Ancient Egypt and Nubia Review

What period is Ancient Egypt's "golden age"?

• the New Kingdom

• the Middle Kingdom

• the Old Kingdom

• the Nubian Era

What is Senet?

• food

• a pharaoh

• type of writing

• board game

What were pyramids used for?

• burial places

• home for pharaohs

• town squares

• a warning to invading people

Which is the site of the largest pyramid ever built?

• Memphis

• Cairo

• Upper Egypt

• Giza

During what Era was the Valley of the Kings begun?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Ancient Kingdom

What is special about tomb KV 62?

• oldest tomb

• tomb of Tutankhamnen

• it is the largest tomb

• constructed in a way that other tombs are not

Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?

• for health reasons

• it was the law

• they believed you needed your body in the afterlife

• they worshipped their relatives

What was stored in a canopic jar?

• gold

• natron

• amulets

• internal organs

What have scientists learned from studying mummies?

• how intelligent ancient Egyptians are

• what kinds of diseases Ancient Egyptians have

• what kinds of foods they ate

• both B and C

Why is the Rosetta Stone so important

• It's the only surviving artifact from Ancient Egypt

• It's a letter form Ramesses to the Romans

• it's the oldest artifact ever discovered

• It made it possible to decipher hieroglyphics