Egypt Quiz Part 2

The term polytheism represents the worship of many gods. One well known pharaoh of Egypt angered the Egyptian kingdom when he introduced the worship of only one God, Ra. What is the term used to describe the worship of one God?

• Atheism

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Tritheism

Egyptians preserved bodies through mummification because _______________.

• they believed it would please their most powerful gods, the gods of the universe and the ocean.

• it was the least expensive way to be buried

• they believed that the body had to survive, and to be recognized, in order to have life after death.

• they believed that there wasn’t an afterlife, and they wanted to be remembered.

Why were tomb paintings important to the Egyptian people?

• They believed that whatever was represented in the paintings became real in the afterlife.

• Tomb paintings pleased the gods.

• Tomb paintings allowed the Egyptian people to have a creative space for their bodies to rest after mummification.

• Tomb paintings represented the accomplishments of the Egyptians

During the mummification process, vital body organs were placed in __________ for storage, and then placed in the tomb, so the dead would have access to them in the afterlife.

• Mason Jars

• Canopic Jars

• Earthen Jars

• Kylix Jars

What was taken out of the body during mummification, preserved, and later returned to the body?

• The eyes, so the dead could see in the afterlife.

• The brain, so that the person could keep all bodily functions in the afterlife.

• The lungs, so that the person could breathe the fresh air of the afterlife.

• The heart, so that it could be weighed to determine if the person led a good life.

Egyptian priests supervised the burial practices for those who died. Priests made sure the dead body was well preserved for the afterlife. What is preserving a dead body called?

• embalming

• enrolling

• envisioning

• entangling

According to religious beliefs, what did a priest in Ancient Egypt have to do to cleanse (clean) himself to make him pure to perform his sacred duties?

• he had to avoid eating certain foods, such as fish

• bathe several times a day in holy pools

• shave off his body hair and avoid wearing clothing made from animals

• all of the above

Egyptians believed that a person’s ________ left the body and became a spirit after their death.

• Sarcophagus

• Mastaba

• Ka

• Obelisk

The first mummies of Egypt were made ________

• by dipping the body in the Red Sea

• through careful research using information from previous civilizations.

• by immersing the body into a special fluid for several weeks

• accidentally due to the intense heat and drying effect of the sun and sand

What is the Book of the Dead?

• a list of who was to lead as Pharaoh.

• a book written by Osiris telling the history of Egypt.

• a list of who had died and when.

• a series of written spells that the Ancient Egyptians believed helped them in the afterlife.