Life in Ancient Egypt

In our study of Ancient Egypt, what is a mummy?

• a movie monster that will chase you
• the cousin of a zombie
• a body that has been preserved and wrapped in bandages
• a wonderful Halloween costume

A severe shortage of food which is so severe that people are sick and dying is called a ___.

• famine
• hunger
• shortage
• surplus

A sarcophagus is...

• a room where a mummy is buried.
• a stone coffin which held a mummy.
• an expert in preparing bodies for mummification.
• a really bad cold and cough.

Hieroglyphics were used for ___.

• writing
• mummification
• burial
• cooking

In order to figure out how many people lived in Ancient Egypt, the government would perform a ___.

• dance
• ritual
• play
• census

King Tut's ___ was filled with amazing golden treasures.

• sarcophagus
• tomb
• house
• garage

The process of preserving a dead body to prevent it from decaying is called ___.

• burying
• wrapping
• protecting
• embalming

According to Egypt's social pyramid of social classes, which is true?

• The largest group of people has the most power.
• The smallest group of people has the most power.
• There were more rich people than poor people in Ancient Egypt.
• Most of the jobs in Ancient Egypt were in the artisan class.

If you were a peasant, how could you raise your social status?

• Become the pharaoh
• Become a slave
• Become a scribe
• Become a government official

Why was it so hard to become a scribe?

• There were so many hieroglyphs to learn.
• Scribes weren't needed so no one wanted to be one.
• There were not enough teachers.
• Everyone wanted to become a scribe so there was lots of competition.