Ancient EgyptOnline version With this quiz you will check your learning about Ancient Egypt. by Carmen Martínez 1 What were ancient Egyptian houses like? a Houses would have been built of mud-bricks with floors made from earth. b Houses would have been built of grass-bricks with floors made from earth. c Houses would have been built of wood with floors made from earth. 2 What food did the ancient Egyptians eat? a Meat, eggs , figs and grapes, bread and onions. Everyone loved garlic. b Often the food you ate depended on your class. Richer people (like priests and pharaohs) ate meat, eggs , figs and grapes. Poorer people, like farmers, ate bread and onions. Everyone loved garlic. c Often the food you ate depended on your class. Richer people (like priests and pharaohs) ate bread and onions. Poorer people, like farmers, ate meat, eggs , figs and grapes. Everyone loved garlic. 3 Which artefact was key to understand hieroglyphs? a The Rosetta Stone b The Rachel Stone c The Ramesses Stone 4 Who was the last pharaoh to rule? a Cleaopatra VII b Tutankhamun c Hatshepsut 5 Which of these books helped prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife? a The Bible b The Bardo c The Book of the Dead 6 About how many years did the civilization of ancient Egypt last? a 800 years b 1200 years c 3000 years 7 Why did the Egyptians practice mummification? a To follow rituals in the Egyptian Book of the Dead b To preserve the body for the afterlife c To honor the dead through a quick burial 8 Why did the early Egyptians build pyramids, such as those at Giza? a To store valuable grain b To bury their pharaohs c To worship their gods
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