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Concept 4.3 Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
King Taharqa
c)
King Tutankamen
d)
Howard Carter
2.
Hieroglyphics...
a)
consisted of  26 symbols that could be written and read right to left, left to right, and vertically.
b)
consisted of letters that could be written and read right to left, left to right, and vertically.  
c)
consisted of hundreds of symbols that could be written and read right to left, left to right, and vertically.
d)
were a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
3.
The Rosetta Stone is important because...
a)
The stone revealed the secret rooms found in tombs.
b)
it was used to decode hieroglyphics, so we now know more about ancient Egypt.
c)
it was discovered by French soldiers.
d)
it was used to decode Merotic, the written language of Kush
4.
The Egyptian developed a paper-like material by compressing thin layers of reeds together called 
a)
papyrus.
b)
hieroglyphics.
c)
Meroitic.
d)
paper
5.
Egyptian temples were used as
a)
social meeting places.
b)
places of worship.
c)
centers of trade.
d)
eating places.
6.
The art and architecture of ancient Egypt temples were designed to honor the 
a)
pharaoh.
b)
Nile River.
c)
gods.
d)
family.
7.
Why did artists skillfully paint the interiors of pyramids and burial chambers?
a)
to attract tourists
b)
to increase the value of the monument
c)
to decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh
d)
to give the dead the things they would need in the afterlife
8.

During the Old Kingdom, this was a popular burial location for pharaohs to be placed after they were mummified?

a)

The Pyramids

b)

Abu Simbal

c)

The Valley of the Kings

d)

The Library of Alexandria

9.

What civilization was the first to perform medical surgery?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Ancient Egypt

10.

What Egyptian achievement was Egyptian numbers and algebra used to create?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Papyrus

c)

Irrigation

11.

What does hieroglyph mean?

a)

Sacred carving

b)

Sacred cow

c)

Sacred Carpenter

12.
What form did the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians typically  take?
a)
Humans
b)
plants 
c)
animals
d)
element
13.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
14.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)
The flying spaghetti monster
15.
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
a)
it made it easier to keep records and communicate
b)
it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
c)
it allowed them to create a system of writing
d)
it kept mice out of the granaries
16.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
17.
Who was the god of the dead and the ruler of the underworld?
a)
Osiris
b)
Isis
c)
Anubis
d)
Ma'at
18.

Tutankhamen also known as King Tut, is known for which of these?

a)

His tomb was found in Greeece completely empty in 1922.

b)

A very long reign as pharaoh, dying of a broken leg in 1327

c)

His tomb was discovered fully intact in 1922 with about 3500 artifacts

d)

His tomb was first discovered by Woodrow Wilson in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings.

19.

In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, what was weighed against a feather to judge whether a person was evil or good?

a)

Heart

b)

Amulet

c)

Scarab

d)

Brain