Ancient Egypt Part 2

In which of the following places were Hieroglyphics NOT found:

• Tombs

• Papyrus

• Carved into stone

• Written on mummies

Today, scholars are able to understand hieroglyphics because of the:

• Rosetta Stone

• Internet

• Demotic

• Scribes

The __________ is carved into the Rosetta stone three times.

• name of the pharaoh

• history of ancient Egypt

• same passage of writing

• name of the author of the Rosetta stone

The word hieroglyph means:

• picture writing

• holy writing

• animal writing

• ancient writing

Which of the following did scribes NOT do?

• record everyday events

• record important events

• keep accounts

• document oral traditions

• invent new hieroglyphs

A plant that grew thickly in the marshes of Egypt & was used for making paper.

• reed

• bamboo

• papyrus

• cattail

What are hieroglyphs?

• Text messages that Egyptians would send

• A set of pictures and symbols used for writing

• Art the ancient Egyptians used to make

• cave drawings

What is the name of the people who were taught to read and use hieroglyph?

• subscribers

• scribes

• screenwriter

• scriptwriter

Where did the papyrus plant grew from?

• Egypt

• River Nile

• Pyramids

• Lake of the valley

What were the Pyramids for?

• It's where the Pharaoh is buried

• It's a cemetery for Egyptian villages

• It's a temple - where they went to worship the gods

• It's a palace - where the Pharaoh and their family lived