Egypt 4.3

What were ancient Egyptians able to do as a result of the invetion of paper?

• create accurate maps

• develop a system of writing

• keep records of transactions

• communicate with distant peoples

What Egyptian belief influenced the European idea of the divine right of kings?

• The pharaoh was a god

• The afterlife was similar to life on Earth

• Gods controlled almost every aspect of life

• Society should be divided into different classes

What did the item found in Tutankhamen's tomb tell us about the Egyptians?

• They understood medicine almost as well as modern doctors do

• They had a much higher level of technology than archaeologists had once believed

• They groomed themselves in ways that are similar to the ways people groom themselves today

• They believed that people were judged in the afterlife based on how much they possessed on Earth

Which of these devices from today is most similar to something that an ancient Egyptian merchant would have used?

• a lawnmower

• a calculator

• a scale

• a bar-code scanner

Which statement best explains why Tutankhamen's tomb was filled with so many different items from everyday Egyptian life?

• Egyptians buried servants alive in their pharaoh's tombs

• Egyptians believed that the afterlife was similar to life on Earth

• Egyptians often used their burial tombs as storage for surplus goods

• Egyptians wanted to leave a record of their culture for future peoples to discover

Archaeologists who have studied X-rays of mummies have concluded that ancient Egyptian doctors could conduct which medical procedure?

• remove tumors

• install false teeth

• set broken bones

• tranplant organgs

What did the tradition of mummifying the dead give ancient Egyptian doctors?

• a wide knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs

• the ability to fix broken bones and cure unhealthy teeth

• a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the human body

• the chance to use trial and error to test out new methods of curing the sick

Egyptians standardized weights and measurements so that they

• could brag about their accomplishments

• could watch their weight and not get fat

• construct great buildings and conduct trade throughout the region

• would not have to use hourglasses full of sand

Some ancient Egyptian physicians performed

• surgery

• in plays

• in choirs

• for pre-schoolers

Many ancient Egyptians believed that illness was caused by

• eating too fast

• evil spirits

• marrying the wrong person

• being born during a cursed month