Ancient Egypt Quiz

Who were pyramids built for and why?

• Pharaohs - to ensure they would guide the sun across the sky each day.

• Pharaohs - to ensure his or her heart was as light as a feather.

• Pharaohs - to ensure they were honored as leaders but not as gods.

• Priests - to recognize their work with mummification

The pharaoh was a strong but calm leader because

• Egyptians believed a calm leader would help the Nile River flood each year.

• Egyptians believed that fighting against their enemies for resources and land was most important.

• Egyptians believed a strong leader would unify them.

• Egyptians believed the pharaoh should behave correctly at all times.

Which is most likely the meaning of the phrase "the gift of the Nile"?

• The pharaoh was believed to have been born in its waters.

• The pharaoh was both a ruler and a descendant of the god, Horus.

• The flooding of the river created fertile soil, which led to a surplus of crops and plenty to trade.

• The pyramids were built to honor pharaohs and guide them in the afterlife.

Which of the following was an effect of the Nile River's flooding each year?

• The invention of the plow.

• The building of pyramids

• The sculpting of the Sphinx monument

• The invention of the 12 month calendar

Artisans and scribes were members of the ________ social class in Egypt.

• highest

• middle

• lowest

Priests, warriors, and pharaohs were members of the _______ social class in Egypt.

• Highest

• Middle

• Lowest

Which social class's members were MOST LIKELY to have helped to build the pyramids?

• Priests and pharaohs, members of the highest social class.

• Artisans and scribes, members of the middle social class.

• Farmers and slaves, members of the lowesst social class.

Hieroglyphics began as a language of pictures, however, years later sound symbols were added. Hieroglyphics began as what kind of language?

• alphabetic language

• linguistic language

• pictographic language

• sign language

'We have come to you, O Amon-Re...that you might give to us a lord, to revive us, to build the temples of the gods.' " (from Nubian priests)

The quote BEST matches which statement?

• Egypt and Nubia did not share similar religious beliefs.

• Egypt and Nubia were constantly at war with each other.

• Egypt and Nubia attacked each other throughout ancient times.

• Egypt and Nubia were more alike than different in their religious beliefs.

Which of the following is NOT an achievement of ancient Egypt?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus paper

• the Sphinx