Quiz on Ancient Egypt

Who were often prisoners of war in Ancient Egypt?

• Pharaohs

• Nobles

• Enslaved people

• Merchants

What did the Egyptians practice to provide the spirit a body in the afterlife?

• Hieroglyphics

• Mummification

• Papyrus writing

• Pyramid building

What system of writing did Ancient Egyptians develop?

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin

On what material did Ancient Egyptians write?

• Stone tablets

• Papyrus

• Animal skins

• Metal sheets

What does polytheistic mean?

• Belief in one God

• Belief in no gods

• Belief in many gods

• Belief in spirits

From whom did Egyptians believe pharaohs got their power?

• The people

• The gods

• The army

• The nobles

How did Queen Hatshepsut help Egypt grow?

• By building pyramids

• By creating foreign policies

• By leading military conquests

• By writing hieroglyphics

What was Ramses the Great known for?

• Building the Sphinx

• Writing hieroglyphics

• Many military conquests

• Creating foreign policies

Why was King Tutankhamun’s tomb important to historians?

• It was the largest tomb

• It was the first tomb found with funerary objects still in place

• It was the oldest tomb

• It was the most decorated tomb

What did Ancient Egyptians build as tombs for the pharaohs?

• Temples

• Pyramids and the Sphinx

• Palaces

• Fortresses