Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Pharaoh

Answer 1

The name for an ancient Egyptian king, otherwise known as the son of the gods.

Question 2

Afterlife

Answer 2

Where ancient Egyptians hoped to go when they died.

Question 3

Mummification

Answer 3

The process for embalming a dead body.

Question 4

Sphinx

Answer 4

Any ancient Egyptian statue or figure having typically the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram or hawk.

Question 5

Obelisk

Answer 5

A four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramidal shape at the top, often inscribed with hieroglyphs honoring a pharaoh.

Question 6

Cartouche

Answer 6

An oval or oblong figure on Egyptian monuments containg the hieroglyphs of the name of a ruler or deity.

Question 7

Mastaba

Answer 7

A low, flat tomb.

Question 8

Step-Pyramid

Answer 8

Made up of stacked mud bricks.

Question 9

Funerary Temple

Answer 9

Temples dedicated to the pharaoh’s favourite gods and goddesses.

Question 10

Osiris

Answer 10

Egyptian god of the dead

Question 11

Ra

Answer 11

Egyptian Sun god

Question 12

Ka

Answer 12

The soul

Question 13

False Chambers

Answer 13

Used to lead robbers astray.

Question 14

Papyrus

Answer 14

Ancient Egyptian writing paper.

Question 15

Hieroglyphs

Answer 15

The oldest form of writing.

Question 16

Limestone

Answer 16

What the pyramids were covered with.

Question 17

Natron

Answer 17

A salty solution used to dry out a dead body.

Question 18

Dynasty

Answer 18

A succession of rulers of the same line of descent who maintain a position for a long time.

Question 19

Resin

Answer 19

Used to preserve the skin of a dead body.

Question 20

Old Kingdom

Answer 20

Age of the Pyramids.

Question 21

True or False? The largest pyramid contains almost 2.3 millino blocks of stone, each weighing about 1.5 tonnes.

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

True or False? In ancient Egypt, regular people who were not wealthy were simply buried in a hole in the sand.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

True or False? Egyptians bury their dead on the East side fo the Nile where the sun sets.

Answer 23

FALSE

Question 24

True or False? At first the position of a scribe was only held by sons of Pharaohs.

Answer 24

FALSE

Question 25

True or False? The Nile River is one of the three largest rivers in the world.

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

True or False? King Tut was only 16 years old when he died.

Answer 26

FALSE

Question 27

True or False? Ancient Egyptians were mainly farmers and tradesmen.

Answer 27

TRUE

Question 28

True or False? Upper Egypt is located beneath Lower Egypt on the map because of the flow of the river.

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

True or False? Most Pharaohs could read and write because they were wealthy enough to form an education.

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

True or False? The first pyramid was created for King Zoser.

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

True or False? King Tutenkhamen was Akenaton's son.

Answer 31

TRUE

Question 32

True or False? Ancient Egyptian society was obsessed with eternal life.

Answer 32

TRUE

Question 33

True or False? Wealthy members of the nobility sometimes took their earthly possessions to the tomb with them.

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

True or False? The Old Kingdom is often viewed as the Age of Mummies.

Answer 34

FALSE

Question 35

True or False? A dynasty refers to the male succession in a ruling family.

Answer 35

TRUE

Question 36

True or False? A sarcophagus is a stone brick used to build a pyramid.

Answer 36

FALSE

Question 37

True or False? An obelisk is a tall four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pyramidal shape.

Answer 37

TRUE

Question 38

True or False? The earliest pyramid was the step-pyramid.

Answer 38

TRUE

Question 39

True or False? Pyramids were originally covered in limestone.

Answer 39

TRUE

Question 40

True or False? King Tutenkhamen became king at the age of 8 or 9 years old.

Answer 40

TRUE

Question 41

What are the rules that ancient Egyptians used when creating tomb paintings?

Answer 41

Head must be in profile and the eye must face the viewer. Body must be fit and idealized (strong and broad shoulders with a small waist. The feet must be turned sideways to show movement. There was no foreground, middleground, or background (they instead used registers to show space). Size equalled status. Pharaoh was always the largest (equal only to the gods). The gods were depicted with animal faces. Tomb paintings contained the first still lifes, to feed the Pharaoh for all of eternity.

Question 42

First step of mummification:

Answer 42

Remove the body of fluids (incision of the abdomen).

Question 43

Second step of mummification:

Answer 43

Remove the body of organs and place them in canopic jars, but leave the heart intact.

Question 44

Third step of mummification:

Answer 44

Apply natron, a salty solution, to dry out the body and place sand or linen inside to give the body shape.

Question 45

Fourth step of mummification:

Answer 45

Apply resin to the body to preserve youthfulness.

Question 46

Fifth step of mummification:

Answer 46

Wrap each individual part of the body (ie. each finger) in linen over a period of 15 days while a priest says prayers.

Question 47

Sixth step of mummification:

Answer 47

Place the body into a wooden coffin, and then put it into a decorated sarcophagus.

Question 48

What were the THREE stages of pyramid construction/design?

Answer 48

The first stage was the mastaba (a low flat tomb). The second stage was the step-pyramid made of stacked mastabas. Then the true pyramid was made covering the mastabas in limestone.

Question 49

Why is King Tut famous?

Answer 49

He became ruler at 8 or 9 and only ruled for 10 years before he died. It was the only ruler's tomb intact in modern times.