Starter quiz

  • Rearrange the letters to make the name of a river in Egypt.
    • 1
      ⇔
      N
    • 2
      ⇔
      i
    • 3
      ⇔
      l
    • 4
      ⇔
      e
  • What title was given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt?
    • kings
    • emperors
    • sultans
    • pharaohs  ✓
  • Which of these images shows a scribe in Ancient Egypt?
  • What name was given to the process used in Ancient Egypt to protect dead bodies from decay?
    • preservation
    • entombing
    • mummification  ✓
    • burying
  • Match the words to the definitions.
    • embalming
      ⇔
      treating a dead body with oils and herbs to preserve it ✓
    • religion
      ⇔
      a set of beliefs about gods ✓
    • ba
      ⇔
      the Ancient Egyptian word for the soul ✓
    • tomb
      ⇔
      a sealed room for holding a dead body ✓
  • What is the name of the Ancient Egyptian writing that used pictures and symbols?
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    What is the name of the Ancient Egyptian writing that used pictures and symbols?
    • 'hieroglyphs' ✓

Attributions

  • Q3: Source: Painter of the burial chamber of Sennedjem. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maler_der_Grabkammer_des_Sennudem_001.jpg. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

  • Q6: Source: Jon Bodsworth. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hieroglyphs_from_the_tomb_of_Seti_I.jpg. The British Museum (http://www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/british_museum_29.html (Jon Bodsworth) - https://www.egyptarchive.co.uk/)

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