Ancient Egyptian Review

What word is best described as "a writing system that uses symbols or pictures to represent objects, concepts, or sounds?"

• Sarcophagus

• Inscription

• Hieroglyphs

• Monument

What would is best described as "soil which is rich in nutrients needed to grow healthy crops?"

• Fertile Land

• Embaler

• Sarcophagus

• Nile River Delta

What is the name given to a king or queen of Egypt?

• Anubis

• Pharaoh

• Hieroglyph

• Embalmer

Ancient Egypt was located along the _____________ river.

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Amazon

• Nile

What was Egyptian paper made out of?

• Papyrus

• Bamboo

• Linen

• Clay

Religion in Ancient Egypt would best be described as what?

• Mummification

• Hierotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

Roughly how many days did it take to mummify the body?

• 20

• 70

• 100

• 50

What is the name given to the jars that organs were placed in during the mummification process?

• Ma'at Jars

• Anubis Jars

• Hieroglyph Jars

• Canopic Jars

Why was finding the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It allowed us to decipher Hieroglyphics.

• It provided us with written Egyptian laws.

• It told us how the Egyptians mummified bodies.

• It depicted the Egyptian idea of the afterlife.

What is "A book of spells and incantations that protect the KA of a person in their journey to the afterlife"?

• Book of the Dead

• Book of the Living

• Book of the Afterlife