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Y3 Spr1 Ancient Egyptians

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

When were the Ancient Egyptians around?

a)

65 million years ago

b)

1485 - 1603 AD

c)

8000 - 2000 BC

d)

3200 BC - 30 AD

2.

Hieroglyphics is...

a)

Ancient Egyptian picture writing

b)

Another name for the rulers of Egypt

c)

Belief in an afterlife.

d)

Buildings with sides shaped like triangles

3.

What is a pharaoh?

a)

an Ancient Egyptian scribe

b)

an Ancient Egyptian leader

c)

an Ancient Sumerian king

d)

An Ancient circus performer

4.

What was the name of the Egyptologist that discovered Tutankhamun's tomb?

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

Arthur Pennywhistle

c)

Howard Carter

d)

Robson Green

5.

How were many ancient Egyptian artifacts recovered by historians?

a)

Egyptians buried items with mummies in tombs

b)

Egyptians kept vast museums and libraries

c)

Egyptians buried items in the ground for others to find

6.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

a)

The tombs served as museums.

b)

The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.

c)

Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.

d)

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

7.

The process of preserving a body for the afterlife is called...

a)

Cremation

b)

Mummification

c)

Autopsy

d)

Surgery

8.

What was the special salt used to dry the body during mummification

a)

Sea

b)

Morton

c)

Natron

d)

Iodized

9.

This organ was considered useless so it was removed and thrown away

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Liver

d)

Stomach

10.

The jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are called

a)

Canopic

b)

Bell

c)

Ziploc

d)

Mason

11.

What was the purpose of canopic jars?

a)

They held the oils used to help preserve the body

b)

They held important organs taken from the body

c)

They held food that the spirit would need in the afterlife

d)

They were for storing papers that detailed the life of the person

12.

The Egyptians mummified the body because they believed

a)

Their soul needed it

b)

The gods needed it

c)

The body was going to resurrect in the next life

d)

It was required by law

13.

How long was a body encased in natron?

a)

40 hours

b)

40 weeks

c)

40 days

d)

40 months

14.

The large stone coffin that holds the other wooden coffins is called a

a)

Shaduf

b)

Shenti

c)

Masoleum

d)

Sarcophagus

15.

The Egyptians built the pyramids to

a)

Keep people employed.

b)

Give thanks to the Nile.

c)

Make use of their machines.

d)

Bury their pharaohs.

16.

Identify this structure

a)

Bent Pyramid of Sneferu

b)

Great Pyramid of Khufu

c)

Ziggurat of Ur

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

17.

What does the sphinx do?

a)

decorate the pyramids

b)

hold the bodies

c)

look scary

d)

guard the pyramids

18.

Who was the Egyptians' most important god, creator of the universe and responsible for the sun?

a)

Osiris

b)

Ra

c)

Seth

d)

Isis

19.

Who was the god of marriage, magic, and motherhood?

a)

Ptah

b)

Hathor

c)

Amun

d)

Isis

20.

What have you enjoyed most in learning about the Ancient Egyptians?

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