Ancient Egypt Quiz

What were enslaved people in Ancient Egypt often considered?

• Farmers

• Prisoners of war

• Merchants

• Teachers

What was the purpose of mummification in Ancient Egypt?

• To decorate tombs

• To provide the spirit a body in the afterlife

• To preserve food

• To create art

What system of writing did the Ancient Egyptians develop?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

• Morse code

On what material did Ancient Egyptians write?

• Stone tablets

• Animal skins

• Papyrus

• Metal sheets

What does it mean that the ancient Egyptians were polytheistic?

• They believed in one God

• They believed in many gods

• They believed in no gods

• They believed 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 to focus on interaction and trade

• By leading military conquests

• By writing hieroglyphics

What was Ramses the Great known for?

• Building the Sphinx

• Writing hieroglyphics

• Having many military conquests

• Creating foreign policies

Why was King Tutankhamun’s tomb significant 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 colorful tomb

What did the pyramids and the Sphinx serve as in Ancient Egypt?

• Schools

• Temples

• Tombs for the pharaohs

• Markets