Ancient Egypt Quiz

A pharaoh was known to be a _______.

Why did people live near the Nile River?

• Because they wanted to be closer with their friends and family.

• They thought it would be like living at the beach.

• They had no other place to go besides next to the Nile River

• There was no reason.

• They needed to grow crops and they needed to drink water.

Who was Osiris?

• The god of the harvest and growing crops.

• The goddess of the underworld and agriculture, who weighed people's hearts to tell if they had a good life or not.

• The god of the underworld and agriculture, who weighed souls hearts to tell if they had a good life.

• The goddess of beauty

What were the pyramids made out of?

• Concrete

• Sunlight

• Mud Bricks

• Wood

• Limestone

What were three periods of time when Egypt’s government was strong?

• The Old Kingdom, New Kingdom & Normal Kingdom

• The Old Kingdom, New Kingdom, & Middle Kingdom

• When several countries started to invade Egypt.

• There were never times when Egypt was strong.

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built during the rule of what pharaoh?

• King Tut

• Queen Hatshepsut

• King Khufu

• There was no pharaoh

• Queen Khufu

What was the most common job in ancient Egypt?

• Merchants

• Servants

• Pharaohs

• Farmers

• Priests

What is the name of the limestone statue with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion?

• The Sphinx

• Ra

• Osiris

• Anubis

• Ma’at

What was the purpose of natron in the mummification process?

• Natron cleaned the body so that it would stay warm for centuries

• Natron was a perfume that made the mummy smell really good.

• Natron was a coffin that mummies had to be covered in so they could go to the Afterlife.

• Natron was salt that was sprinkled on the mummy to teleport to the Afterlife.

• Natron kept the body from drying up and it kept the moisture out from the body.

What were some of the factors that led to the fall of ancient Egypt?

• The lack of resources.

•  Military struggles that caused the invasions from other countries.

• The drought.

• The division of wealth between upper and lower classes,