Ancient Egypt Review

Question 1

Name contributions of the ancient Egyptians.

Accepted Answer

all of these choices

Question 2

There were women pharaohs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

A huge structure in ancient Egypt with the body of a lion and the head of a king or god is:

Accepted Answer

sphinx

Question 4

Why is the Rosetta Stone very important to people today?

Accepted Answer

It helps us understand hieroglyphics.

Question 5

What happened to a pharaoh's body after death?

Accepted Answer

all of these answers

Question 6

On what continent is the Nile?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 7

What was the weather like in Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

very warm/hot

Question 8

The pharaoh was seen as what?

Accepted Answer

a god

Question 9

What seasons did the ancient Egyptians have?

Accepted Answer

all three of these seasons

Question 10

Why was the Nile important to the ancient Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

all choices

Question 11

What are two of the specialized jobs Egyptians had?

Accepted Answer

all answer choices

Question 12

Which ancient civilization came first?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 13

What did ancient Egyptians do with the dead pharaoh's lungs, liver, intestines, and stomach?

Accepted Answer

put them in canopic jars

Question 14

Name one thing that was found in the pharaoh's tomb besides the mummified body.

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 15

What is the Nile?

Accepted Answer

river in Egypt

Question 16

What are two ancient Egyptian inventions we use today?

Accepted Answer

paper and 365-day calendar

Question 17

What are the huge structures in Egypt where some of the pharaohs were buried?

Accepted Answer

pyramids

Question 18

What did the ancient Egyptians use to build their homes?

Accepted Answer

mud bricks

Question 19

The Egyptians believed in worshipping how many gods?

Accepted Answer

many gods

Question 20

Why did the Egyptians create a calendar?

Accepted Answer

to predict when the Nile would flood

Question 21

What is something unique about the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

It flows from south to north.

Question 22

What is the ancient Egyptian picture or symbol-writing called?

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 23

How did the Nile River help the ancient Egyptian civilization?

Accepted Answer

all of the answers

Question 24

How did irrigation make it possible for people to do other jobs?

Accepted Answer

It meant fewer people had to farm.

Question 25

Why did Egyptians make mummies?

Accepted Answer

to save the body for the next life

Question 26

Who was at the top of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

pharaoh

Question 27

Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?

Accepted Answer

soldiers and farmers

Question 28

What kind of landform was on either side of the ancient Egyptian civilization beyond the river?

Accepted Answer

deserts

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