Inventions and Technology

What are hieroglyphics?

• Machines used to build the pyramids

• A type of boat used to sail the Nile River

• A type of writing used by the Egyptians

• A type of eye makeup

What did the Egyptians make their paper from?

• The acacia tree

• The papyrus plant

• Crocodile skin

• Insect wings

What strange cure did the Ancient Egyptians use to try and cure a cough?

• A whole cooked mouse

• Human brains

• Cobra poison

• Orange Juice

True or False: The Egyptians were the first civilization to invent the wheel.

• True

• False

The Egyptians did NOT have a numeral for which of the following numbers?

• 0

• 10

• 100

• 1,000,000

What was kohl?

• A delicious vegetable

• A type of medicine used for fever

• A dark eye makeup

• A pen used for writing hieroglyphics

Why did the Egyptians have problems with their teeth?

• Because they used toothpaste

• Because their bread was full of sand and grit

• Because they ate too many sweets

• Because they did not drink enough milk

What did the Egyptians invent to help take care of their teeth?

• Braces

• Toothpaste

• Gold fillings

• Dentures

What river was very important for the Egyptians?

• The Harlem River

• The Nile River

• The Mississippi River

• Rio Grande

Which Egyptian invention do you think is the most important?

• Writing

• Math

• Boats

• Toothpaste

• Paper