Life in Ancient Egypt

About how many days did it take to complete the mummification process?

• 7

• 70

• 700

• 7,000

Which organ was put back inside the body before wrapping a mummy in linen?

• heart

• liver

• stomach

• brain

The oldest mummy ever discovered, about 7,800 years old, was found in ___________.

• Chile

• Alaska

• Mexico

• Egypt

Hieroglyphics can be read in which direction?

• left to right

• top to bottom

• right to left

• all of the above

The ancient Egyptians believe in many gods and goddesses. Which one was probably the most important?

• Ra, the sun god

• Anubis, god of the dead

• Thoth, god of wisdom

• Horus, god of the sky

Which of the following artifacts pictured below allowed Jean Francois Champollion to translate hieroglyphics for the first time?

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What was the name of the capital of Egypt when King Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom?

• Cairo

• Aswan

• Memphis

• Nile

During mummification, which organ was discarded by the embalmer because it was not considered important?

• heart

• liver

• stomach

• brain

The Nile River Valley allowed the Egyptians to grow crops in the middle of a country that was mostly desert because

• the crops of the Egyptians did not need much water

• seasonal rains waterd the crops

• Egyptians used crops that grew only in sandy desert soil

• flooding left deposits of black silt which made rich soil

What would be the best title for the following items? Baskets, sandals, paper, perfume, medicine, and rope.

• Contributions of the Ancient Egyptians

• Things made from papayrus

• Items needed in the Afterlife

• Trade goods from the Phoenicians