Ancient Egypt

Egyptians made paper from:

• papyrus
• grains
• corn
• sheep's wool

Who owned everything in Ancient Egyptian kingdoms?

• The Pharoah
• Vizier
• Slaves
• Priests

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What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?

• The Rosetta Stone
• The Tower of Babel
• The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
• The Great Pyramid

Which body part was NOT put in to the Canopic Jars?

• stomach

• lungs

• intestines

• brain

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

• along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

• along the coast of the Red Sea

• along the coast of the Nile River

• in the desert

What did Egyptians believed they needed to do in order to overcome death like Osiris?

• burn their bodies in the temple

• have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile

• pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain

• preserve their bodies for the afterlife

Who were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?

• artisans
• bureaucrats
• pharaohs
• scribes

What subject besides engineering did the Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?

• anatomy

• astronomy

• chemistry

• mathematics

Pyramids were...

• houses of worship

• large forts

• tombs for pharaohs

• grain for storehouses

Irrigation is

• praying to gods for rain

• moving water to dry areas for farming

• planting seeds into the ground

• a type of plant