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7 SENIT
Ancient Civilisations Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name of the major river that runs through Egypt? | the Nile. |
| What crop did the Ancient Egyptians grow to make linen / clothing? | Flax. |
| What is the name of the famous boy King whose tomb was discovered in 1922? | Tutankhamun. |
| What was another title given to the first Pharaoh? | Lord of Two Lands |
| What is the name of the process of preserving a dead body? | Mummification. |
| What does the acronyms AD and /or CE mean? | Anno Domini (After Death) or Common Era. |
| What were the symbols used in Ancient Egyptian writing called? | Hieroglyphs / Hieroglyphics. |
| What was the first time period of Ancient Egypt? | Pre-dynastic 3500BC – 3100 BC. |
| What are the 3 seasons in theAncient Egyptian farming calendar? | Akhet (Summer) - flooding, Peret (Winter) - planting and Shemu (Spring) – harvest. |
| Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt, these people could read and write? | Scribes. |
| Why were some of the royal tombs hidden? | To avoid robbery, confuse tomb raiders. |
| What did an anthropologist do? | Studied humans in societies both past and present. |
| What is a shaduf? | A hand operated device that was used to lift water for irrigation. |
| What does Anno Domini mean? | In the year of our lord. |
| The main organs; stomach, intestines, lungs and liver were removed from the body and placed in what during preservation before mummification? | Canopic jars |
| How many intermediate periods were there in Ancient Egypt? | Three. |
| Why did the Ancient Egyptians consider the Nile a gift?? | Barrier to enemies, flooding allowed them to grow their crops, kept the black lands fertile, a source for food- fish or foul birds, transportation, trading goods along the Nile, source of fresh water for drinking / bathing / recreation. |
| Who was the female pharaoh when Ancient Egypt was taken over and cased to exist? | Cleopatra IV. |
| What was the name of the Pharaoh’s crook? | Heka. |
| What was the name of the female Pharaoh whose step son is accused of trying to erase her from history? | Hatshepsut. |
| What was a vizier? | A high priest, the highest official – trusted advisor to the Pharaoh. |
| What was the name of the apron that the Pharaoh wore? | Shemset. |
| What does the acronyms BC and/or BCE mean? | Before Christ or Before Common Era. |
| What is another name for the craftsmen? | Artisans. |
| What is a delta? | A low lying fertile area, where a river meets a sea or ocean, usually looks triangular in shape. |
| What was the final time period of Ancient Egypt? | Late Period 750 – 350 BC. |
| What did the term Ma’at mean? | Truth, balance, order and justice it also referenced harmony, law and morality. |
| How did the Ancient Egyptian civilisation come to an end? | Invaders overtook it. |
| What is the term used to describe an agreement for the exchange if goods with someone else? | Bartering. |
| The structure of Egyptian society was known as a... | Hierarchy. |
| What was the infertile lands of Egypt called? | Red lands. |
| Which God is believed to have lived in the Pharaoh? | Horus. |
| What it the other name given to Hapi the God of the Nile flood? | The running one - also known as the God of inundation. |
| What is the term used to describe a family or rulers? | Dynasty. |
| Who was responsible for governing a region of Egypt, as entrusted by the Pharaoh? | the Nomarch. |
| What is a nilometer? | A nilometer was a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and water level during the annual flood season. |
| What is silt? | Earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as sediment. |
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