Ancient Egypt

Eqyptians believed the god __________________________granted you passage into the afterlife.

• Zuel

• Osiris

• Bob

• Re

Invention that replaced clay to write on was made of this:

• pyramid

• cataract

• pharaoh

• papyrus

This was built to keep robbers and animals away from mummified bodies of rich Egyptians and pharaohs.

• pyramid

• pharaoh

• cataract

• papyrus

This originally meant "great house".

• pyramid

• papyrus

• pharaoh

• cataract

The process of preserving a dead body invented in ancient Egypt.

• burying

• embalming

• cremation

• eating at Taco Bell

The reason it was impossible to sail all the way up the Nile River.

• pyramid

• pharaoh

• papyrus

• cataract

the process of wrapping a dead body in strips of linen:

• mummification

• cremation

• embalming

• purifying

Which continent is Egypt found in?

• Europe

• Africa

• Australis

• North America

Which is NOT true of the Nile River?

• It flows south to north

• It is over 4000 miles long

• It can be easily sailed from one end to the other

• It flows into the Mediterranean Sea

The invention that helped get water out of the Nile more easily was the ___________________.

• shadoof

• scarab

• sarcophagus

• scrub