Art, Architecture and Learning in Ancient Egypt Quiz

WHAT IS THE ANCIENT WRITING SYSTEM USED BY THE EGYPTIANS.

• PAPYRUS

• CUNEIFORM

• HIEROGLYPHICS

• THE EGYPTIAN ALPHABET

TRUE OR FALSE. MOST EGYPTIANS DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

SINCE MOST EGYPTIANS DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE, WHAT DID THEY CALL THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW HOW TO WRITE

• WRITERS

• ILLUSTRATORS

• AUTHORS

• SCRIBES

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE MATERIAL SCRIBES USED TO WRITE ON CALLED?

• PAPYRUS

• PAPER

• TREE BARK

• SILK

WHY WAS THE PURPOSE FOR THE PYRAMIDS BEING BUILT?

• TO SHOW OFF HOW GREAT EGYPTIANS ARE AT ENGINEERING.

• TO USE AS A TOMB FOR THE PHAROAHS WHEN THEY DIE.

• TO USE AS A WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO VISIT EGYPT.

HOW MANY WORKERS DID IT TAKE TO BUILD THE PYRAMIDS?

• ABOUT 50

• HUNDREDS

• THOUSANDS

• MILLIONS

EGYPTIANS CREATED A CALENDAR BASED ON WHAT?

• THE BIRTH OF JESUS

• BASED ON THE SUN REVOLVING AROUND THE EARTH.

• BASED ON THE CYCLES OF THE MOON.

• BASED ON THE PATTERNS OF THE TIDES IN THE OCEAN.

TRUE OR FALSE. MOST EGYPTIANS WERE NOT GOOD AT MATH. THEY HAD TO LEARN MATH CONCEPTS FROM THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIANS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

BASED ON THEIR DESIGN OF THE PYRAMID, WHAT INFERENCE CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT WHATTYPE OF MATH THE EGYPTIANS HAD TO BE GOOD AT?

• PHYSICS

• CALCULUS

• CHEMISTRY

• GEOMETRY

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ANCIENT EGYPT?

• THE PYRAMIDS

• THE WHEEL

• CREATION OF A CALENDAR

• BASIC MATH SKILLS IN ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION.