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Hieroglyphics, Mathematics, and Astronomy

Quiz by Meghan Fraser

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  • Q1

    Astronomy is the study of the sun and stars.

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    True or False
    30s
  • Q2

    What is papyrus?

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    The ancient Egyptian process of making paper out of sand.

    Food farmed in ancient Egypt.

    A fruit found along the Nile River.

    Paper made from papyrus reeds that ancient Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on.

    30s
  • Q3

    What is Hieroglyphics?

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  • Q4

    Egyptian writing started when officials and scribes needed to write down what produce each farmer had brought to the king.

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    True or False
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  • Q5

    Scribe, an, is, Egyptian, a, writer.

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    Jumble
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  • Q6

    What is the order in development of Hieroglyphics? Type the correct number order.

    1. Symbols now stood for sounds and not animals/crops.

    2. The alphabet eventually existed out of 24 consonants.

    3. Pictures of animals and crops were drawn. 

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  • Q7

    What is the Rosetta stone?

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    The stones slaves used to build the pyramids.

    The pharaoh's favourite type of stone.

    The stone existing out of 3 languages used to decipher Hieroglyphics.

    A stone named after a pharaoh's favourite wife.

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  • Q8

    The ancient Egyptians used Hieroglyphics in mathematics to measure the size of the Nile's usual flood plain to work out the size of their upcoming harvest.

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  • Q9

    Fill in the missing word:

    Scribes and officials used hieroglyphics to write out _________ for people who paid taxes.

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  • Q10

    Hieroglyphics were used for....

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    Develop the 12-month calendar. 

    Calculate the seasons.

    Keep track of taxes in the form of produce.

    All of the above.

    30s

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