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WorksheetsEgyptian Pharaohs & Daily Life
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the purpose of mummies?
a)
to decorate palaces of pharaohs
b)
to preserve dead bodies
c)
to transport goods on the Nile
d)
to educate and protect royal children
2.
What was the major purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for grain
c)
homes for pharaohs
d)
tombs for pharaohs
3.
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
a)
the old kingdom
b)
the middle kingdom
c)
the new kindgom
d)
the time after the new kingdom
4.
What was one way Khufu ensured that his power would be accepted?
a)
declared that he was a god
b)
had many children
c)
made strong treaties
d)
killed his rivals
5.
Senusret I controlled a source of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art. What was that source?
a)
forests of giant cedar trees
b)
hot, bubbling mineral springs
c)
mines for gold, copper and gems
d)
flocks of birds with scarlet feathers
6.
Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was
a)
a god
b)
a child
c)
a priest
d)
a woman
7.
Which pharaoh rules for over 60 years, was a famous military leader and had 100s of statues of himself built all over Egypt?
a)
Khufu
b)
Senusuret I
c)
Ramses II
d)
Hatshepsut
8.
Who is most known for promoting trade?
a)
Khufu
b)
Senusret I
c)
Ramses II
d)
Hatshepsut
9.
Why were the social classes of ancient Egypt shaped like a pyramid?
a)
the triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile
b)
most people were at the bottom and fewest at the top classes
c)
scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart
d)
it represents the famous architecture of the time
10.
Who was primarily responsible for building the giant temples of the Pharaohs?
a)
scribes who kept poor records
b)
government officials who betrayed the Pharaoh
c)
peasant farmers during the flood season
d)
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
11.
Who was allowed to be a scribe?
a)
males
b)
females
c)
both males and females
d)
only pharaohs could learn hieroglyphics
12.
How could you get a job as a government official?
a)
attend school to learn how to govern
b)
winning an election
c)
priests assigned them based on the gods' wishes
d)
inherited the job from a family member
13.
Who could be a priest?
a)
men
b)
women
c)
both men and women
d)
only the pharaoh
14.
What was an important job of the vizier?
a)
collect taxes
b)
lead the army
c)
decide court cases
d)
help make alliances
15.
How could a boy from a peasant family rise to a higher social class?
a)
store a lot of grain
b)
attend scribe school
c)
help build a pyramid
d)
take care of a temple
16.
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus. What was papyrus made from?
a)
a plant
b)
soft clay
c)
cotton rags
d)
animal skins
17.
For peasants, what season came after the flooding season?
a)
festival season
b)
harvest season
c)
planting season
d)
building season
18.
How did most farmers pay their taxes?
a)
in grain
b)
in paper notes
c)
in copper coins
d)
labor, like playing music at a banquet
19.
Which social class made up the pink level?
a)
artisans
b)
government officials
c)
peasants
d)
pharaohs
20.
Which social class made up the orange segment of the pyramid pictured?
a)
government officials
b)
peasants
c)
pharaoh
d)
priests
21.
Which social class made up the green segment of the pyramid pictured?
a)
pharaoh
b)
priests
c)
scribes
d)
artisans
22.
Which social class is found by the blue/green level shown in the picture?
a)
pharaoh
b)
priests
c)
scribes
d)
government officials
23.
Which social class is shown by the blue level in the picture?
a)
artisans
b)
government officials
c)
peasants
d)
pharaoh
24.
What social class is at the bottom (purple) of the pyramid?
a)
pharaoh
b)
peasants
c)
priests
d)
scribes
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