around 4000 years ago
Around 3000 years ago
Around 5000 years ago
Around 2000 years ago
26
What type of houses did the average Ancient Egyptian live in?
Mud houses with a flat roof
Small brick homes in the shape of a pyramid
Wooden houses with thatch roofs
Large stone homes with many rooms
27
A large waterfall; an strong flood or rush of water.
Tributary
Cataract
Glacier
Catacomb
28
What Pharaoh built the first pyramid?
Khufu
Ramses
Tutankhamen
Djoser
29
Being a high priest was considered a lowly job and was only given to slaves or criminals.
False
True
30
What was special about the Rosetta Stone?
It had the same message written in Greek and hieroglyphics
It had all of the hieroglyphic symbols written in one place
It gave a detailed history of Ancient Egyptian civilization
It had a secret treasure map to one of the Pharaoh`s tombs
31
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
It was preserved separately with the heart
Nothing, they just left it there
It was dried out and put back into the skull
It was scrambled up and thrown away
32
A huge building with four sloping, outside walls shaped like triangles. Used as royal tombs.
Arch
Ziggurat
Skyscraper
Pyramid
33
Where was Tutankhamun buried?
In the Temple of Luxor
In the Giza Necropolis
In the Temple of Abu Simbel
In the Valley of Kings
34
Did the men or women wear jewelry and makeup?
Jewelry and makeup were only worn by the royal family
Both jewelry and makeup were worn by both men and women
Only the women wore jewelry or makeup
The men wore jewelry, the women makeup
35
A series of rulers from the same family.
Epistle
Dynasty
Empire
Clan
36
In what occupation did the majority of the people work?
Stone cutters
Soldiers
Farmers
Scribes
37
What is the process called that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the dead?
Deflating
Embalming
Deadening
Afterlifing
38
What do we call the sheet that was placed over the mummy before it was buried?
Linen
Sarcophagus
Shroud
Toga
39
How did King Tut die?
A potent strain of Malaria
We don't really know
A bad Chariot accident when he was out joy riding or racing
Murdered when someone hit him in the head
40
What geometrical shape formed the base of all the pyramids?
The rhombus
The triangle
The square
The circle
41
What was the main type of food eaten by the commoner in Ancient Egypt?
Meat
Corn
Rice
Bread
42
A triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited.
Delta
Cataract
Desert
Bay
43
Most of the Egyptian people were taught to read and write.
True
False
44
What form did the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians typically take?
Animals
Fire and wind
Pyramids
Plants
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What were the two parts of the person that the Egyptians wanted to unite in the afterlife?
The upper and lower
The yin and yang
The ba and ka
The inner and outer
