Mummies and Pyramids

Q. Which among the following is known as the great pyramid near Cairo?

1. Giza
2. Hieroglyphic
3. Anubis
4. Akkadians

Q. Which salt did the Egyptians use in order to preserve their dead during the mumification process?

1. Sodium chloride
2. Sodium carbonate
3. Sodium bicarbonate
4. Natron salt

Q. The preservation process of a dead body in ancient Egypt is called ________.

1. Papyrus
2. Mummification
3. Pyramid
4. Ziggurats

Q. What was the name of the stone coffin in which the Egyptians stored their dead?

1. Sphinx
2. Chimera
3. Sarcophagus
4. Labyrinth

Q. For the ancient Egyptians, it was important in their religion to preserve the dead body in as life-like a manner as possible. In order to do that, they followed a very precise and elaborate process. In the first step, they removed all internal parts that might decay rapidly. They then removed all moisture from the body and later wrapped the entire body with hundreds of yards of linen. What process are we describing here?

1. Preservation
2. Purification
3. Mummification
4. Rite of passage

Q. Completed around 2560 BCE, 'X' stands at 147 metres tall and took over 20 years to build. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for about 3, 800 years. Nearly 2.3 million stone blocks were used for the construction of 'X'. Identify 'X'.

1. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
2. The Great Pyramid of Giza
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Lighthouse of Alexandria