Egypt Pyramids & Pharaohs 2.6-2.7

Egyptians worshipped many gods, which meant they were:

• tired

• polytheistic

• creative

• monotheistic

The god they believed to be most important was:

• Ra, the sun god

• Anubis, god of the dead

• Thoth, god of wisdom

• Hortus, god of the sky

The object that allowed Jean Francois Champollion to translate hieroglyphics for the first time was:

• The Great Pyramid of Giza

• The ancient scrolls

• The Rosetta Stone

• The Great Sphinx

When King Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom, the capital was:

• Cairo

• Aswan

• Memphis

• Nile

Why was "upper" Egypt found in the southern portion of the country, while "lower" Egypt in the north?

• an ancient mistake was made and no one corrected it

• They were standing near the Mediterranean when the map was made

• Upper Egypt is "up stream" and Lower Egypt is "down stream"

• The upper class lived in the south and the lower class lived in the north

During mummification, which organ of the body was discarded by the embalmer because it was not considered to be important?

• the brain

• the heart

• the liver

• the stomach

How are hieroglyphics read?

• left to right

• top to bottom

• right to left

• any of the above

Approximately how many days did the mummification process take?

• 7

• 70

• 700

• 7000

The oldest mummy ever discovered was 7,800 years old and found in:

• Chile

• Alaska

• Mexico

• Egypt

The Nile River Valley allowed the Egyptians to grow crops in the middle of a country that was mostly desert because:

• the crops of the Egyptians did not need much water

• seasonal rains watered the crops

• Egyptians used crops that grew only in sandy desert soil

• flooding left deposits of black silt which made rich soil