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A review of Ancient Egypt
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1
What is the salt used in mummification called?
neutron
epson salt
natron
rock salt
2
Who was not a suspect in King Tut's death?
Menes
Tey
Horemheb
Aye
3
Who was the first mummy?
Thoth
Seth
Ra
Osiris
4
Which material is NOT helpful in making mummies?
salt
dirt
tannens
ice
5
In what continent is Egypt located?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
6
According to legend, why does the Nile flood?
Crocodiles drool
Osiris commands it
Isis cries
The rain clouds hit the mountains
7
Which pharaoh made the largest pyramid in the world?
Khufu
Menes
Ramses I
Ramses II
8
Pharoah literally means...
"great house"
"god ruler"
"fair O"
"wise one"
9
Who is the pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Tut
Ramses II
Ramses I
Menes
10
How many times a year does the Nile flood?
2
1
3
4
11
The Nile river flows_____ to _____
down to up
north to south
south to north
east to west
12
Lower Egypt is in the...
East
North
West
South
13
What are the jars called that organs are put into?
Canning jars
Canopic jars
Cookie jars
Organ jars
14
Who is the god of the sun?
Ra
Osiris
Horus
Anubis
15
Bodies being mummified must dry for this many days...
30
20
Overnight
40
16
What is the deposit of soil and rock left by the river called?
Soil
Silt
Mud
Dirt
17
Upper Egypt is in the...
South
East
West
North
18
What is the land called where Egyptians can grow crops?
Disney land
Black land
Farm land
Red land
19
What causes things to decompose?
The sun
Insects
Bacteria
Viruses
20
King Tut was the pharaoh in what kingdom?
New
Middle
Old
21
What sea is East of Egypt?
Winnipesaukee
Mediterranean
Red
Black
22
True or False: King Tut's tomb was never broken into!
True
False
23
What are the magical workers that can be brought to the afterlife called?
Shishkabobs
Shabtis
Ushabtis
Ushooshoos
24
What are ancient Egyptian writers called?
hieroglyphers
cuneiformers
describers
scribes
25
What is NOT a problem of too little flooding?
drought
surplus of food
animals die
crop failure
26
What color is NOT on the double crown of Egypt?
White
Blue
Red
27
Who was King Tut's wife?
Ankhesenamun
Tey
Horemheb
Aye
28
What is Egyptian paper called?
papyrus
papyr
cardstock
stationary
29
Pyramids were built in what kingdom?
Old
Middle
New
30
What did Jean Francois Champollion use to decipher hieroglyphics?
Demotic writing
Rosetta Stone
Nothing, we've always known what they mean
A French soldier
31
What is the river in Egypt called?
Amazon
Seine
Nile
Mississippi
32
What is the name of the eyeliner used by Egyptians?
Mascara
Eyeliner
Kohl
Coal
33
What is your soul called in Egypt?
ma
ka
sol
ba
34
What was eyeliner used for in Egypt?
To absorb the sun's rays
To extend the eyes
To look like the gods
To look like a cat
35
Who found King Tut's tomb?
Lord Carrington
Howard Carter
Jimmy Carter
Lord Carnarvon
36
The lotus, scarab, and ankh are all symbols of ______
athletics
knowledge
healing
rebirth
37
Pharaohs were buried in the Valley of the Kings during which kingdom?
Old
Middle
New
38
What is a heart weighed against in the afterlife?
Maat
An ostrich feather
A heart
Ammit
39
Who is the snake monster you must fight in the afterlife?
Apep
Atum
Slytherin
Seth
40
What illness might King Tut have had?
Chronic flu
Progeria
Lyme disease
Marfan syndrome
41
The Book of the Dead contains _____ for the afterlife.
stories
songs
spells
treasures
42
Who is the god of the dead?
Osiris
Ra
Anubis
Seth
43
What is heaven called in Egypt?
Shabti
Elysian Fields
Field of Reeds
Field of Dreams
44
Why is Egypt called the "gift of the Nile?"
Because Egypt wouldn't exist without the Nile
Because the Nile has fish
Because the Nile gives Christmas presents
Because Egyptians bathe in the Nile
45
Egyptian writing is called...
Pharaohglyphics
Hieroglyphics
Glyphics
Cursive
46
How many rooms are in King Tut's tomb?
2
5
3
4
47
What is the coffin of a mummy called?
Nesting coffin
Cathedral
Urn
Sarcophagus
48
What is the desert called in Egypt?
Da dessert
Red land
Sand land
Black land
49
The Eye of Horus is a symbol for...
Healing
A shield
Your ba
Your ka
50
What organ is not thrown away during mummification?
intestines
brain
stomach
heart
51
Who is the god of mummification?
Ra
Anubis
Osiris
Horus
52
True or false: Hieroglyphics have more symbols than the English alphabet.
True
False
53
Who went to school in Ancient Egypt?
boys and girls
adults
boys
girls
54
What is the fan shaped end of a river called?
Silt
Delta
The fan
Tributary
55
What is NOT a problem of too much flooding?
People carried away
Fish carried away
Animals carried away
Crops carried away
56
The first step in mummification is to remove...
life from the body
the heart
the brain
bacteria from the body
57
What is one good thing about the Red land?
You can get a tan
It protects you
You can get water
It floods
58
Girls in Egypt were married around age...
18
25
12
8
59
True or False: only women wore jewelry in Ancient Egypt.
False
True
60
What is one good thing about the Black land?
Trick question, it's the green land
There are dangerous animals there
You can grow crops
It gives you a tan
