Cats in Ancient Egypt

What happened when temple cats died?

• they became statues for the pharaoh

• they were embalmed and mummified

• they became gods in the underworld

What caused Egypt to become a rich country?

• they found gold in the pyramids

• their sacred cats were honored in private homes

• traders coming to Egypt to buy their grain

Why did traders steal Egyptian cats?

• to kill rats that were eating the food supplies on their ships

• to take them to their own land to become sacred animals

• so they could be trained to work in the agricultural fields

What can you infer, or determine, from the fact that "People in British and European ports were willing to pay any price for the cats"?

• There are many superstitions about cats

• Cats were sacred and buried in cemeteries

• There was a great need for cats to kill rats

Why did Native Americans have so much trouble storing food for the winter?

• the weather froze the grain

• there were too many rodents

• Native American cats had no claws

Where did the superstition that cats have 9 lives begin?

• Europe

• Egypt

• Africa

Does the article explain why the Egyptians thought cats were sacred?

• Yes

• No

What can the reader infer from this sentence: "Traders who came to Egypt managed to steal cats"

• Egyptians were not willing to sell the traders their sacred cats

• The traders who came to Egypt were dishonest theives

• The cats wanted to explore the world on the traders' ships