Ancient Egypt Assessment

The city where the Great Pyramids are located.

• Luxor
• Alexandria
• Giza
• Cairo

The belief in more than one god.

• Atheism
• Polytheism
• Monotheism
• Pantheism

A simplified version of hieroglyphics, using dashes and strokes to represent the pictures in hieroglyphics.

• English

• Morse code

• Braille

• Hieratic Script

A mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.

• Pyramid

• Sphinx

• Giza

• Delta

A stone with an inscription in three languages that helped translate hieroglyphics.

• Sphinx Stone
• Rosetta Stone
• Pyramid Stone
• Nile Stone

When the pyramids were originally built, they were covered in shiny white ______________________.

• limestone

• mud

• granite

The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife.

• True

• False

What was the primary purpose of mummification in ancient Egypt?

• To preserve the body for the afterlife

• To display wealth and status

• To create art

• To prevent disease

Which river was crucial to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?

• Amazon

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

What material was commonly used to write on in ancient Egypt?

• Papyrus

• Clay tablets

• Wooden planks

• Animal skins