Lesson 15: Ancient Egyptian Achievements: Writing, Science, and Art

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an area of innovation by the Ancient Egyptians in the introduction?

• Writing systems

• Advanced medicine

• Stunning art

• Mathematics

Multiple Choice

What was unique about the Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system?

• It had nearly 800 symbols and no vowels

• It used only 26 letters like the English alphabet

• It was written only on stone tablets

• It was read from right to left only

Multiple Choice

The symbols in Egyptian writing are called ______.

• Wedges
• Pictures
• Hieroglyphs 

Multiple Choice

Which scribe became a pharaoh?

• Horemheb

• Tiye

• Hatshepsut

Multiple Select

Which of the following helped scholars finally decode Egyptian hieroglyphs? (choose all that apply)

• The Rosetta Stone

• Knowledge of Greek

• Papyrus scrolls

• Discovery near Rosetta, Egypt

Multiple Choice

What was one major medical advancement made by ancient Egyptian doctors?

• They identified the heart as the most important organ

• They invented the microscope

• They discovered antibiotics

• They performed brain transplants

Multiple Choice

Why did Egyptian astronomers consider the extra 5 days in their calendar to be unlucky?

• these days had bad weather every year

• they were the birthdays for gods and considered dangerous times.

• no work could be done during these days

• the calendar didn't work properly during these days

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a use of mathematics by ancient Egyptian scribes?

• Calculating workers needed

• Designing and building pyramids

• Writing religious texts

• Calculating trade profits

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about Egyptian art is/are correct?

• Artists used a style called frontalism.

• Head and legs were drawn in profile.

• Artists ignored body proportions.

• Shoulders and chest were drawn facing forward.

Multiple Choice

Egyptian artists divided the body into three equal parts.

• true

• false

Open Ended

What are some of the major achievements of Ancient Egypt that you learned about in this lesson?