Quiz Answers

1. No, Egyptians did not use bed sheets. It was too hot, and fabric was scarce. Only rich people could afford sheets.

2. Cattle. With the help of cattle you can grow more food faster. The more cattle you had the more food you could grow and sell.

3. Papyrus stems; Tall young stems are cut. The rind is separate from the stems. The pitch inside is cut into strips and laid side by side.

4. Stone. The farmers had to go through a test by the priest to make sure they weren't lying and making their fields larger.

5. 40 Years. Disease and human sacrifice often took people at a young age. Servants were often killed when the king died, so that they could serve him in the afterworld.

6. Shave their eyebrows.

7. No, they bartered, or traded.

8. No, the hot weather prevented them from doing this. Instead, they had to eat fresh food.

9. All of the above. The priest had many different tasks to fulfill. They were in charge of writing scripture, pleasing the gods by food offerings, watching over the mummification process, and sacrificing.

10. A God. When they died, they were reunited with the other half of themselves.

11. Yes. The Locus is the Egyptian flower. The rivers that form the Nile create the shape of a locus.

12. All of the above. Linen, sawdust, and sand were all used to stuff a mummified body.

13. They didn't plan the angle ahead of time. The weight of the upper half was too much, and the angle was too steep, so they had to change plans halfway through the project.

14. For the water from the Nile.

15. Hieroglyphics. Hieratic is regular handwriting.

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