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The belief in more than one god is called ___.
a) Monotheism
b) Polytheism
c) Unotheism
d) Multipletheism
What was the main ingredient used in the mummification process?
a) peroxide
b) bleach
c) rubbing alcohol
d) salt
Egyptians were very concerned what was going to happen to them __.
a) in marriage
b) in the birth of their first child
c) in the afterlife
d) if plagues of locust or disease would destroy their crops
The Ancient Egyptians believed that this god protected the underworld/afterlife
a) Set
b) Isis
c) Horus
d) Osiris
What were canopic jars used for in the embalming process?
a) beer
b) most internal organs
c) pets
d) money
What important physical feature allowed the development of a civilization in Ancient Egypt?
a) Mississippi River
b) Mediterranean Sea
c) Libyan Desert
d) Nile River
The Nile River was important for __
a) farming, trading, and fishing
b) tourism
c) the ability to promote Egypt as a powerful empire to foreign leaders
d) the production of salt
The Nile River flows ___ to the Mediterranean Sea.
a) north
b) south
c) east
d) west
The ruler or leader of Ancient Egypt
a) king
b) pharaoh
c) president
d) dictator
What major organ of the body was not removed, due to its importance.
a) heart
b) liver
c) brain
d) kidneys
Pyramids were by the Egyptians for the purpose of ___
a) to honor their gods and to bury their pharaohs.
b) sacrifice people
c) housing for government officials and the Egyptian army
d) large theaters for people to enjoy plays
In the underworld a person's heart was weighed against ___
a) feather
b) elephant
c) a stone
d) a bag of grain
A person's life force was called ___
a) the heart
b) ka
c) Isis
d) sunshine
T or F Egyptians believed that in the afterlife a person still need to eat, sleep, and be entertained.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
The method of preserving the body of the afterlife was called ____
a) salting
b) engineering
c) tanning
d) embalming
T or F In the burial process Egyptians were buried with nothing , but the body was placed in the tomb/coffin.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Poorer people in Egypt could not afford to be embalmed. How were these people buried?
a) The poorer people allowed wild dogs to eat the bodies of their loved ones.
b) The poorer people cremated the bodies and placed the ashes in the Nile River
c) The poorer people buried their dead in shallow graves in the desert, usually outside of the tombs of wealthier people.
d) The people ate the bodies of the deceased in a special ceremony.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the ____.
a) oldest pyramid ever found in Egypt
b) the largest pyramid in Egypt, standing at 481 feet tall.
c) the only pyramid ever built for a pharaoh
d) only pyramid where the Egyptians buried their pharaoh
The building material of choice,in making pyramids and temples was ________, due to its strength and ability to cut was
a) wood
b) sandstone
c) marble
d) limestone
T or F Slaves were the only members of Egyptian society who helped build the large pyramids.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
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