Ancient Egypt

Why did the Egyptians mummify their deceased?

• Egyptians wanted to see what the bodies would look like later

• Egyptians believed their souls lived on and needed their bodies preserved for the afterlife

• For science and research

• So they wouldn't be eaten by Ammut.

What organ was left in the body after the mummification process?

• Heart

• Lungs

• Intestine

• Liver

This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea

• The Delta
• The Smelta
• The Red Sea
• The Euphrates

Which leader united Lower and Upper Egypt?

• Menes

• Ramses

• Sargon the Great

• Bob the builder

Why was the Nile river so important to Egypt?

• They can cool down in the water when it got hot.

• They used it to bathe in.

• They used the river water for drinking water.

• The river developed fertile soil that would help with crops and farming. This later helped with trade.

What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?

• The Rosetta Stone
• The Tower of Babel
• The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
• The Great Pyramid

The delta of the Nile River provided Egyptians all of the following EXCEPT...

• a natural barrier

• fertile soil

• protection from invaders

• regular rainfall

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

• farmers and workers

• artisans and merchants

• scribes and traders

• soldiers and nobles

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...

• unfair and cruel

• gods in human form

• greedy and selfish

• the best rulers in the whole wide world

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a

• dynasty

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• pharaoh