Egypt/Indus

Which statement best 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 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

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

What was the Egyptian economy based on?

• farming
• sale of artwork
• mining
• painting temples

What were Egyptian kings called?

• Emperors
• Lords
• Pharaohs
• Queens

What social class was responsible for growing crops that supplied food and for building monuments?

• Artisans
• Scribes
• Peasants
• Government Officials