Ancient Egypt Review

The word "silt" means

• Stone coffin used by the Egyptians
• Tall plant that was used to make paper
• Type of Ancient Egyptian building used for a tomb
• A strip of fertile topsoil

Women could be Egyptian priests

• True
• False

What is a dynasty?

• Mud plains
• gods and goddesses
• Many different lands under one ruler
• A line of rulers from one family

Which civilization grew next to the Nile River?

• Mesopotamia
• India
• China
• Egypt

What gift did the flood bring each year?

• Babies
• New Year
• Soil
• Water

What might you find in canopic jars?

• A mummy's ka
• A mummy's internal organs
• A mummy's posessions
• A mummy's limbs

Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Natron
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.

• C, A. B
• C, B, A
• B, C, A
• A, C, B

How does natron work to preserve bodies?

• It dries up the liquids and fats.
• It puts a thin protective film on surfaces.
• It hardens the internal organs.
• It stiffens the cell walls of human cells.

After the mummification process was complete, the mummy was placed in an elaborately decorated sarcophagus.  What was a sarcophagus?

• a grave
• a pyramid
• a jar
• a coffin

How many years did it take to be a scribe?

• 10 years
• 12 years
• 5 years
• 7 years