Ancient Egypt Quiz2

What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of letters?

• Cuneiform

• Drawings or Symbols

• Musical Notes

• Papyrus 

What was papyrus used for?

• Building Coffins

• Wrapping dead bodies for mummification

• Writing

• Clay

A scribe is someone who

• measures time

• collects taxes

• guards the pyramids

• writes hieroglyphics

What was the purpose of the Great Pyramids of Giza?

• to hold the remains of dead pharaohs

• to store surplus grain

• to house farmers and their families

• to hold prisoners

How were the workers able to transport the four ton stones from the quarry to the desert to construct the pyramids

• By floating the stones down the Nile River

• By pulling them by carts with wheels

• By having slaves push them to the construction site

• By breaking the stone into smaller pieces and putting them back together at the construction site.

The largest of the three pyramids of Giza was built for

• Pharaoh Khafre

• Pharaoh Menkaure

• Pharaoh Ramses

• Pharaoh Khufu (also known as Cheops)

Skilled artists created paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids and burial chambers depicting Egyptian life primarily to

• decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh

• encourage sightseeing and visitors to the tomb

• provide the person buried with servants and things they needed

• increase the value of the tomb and pyramid

Why was King Tut’s tomb such as amazing find in 1922?

• It was found underground and all other pharaohs were buried in a pyramid

• It was the only tomb found that had not been robbed

• It was the first tomb of a pharaoh ever found

• When they opened it they discovered King Tut had not been mummified

Why did the Egyptians mummify bodies?

• To preserve it for later discovery in the 1900's

• To secure it would come back to life

• To preserve the body for the afterlife

• To be able to come back and visit the body

Where do they put your organs in?

• The floor

• I don't know

• Canopic jar

• back in