What are the names of 8 people in Egypt?

Nobles,priests,soilders,scribes,

merchants,artiisans,famers,

and Slaves 

What did the famers do?

A peasant famers worked lands belonging to the Pharaohs,

 the goverment, a temple, or rich land owner

What did artisans do?

Artisans were anonymous artists who worked for pharaohs,

the goverment, or temples

What did soilders do?

During war they helped defend, During peace time, soilders worked on digging canals

What is a shadoof?

A shadoof is a tool used for irrigation. It has a long suspended rod with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other

What type of metal did the Egyptians change from?

           A. copper to bronze            

B. bronze to copper

A. copper to bronze 

What did Scribes do?

Scribes are highly leveled members of the Egytian society

 How was black ink made?

         A. Mixing water and soot       

 B. Mixing water and silt

Black ink was made by mixing water with soot and vegetable gums on a wooden palette.

Where does papyrus (Egyptian paper) come from?

Papyrusm (Egyptian paper) is made from a plant that grows on the banks of the Nile River in Egypt.

What can hieroglyphics represent?

         A. Sound of object       

B. look of object 

Hieroglyphs could represent the sound of the object or they could represent an idea associated with the object.

How many different Egyptian gods are there?

A. over 300        B. over 400

C. over 500        D. over 600

A. over 300

True or False

The Old Egyptian culture and the New Egyptian culture are very different.

True

How long does it take for the Egyptians body to dry out completly?

       A.   forty-five days         

B.   thrity-five days

A. forty-five days

What are the three main steps to mummifaction?

The first step was to get rid of everything that was inside the body except for the heart and skeleton.The second step was to dry out the body. This was done by stuffing the body with fluid-absorbing substances.The third step was to stuff the Egyptian with wood chips.

True or False

The Egyptians believed that the body had to be intact in order for the next world to except it.

True

The Great Sphinx has a lion body and a _____ head.

A. lion        B. human

C. spider        D. monkey

B. human

How tall is The Great Pyramid of Giza?

A. 411 ft        B. 471 ft

C. 481 ft        D. 491 ft

 C. 481 ft       

How tall is the Collosus of Memnon?

A. 16 meters tall        B. 19 meters  tall

C. 15 meters tall        D. 18 meters tall

D. 18 meters tall

Approximately how many acres does the temple of kanark cover?

A. 200 acres         B. 100 acres

C. 300 acres         D. 150 acres 

      A. 200 acres        

Where does The Great Sphinx stand?

The Great Sphinx stands on the Giza plateau.

Egyptian homes were made of dried mud called?

Egyptian homes were made of sun dried mud, called adobe.

True or False

Many people slept on the roof pf there house during the summer to keep cool.

True

True or False

Most jobs weren't inherited. If your father was a farmer, so were you.

False

Most jobs were inherited.

If your father was a farmer, so were you.

True or False

Anyone could learn to be a scribe if they had the talent.

True

True or False

Mainly farmers grew wheat and barley.

True

True or False

For dessert, the Egyptians liked to eat dates and figs.

True

True or False

Men usually wore a short skirt called a kilt.

True

True or False

Egyptian clothing was usually made out of silk.

False

Egyptian clothing was usually made out of cotton.

True or False

The people of ancient Egypt highly valued family life.

True

True or False

In the lower class families, the mother raised the children.

True

True or False

The most important source of entertainment and relaxation was the Nile river.

True

True or False

Children kept themselves entertained with toys like carved ivory animals, wooden horses on wheels, and balls.

True