Y3 Spr1 Ancient Egyptians

When were the Ancient Egyptians around?

• 65 million years ago

• 1485 - 1603 AD

• 8000 - 2000 BC

• 3200 BC - 30 AD

Hieroglyphics is...

• Ancient Egyptian picture writing

• Another name for the rulers of Egypt

• Belief in an afterlife.

• Buildings with sides shaped like triangles

What is a pharaoh?

• an Ancient Egyptian scribe

• an Ancient Egyptian leader

• an Ancient Sumerian king

• An Ancient circus performer

What was the name of the Egyptologist that discovered Tutankhamun's tomb?

• Bob Dylan

• Arthur Pennywhistle

• Howard Carter

• Robson Green

How were many ancient Egyptian artifacts recovered by historians?

• Egyptians buried items with mummies in tombs

• Egyptians kept vast museums and libraries

• Egyptians buried items in the ground for others to find

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

• The tombs served as museums.

• The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.

• Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.

• Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

The process of preserving a body for the afterlife is called...

• Cremation

• Mummification

• Autopsy

• Surgery

What was the special salt used to dry the body during mummification

• Sea

• Morton

• Natron

• Iodized

This organ was considered useless so it was removed and thrown away

• Brain

• Heart

• Liver

• Stomach

The jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are called

• Canopic

• Bell

• Ziploc

• Mason