Ancient Egypt Quiz

What is silt?

• A container used to hold organs during mummification

• Fine, rich soil left behind after a river floods, good for farming

• A person who writes down important records

• A type of picture writing from Ancient Egypt

What is a hieroglyphic?

• The correct order of a line of rulers in Ancient Egypt

• The artwork carved into a stone coffin for a mummy

• A type of writing paper made from a plant that grows along the river Nile

• A type of writing using pictures and symbols

What does inundation mean?

• When a river floods.

• To entomb a ruler in a special saracophagus

• A prepared petition for the Pharaoh

• When nature reclaims farm land

What was papyrus used for in Ancient Egypt?

• Creating a container for holding organs during burial

• Making paper-like sheets for writing

• Wrapping mummies

• For the building of huts

What is a hierarchy?

• A system where people are ranked, with some having more power than others

• The order by which the power of gods and goddesses is ranked

• The political structure oif a civilisation

• A way to understand the system inherited power in a society

What is a dynasty?

• The name given to different periods of Ancient Egyptian history

• A temple used for worship by the Pharaoh and their decendants

• A family of rulers where power is passed down

• A special tomb where phraohs and their familys were buried.

Who is an heir?

• A scribe whose job it was to write and record laws

• A person who receives power, land, or money after someone dies

• The idea that the Pharaoh is decended from the sun god Ra.

• A high-ranking official in the hierarchy of Egyptian Society

What is an amulet?

• A stone used in pyramid building

• A jar used for storing food

• A small object worn for protection or good luck

• A musical instrument

What are deities?

• Gods and goddesses worshipped by people in a religion

• The pharaoh's special scribes who record stories

• A line of hereditary rulers in Ancient Egypt

• The name given to priestesses who managed the Pharoah's temple

What did a scribe do in Ancient Egypt?

• Wrote down records, letters, and important events

• Managed the system of agriculture for the Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt

• designed and oversaw the building of pyramids

• Was responsible for organising the army