Ancient Egyptian Religion

What is a huge building with four sloping triangular-shaped walls called?

• Temple

• Pyramid

• Ziggurat

• Obelisk

What term describes a life after death?

• Reincarnation

• Afterlife

• Resurrection

• Immortality

What is a dead body preserved in a life-like condition called?

• Skeleton

• Fossil

• Mummy

• Corpse

What material was used by Egyptians to preserve their mummies?

• Salt

• Natron

• Sand

• Clay

What is the title for an Egyptian king?

• Emperor

• Pharaoh

• Sultan

• King

What is considered to be the "Center of All Feeling"?

• Brain

• Heart

• Stomach

• Liver

What is a large stone outer coffin called?

• Tomb

• Casket

• Sarcophagus

• Vault

What are containers used to store the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines called?

• Canopic jars

• Vases

• Urns

• Pots

When did the planning for a pharaoh's tomb begin?

• After he was crowned

• Before he was born

• After he died

• During his childhood

During which period were most of the pyramids for Egyptian pharaohs built?

• New Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

• Late Period