Ancient Egyptian Civilization Quiz

Civilizations appeared along the Nile River because ____________.

• it provided a steady supply of water, food, and shelter.

• it flooded and cleared their crops each year.

• there was a steady supply of dangerous animals.

• it protected the people from its enemies.

Egyptians developed the mummification process because ______.

• they wanted to preserve bodies for the afterlife.

• they did not want the dead to come back to life.

• they had a belief in many gods.

• they wanted to use the organs for creating medicines.

Traditionally, what was the Pharaoh to the people of Egypt?

• The Pharaoh was all powerful in his city, but not the entire country.

• The Pharaoh was the all powerful religious, economic, and military leader who governed their lives.

• The Pharaoh was a messenger sent from god.

• The Pharaoh was in charge of governing the surrounding countries.

Why were the pyramids so important to the ancient Egyptians?

• They created jobs.

• They made it easy to find Giza.

• They made sure the pharaoh had a place in the afterlife.

• They are a great tourist attraction.

Why did the ancient Egyptians place favorite clothes and items in a pharaoh’s tomb?

• To keep servants from stealing them

• To attract grave robbers and to make them famous

• Because they didn’t want anyone else to have them

• To be used by the pharaoh in the next life

Which tells the proper order of Egyptian society from highest to lowest?

• Peasants, merchants, nobles, pharaohs

• Pharaohs, nobles, merchants, peasants

• Pharaohs, merchants, nobles, peasants

• Merchants, nobles, pharaohs, peasants

Ancient Egyptians used a system of picture writing called hieroglyphics.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Not mentioned

• Uncertain

The discovery of the cataracts provided the key to Egyptian writing, as its text was inscribed in both hieroglyphics and in Greek.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Not mentioned

• Uncertain

The ancient Egyptians believed that if you led a good life on Earth, you would have an afterlife filled with ease and happiness.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Not mentioned

• Uncertain

King Nile united Upper and Lower Egypt.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Not mentioned

• Uncertain