G5 Q2 W3 Egypt becomes an empire

The period when the Egyptians retrieved their country from the Hyksos was called the Middle Kingdom.

• Right

• Wrong, the old kingdom

• Wrong, the old kingdom

• Wrong, the middle kingdom

The Egyptians didn’t give up and they fought the Hyksos to gain their freedom.

• True

• False

After the Egyptians defeated the Hyksos, they set up a new government known as the Old Kingdom.

• Wrong, the Egyptians formed the New Kingdom after expelling the Hyksos.

• Right

• Wrong, the Egyptians formed the Middle Kingdom after expelling the Hyksos.

• Wrong, the Egyptians formed the Old Kingdom after expelling the Hyksos.

The …………………………… burned Egyptian cities and destroyed temples.

• Persians

• Hyksos

• Egyptians

• Greeks

What was the traditional symbol worn only by the pharaoh?

• Wig

• Beard

• Skirt

• Crown

Many tombs of the pharaohs were robbed over the years, but that of King Tut was hidden beneath another tomb and no one knew about it until 1922. 

• Right

• Wrong

The Hyksos were kind to the Egyptians and gave them the freedom to practice their religion and keep their traditions and customs.

• Right

• Wrong, but they loved the Egyptians.

• wrong, the Hyksos were cruel to the Egyptians, they burned their cities and destroyed their temples.

Tutankhamen ruled Egypt when he was ……………………… years old.

• 10

• 9

• 12

• 18

Howard Carter was the first person to discover the tomb of ……………………………

• Harappa

• Ramsis II

• Tutankhamun

• Akhenaton

What did the Egyptians build that were carved from single stones?

• Temples

• Pyramids

• Tombs

• Obelisks