Ancient Egypt

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife
• the pyramids
• the pharaohs
• the heavens

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus
• temples where people are allowed to come and pray
• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• irrigation
• polytheism
• epic

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus
• alaphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
• It gave clues about building.
• It was a book of the dead.
• It told how pharaoh's rules.

Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• scribe
• merchant