Ancient Egypt, basic introduction

The Ancient Egyptian civilisation began around __________ ago.

• 3000

• 5000

• 1000

• 500

The Ancient Egyptian system of writing was called

• Horus

• irrigation

• ancient Greek

• hieroglyphics

The first step in creating a mummy is...

• wash the body

• cover the body in salt

• remove the organs

• apply make-up

The Rosetta Stone was written in .....

• One language

• Two languages

• Three languages

• Four languages

What abbreviation means the date before the year 0 (when Christ was born)?

• AB

• AD

• BC

The kings of Egypt were called...

• Emperors

• Pharaohs

• Czars

• Monarchs

Tutankhamun's tomb contained more than ...... treasures

• 3000

• 2000

• 300

• 200

Mummies were left to dry for how many days?

• 13

• 25

• 100

• 40

How many years did it take linguists to translate hieroglyphs into modern langauge?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

Which abbreviation is used for dates after the year 0 (when Christ was born)?

• AD

• AB

• BC

• BA