WorksheetsAncient Egypt - Tn State Standard 6.18
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the first civilization in Ancient Egypt exist?
a)
Indus River Valley
b)
Nile River Valley
c)
Between the Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Huang He River Valley
2.
What is the belief in more than one god called?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Atheism
d)
I have no idea
3.
What is the belief in one God called?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Atheism
d)
I have no idea
4.
What religion were the Egyptians?
a)
Polytheistic
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Atheists
d)
Pharaohs
5.
The Egyptians believed in the afterlife?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
They believed in nothing
d)
They believed in unicorns and rainbows
6.
The Egyptians believed their pharaohs were gods?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
What? Did we talk about this?
d)
Yes, and they lived in ziggurats!!
7.
Who was the sun god?
a)
Anubus
b)
Thoth
c)
Isis
d)
Ra
8.
Who weighed the heart?
a)
Isis
b)
Osiris
c)
Anubis
d)
Ammut
9.
Who was waiting to devour the heart if it were heavy with sin?
a)
Thoth
b)
Anubis
c)
Ammut
d)
Osiris
10.
Who was the Egyptian god of the dead?
a)
Osiris
b)
Isis
c)
Anubis
d)
Ra
11.
What was the heart weighed against?
a)
The feather of lies
b)
The feather of truth
c)
The feather of Amun
d)
The feather of Ma'at
12.
What god was part crocodile, part lion, and part hippo with the head of a jackal? (known as the destroyer)
a)
Ammut
b)
Amun
c)
Osiris
d)
Isis
13.
What justified a pharaoh going into the afterlife?
a)
The heart was heavier than the feather
b)
The heart balanced out with the feather
c)
The heart weighed less than the feather
d)
He died from a heart attack
14.
What were the jars containing the pharaoh's organs called?
a)
Mason jars
b)
Jars of truth
c)
Canopy jars
d)
Canopic jars
15.
Which organ was not placed in one of the jars?
a)
liver
b)
stomach
c)
intestines
d)
kidneys
16.
What was the FIRST process of mummification?
a)
Removal of the brain
b)
Removal of the organs
c)
Pack the body with natron
d)
Wrap the body with strips of cloth
17.
What did the embalmers pack the body in for part of the mummification process?
a)
natron
b)
pepper
c)
salt water
d)
linen
18.
What is natron?
a)
salt
b)
a spice
c)
water
d)
a type of cloth
19.
What was the purpose of natron?
a)
To keep the body moist
b)
To prepare the body for burial in a vault
c)
To absorb moisture and dry the body
d)
To dry out the organs for placement in the jars
20.
Approximately how many days did it take for the mummification process to be complete?
a)
1 month
b)
1 week
c)
70 days
d)
50 days
21.
What is deity?
a)
a god or goddess
b)
a priest
c)
a teacher
d)
an artisan
22.
Where were the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom buried?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Valley of the Kings
c)
Valley of the Pharaohs
d)
Ziggurats
23.
Where were the pharaohs buried in the New Kingdom?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Valley of the Kings
c)
Death Valley
d)
Valley of the Dead
24.
Near what ancient city was the Valley of the Kings located?
a)
Thebes
b)
Memphis
c)
Kush
d)
Luxor
25.
Near what ancient city are the pyramids located?
a)
Memphis
b)
Thebes
c)
Luxor
d)
Kush
26.
Who could the pharaohs take with them into the afterlife?
a)
Their family
b)
Their slaves
c)
Their leaders
d)
Anyone they wanted to take
27.
What organ in the body did the Egyptians believe was useless?
a)
The heart
b)
The brain
c)
The lungs
d)
The stomach
28.
How did the Egyptians remove the brain?
a)
The cut the skull open and removed it
b)
The made cut in the neck and drained the brain out
c)
They stuck a long hook up your nose and pulled it out
d)
They made a cut on the back of the skull and pulled the brain out
29.
Where did the Ancient Egyptian civilization begin?
a)
In the Indus River Valley
b)
In the Yellow River Valley
c)
In the Valley of the Red Sea
d)
In the Nile River Valley
30.
What guarded the pharaohs that were buried in the pyramids?
a)
The Three Smaller Pyramids
b)
The Servants of the Pharaoh
c)
The Sphinx
d)
The Gods
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