Question

What was the purpose of the pyramids?

(1 point)
Responses

to hold rebels as prisoners

to hold rebels as prisoners

to house farmers and their families

to house farmers and their families

to store grain and dried beans

to store grain and dried beans

to serve as tombs for pharaohs

Answer 1

to serve as tombs for pharaohs

Answer 2

What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?

(1 point)
Responses

cuneiform shapes

cuneiform shapes

drawings or symbols

drawings or symbols

a numerical code

a numerical code

papyrus scrolls

Answer 3

drawings or symbols

Answer 4

What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?

(1 point)
Responses

Days were different lengths in different seasons.

Days were different lengths in different seasons.

Each year had a different number of days.

Each year had a different number of days.

It was based on a star that appeared every three years.

It was based on a star that appeared every three years.

Only educated Egyptians could understand it

Answer 5

Days were different lengths in different seasons.

Answer 6

What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?

(1 point)
Responses

cuneiform shapes

cuneiform shapes

drawings or symbols

drawings or symbols

a numerical code

a numerical code

papyrus scrolls

Answer 7

drawings or symbols

Answer 8

What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?

(1 point)
Responses

Days were different lengths in different seasons.

Days were different lengths in different seasons.

Each year had a different number of days.

Each year had a different number of days.

It was based on a star that appeared every three years.

It was based on a star that appeared every three years.

Only educated Egyptians could understand it

Answer 9

Each year had a different number of days.