Exploring Ancient Egypt Quiz

The pyramids were used to ________________________.

• store grain

• bury pharaohs

• hold religious ceremonies

• serve as lookout towers

Marks on the walls that symbolized letters and numbers were called _____________________.

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• runes

• alphabets

Hapshetsut was an unusual pharaoh because ________________________.

• she was a woman

• she was the youngest pharaoh

• she never built a pyramid

• she ruled for only one year

Akhenaten tried to change ____________________ and __________________ about Egyptian culture.

• the language; the writing system

• the religion; the power of priests

• the calendar; the seasons

• the architecture; the art style

Cataracts on the Nile River made _______________ difficult.

• fishing

• traveling

• farming

• swimming

_____________________ had the most power and privilege in the Egyptian societies.

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Priests

• Soldiers

Most people in Egypt lived _____________________________________.

• in the desert

• in the mountains

• along the Nile River

• in large cities

The Egyptians felt that _____________ people would be rewarded in the afterlife and that was determined by the size of their heart.

• brave

• kind

• wealthy

• intelligent

A religious ritual where Egyptians preserved a body by removing its organs, drying it out, stuffing it and wrapping it in linen then placing it in a casket is called __________.

• embalming

• mummification

• cremation

• burial

Which of the following was a significant aspect of Egyptian religion?

• Belief in a single god

• Worship of the sun god Ra

• Rejection of the afterlife

• Disbelief in magic