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Mummies and Pyramids

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  • True of False. Only girls could go to school to become a scribe?
    False
  • Who was buried in the Great Pyramid?
    No one
  • Where did Egyptian families do their cooking?
    Roof
  • Which pyramid is the biggest ever made?
    The Great Pyramid
  • Who was the king who united the two Egyptian kingdoms?
    King Menes
  • How many football fields does the base of the Great Pyramid cover?
    3
  • Where was King Tut's tomb found?
    Valley of the Kings
  • What material were Egyptian clothes made from?
    Linen
  • When a family's cat died, how did the Egyptian family react?
    Shaved their eyebrows
  • What river was important to Egyptian culture?
    Nile
  • What is a pharaoah?
    An Egyptian ruler
  • What is a barge?
    A boat with a flat bottom
  • Most ancient Egyptians did what for a living?
    Farmers
  • What style did Egyptian children wear their hair?
    sidelocks
  • How many mummy cases did King Tut have?
    3
  • What is a Egyptologist?
    A person who studies Egypt
  • What were scrolls made of?
    papyrus
  • What did young children wear in Egypt?
    Sometimes nothing
  • What were Egyptian houses made of?
    Mud
  • What types of games did Egyptians play?
    Board games like checkers and chess
  • True of false - All Egyptians could read and write.
    False
  • What were Egyptian pillows made of?
    Wood
  • What is the listing in the front of the book that tells you names of chapters with page numbers?
    Table of Contents
  • What were Egyptian statues made to look like?
    Animals
  • How many different Hieroglyphic signs are there?
    700+
  • What is Egyptian picture writing called?
    Hieroglyphics
  • What is a mastaba?
    A tomb made out of bricks
  • What is a scribe?
    A person who wrote on scrolls