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Ancient Egypt: Life and Culture

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mythological beast with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh or god.

a)

Giza

b)

Sphinx

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Liontomber

2.

A large stone coffin is called a...

a)

sarcophagus

b)

delta

c)

culture

d)

vizier

3.
The goal of mummification was to 
a)
Make sure the body decayed
b)
Preserve the body and achieve immortality
c)
Become one with the universe
d)
None of the above
4.

A government official is often called a...

a)

shadoof

b)

bureaucrat

c)

pharaoh

d)

envoy

5.

To preserve a body after death

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

mummy

c)

afterlife

d)

embalm

6.

In which jar internal organs were kept??

a)

Steel jar

b)

Clay jar

c)

Canopic jar

7.

High ranking government official; often a priest who advised the pharaoh

a)

pharaoh

b)

artisan

c)

vizier

d)

dynasty

8.

A government ruled or led by religion is known as a....

a)

Theocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

9.

God of mummification was known as...

a)

RA

b)

HORUS

c)

ANUBIS

d)

ISIS

10.

The Egyptian writing system is known as...

a)

papyrus

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

scribes

d)

embalm

11.

To preserve something is....

a)

to save, to keep or protect

b)

series of rulers from one family

c)

canopic jar

d)

Anubis

12.

What is a pyramid?

a)

a triangle

b)

needle

c)

King Tut's home

d)

a triangle shaped burial place for the dead; a tomb

13.

Egyptian ruler was called a...

a)

pharaoh

b)

priest-king

c)

famine

d)

delta

14.

A series of rulers from same family...

a)

dynasty

b)

vizier

c)

peasant

d)

artisan