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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Drag, drop and match the Ancient Egypt key terms
Akhet
- the time of life after death, part of the ancient Egyptians’ spiritual beliefs.
Chronology
- pottery jars used to store the intestines, liver, lungs and stomach of the preserved body.
Cartouche
- the order in which things happened.
Afterlife
- an oval shape surrounding an inscription in hieroglyphs identifying the name of the pharaoh.
Canopic jars
- the flood season that occurred from July to October each year.
2.
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1 min • 5 pts
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Crook and flail
- paintings on plaster walls or ceilings.
Dynasty
- area where a river splits into separate streams or rivers before flowing into the sea.
Embalming
- curved stick (hieroglyph for ‘king’) and whip (symbol of Osiris) carried by the pharaoh as a symbol of his royal power.
Delta
- the use of spices and salts to preserve a dead body.
Frescoes
- a line of hereditary rulers. In ancient Egyptian times, the position of pharaoh was usually passed from father to son.
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Hypostyle hall
- a way of bringing water to dry land.
Hieroglyphics
- ancient Egyptian written language composed of picture-like symbols.
Natron
- the preservation of bodies by drying them, packing them with minerals and wrapping them in linen cloths.
Irrigation
- a room full of columns that looked like papyrus plants reaching towards the sun.
Mummification
- a mineral used to preserve bodies.
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Peret
- the season for sowing crops that occurred from November to February each year.
Papyrus
- a series of steps used to measure the height of the Nile flood.
Nomarch
- the person responsible for day-to-day government in each of Egypt’s main regions.
Nomes
- the regions that ancient Egypt was divided into to make government easier.
Nilometer
- a plant made into flattened strips on which to write.
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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Shemu
- word meaning ‘great house’, used to describe the ruler of Egypt in ancient times.
Pharaoh
- a massive gateway entrance.
Scribe
- an important tool for moving water.
Pylon
- a person who trained for up to five years in the language and writing skills essential for recording government decisions, keeping tax records, writing official letters and preparing inscriptions.
Shaduf
- the Egyptian name for the harvest season that occurred from March to June each year.
6.
MATCH QUESTION
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vizier
- the person who took responsibility for the pharaoh’s government and who was the chief judge in ancient Egypt.
tomb
- a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
Sluice
- dolls depicting servants, who would supposedly do any work that the god Osiris might ask the dead person to do in the afterlife.
Ushabti
- a channel in which the flow of water is controlled by a gate or some other device.
Silt
- eroded soil carried by a river.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did the ancient Egypt civilisation lasted for?
The ancient Egypt civilisation lasted for over 3000 years.
The ancient Egypt civilisation lasted for over 2000 years.
The ancient Egypt civilisation lasted for 3000 years.
The ancient Egypt civilisation lasted for 2000 years.
The ancient Egypt civilisation lasted for 2500 years.
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