What is a HIEROGLYPH?

pictures representing objects, sounds or letters

the ancient Mesopotamian form of writing

giant structures that were shaped like a pyramid

the kings and queens of ancient Egypt

Which of the following is NOT true about Scribes?

they knew other things besides reading and writing

Which is the most likely reason for why Egyptians held the SCRIBES in such high regards?

they made communication easier between people

they were high in the social class structure

Which statement below best describes hieroglyphics?

A form of writing using picture symbols

A type of art using letters and sounds

A fancy way of writing the Greek alphabet

A type of writing similar to cursive

What was special about the Rosetta Stone?

It had the same message written in both the Greek language and hieroglyphics

It had all of the hieroglyphic symbols written in one place

It described how to tell which direction hieroglyphics were written

It gave a detailed history of the early formation of the Ancient Egyptian civilization

How was hieroglyphics different from the way we write today?

It can be written in any direction

A symbol can represent a full word or a sound

Why would someone in Ancient Egypt want to become a scribe?

Scribes did not have to pay taxes

Scribes did not have to join the army

Which choice best describes the evolution of hieroglyphic writing?

Pictographs, ideographs, phonographs

Pictographs, cuneiform, ideographs

Ideographs, pictographs, phonograms

Why was the Rosetta Stone important?

It was a stone that had a message written on it in both Greek and Egyptian hieroglyphics, and scholars could read Greek which allowed scholars to interpret the hieroglyphics

It was a stone with the Egyptians’ first laws

It was a stone that had a message written on it in both Latin and Egyptian hieroglyphics, and scholars could read Latin which allowed scholars to interpret the hieroglyphics

It is a stone with the names of all Old Kingdom Pharaohs

What was this image used for

A tomb to store the pharaoh's body and possessions

A temple to worship the Pharaoh Khufu

A temple built to honor Hatshepsut

To help the Egyptians identify the star Sirius

What was the purpose of this image? ( 2 answers)

It is a great example of Ancient Egyptian engineering abilities.

It was built to scare away grave robbers

To symbolize the power of the people of Egypt

To make the pharaohs look more powerful

What was this image used for?

To record information & communication

A floor mat to wipe off your feet on

A piece of linen cloth to make clothes out of

A piece of cotton cloth to make clothes out of

Hieroglyphs and Papyrus

Quiz

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English

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RF.4.3A, L.K.5A, L.5.4B

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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200 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Solve this picture puzzle

Eye bug green you

I believe you

Eye beegreen you

See believe you

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Solve this picture puzzle

Foot Key Oh Japan

Foot Keyoh Jametal

Toe Keyoh Jacook

Tokyo Japan

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Say this abbreviation out loud :

"mtn"

What word does it sound like?

moving

maintain

mountain

moon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Say this abbreviation out loud :

"blvd"

What word does it sound like?

boulevard

building

blood

blurred

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In which direction(s) did the ancient Egyptians read hieroglyphics?
✳️ Select all that apply ✳️

Left to right

Right to left

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Egyptians know the direction in which they should read hieroglyphics?

They used trial by error

They looked at the direction that human an animal symbols faced

They always read from left to right

They always read from right to left

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE or FALSE: Hieroglyphics could be written in rows and columns.

TRUE

FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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200 questions

Solve this picture puzzle

Solve this picture puzzle

Say this abbreviation out loud :

"mtn"

What word does it sound like?

Say this abbreviation out loud :

"blvd"

What word does it sound like?

In which direction(s) did the ancient Egyptians read hieroglyphics?
✳️ Select all that apply ✳️

How did the Egyptians know the direction in which they should read hieroglyphics?

TRUE or FALSE: Hieroglyphics could be written in rows and columns.

What is a HIEROGLYPH?

There were no vowels in Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

These were the people who specialized in learning and writing Hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt.

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Solve this picture puzzle

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Say this abbreviation out loud :"mtn"What word does it sound like?

Say this abbreviation out loud :"blvd"What word does it sound like?

In which direction(s) did the ancient Egyptians read hieroglyphics? ✳️ Select all that apply ✳️

How did the Egyptians know the direction in which they should read hieroglyphics?

TRUE or FALSE: Hieroglyphics could be written in rows and columns.

What is a HIEROGLYPH?

There were no vowels in Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

These were the people who specialized in learning and writing Hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt.

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Say this abbreviation out loud :

"mtn"

What word does it sound like?

Say this abbreviation out loud :

"blvd"

What word does it sound like?

In which direction(s) did the ancient Egyptians read hieroglyphics?
✳️ Select all that apply ✳️