Ancient Egypt

This river flows through Egypt

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Amazon

The pyramids were initially built as

• castles
• barriers
• temples
• tombs

The writing of the ancient Egyptians was called

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• italics
• pinyin

Which statement about mummification in Ancient Egypt is FALSE?

• Mummification in ancient Egypt was expensive and time consuming
• The internal organs of the mummy were stored in canopic jars
• The mummy was wrapped in about twenty layers of linen
• The Egyptians were very careful about preserving the brain of a mummified person

British archeologist Howard Carter uncovered this pharaoh's tomb in 1922

• Tutankhamen
• Menes
• Thutmose II
• Ptolemy I

Which time period became very strong and powerful?

• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom

Which time period build the Great Pyramids?

• Old Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom

True/False: The ancient Egyptians believed that as long as the body existed, a person continued to live in the afterlife

• True
• False

True/False: We know a great deal more about Egyptian afterlife than we do about their culture

• True
• False

True/False: The New Kingdom stopped building the pyramids and began secret tombs for the dead.

• True
• False