Ancient Egypt Review

Ancient Egyptians wrote words with characters called

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Squiggles

• Sanskrit

Instead of writing on clay tablets, the ancient Egyptians invented a type of paper called

• Rice paper

• Muslin

• Booly

• Papyrus

What might you find in canopic jars?

• A person's ka or spirit

• A person's internal organs

• A person's possessions

• A person's limbs

What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of the mummies' tombs with pictures of servants, food and animals?

• They wanted to liven up the dull brick walls.

• They believe the dead needed these things in the afterlife.

• They wanted to protect the dead against grave robbers.

• They believe these images warded off evil spirits.

The most famous Great Pyramids of Giza were commissioned (ordered to be built) by

• King Khufu

• King Tut

• Queen Cleopatra

• King Ramses

afterlife

• death

• a life

• a life believed to preceed death

• a life believed to follow death

Whom did ancient Egyptians blame for famine?

• farmers

• invaders

• pharaohs

• priests

Who ruled the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?

• pharaohs

• scribes

• village chiefs

• viziers

Who held the most power in ancient Egyptian society?

• artisans and merchants

• farmer

• officials and scribes

• pharaoh

Groups of rocky rapids.

• cataracts

• mummies

• bureaucracy

• moutains