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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
a)
eastward
b)
Northward
c)
Southward
d)
Southwestward
2.
The 12 month calendar made use of Egyptian knowledge of
a)
math
b)
medicine
c)
physics
d)
art
3.
How were the Hyksos able to conquer the Egyptians?
a)
better technology
b)
weak rulers
c)
Egypt was too large to protect
d)
better soldiers
4.
___________ was used to make form of paper?
a)
Papyrus
b)
Bamboo
c)
Reed
5.
____________ were thought to be gods on earth, they were the king of Egypt.
a)
Dynasties
b)
Pharaohs
c)
Hieroglyphics
6.
The Egyptian form of writing which was made up of picture symbols.
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Papyrus
c)
Hieroglyphics
7.
Another word for god/goddess is _____________.
a)
pyramid
b)
mummy
c)
deity
8.
Dynasty means....
a)
a line of rulers from one family
b)
another name for god/goddess
c)
a body of a pharaoh who has been preserved and buried in a pyramid
9.
A great stone tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh is called a ________________.
a)
dynasty
b)
pyramid
c)
deity
10.
A body of a pharaoh who has been preserved and buried in a pyramid is called a _________.
a)
pyramid
b)
mummy
c)
deity
11.
Two strips of land along the Nile River which provided lush, green, and fertile land for the Egyptians. It was also prone to flooding is called the...
a)
Mesopotamia.
b)
The Nile River Valley
c)
The Saluda River Valley
12.
What percent was the lower class?
a)
2%
b)
80%
c)
900%
d)
20%
13.
Like Mesopatamia, Egyptians practiced
a)
money
b)
building
c)
dying
d)
polytheism
14.
What is a pharaoh?
a)
The ruler of egypt
b)
A peasent
c)
days of the week
d)
Your house
15.
What is the delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
16.
What is a cataract?
a)
strong rapids
b)
strong teeth
c)
strong animals
d)
strong mountains
17.
What is the process of preparing a body after death called?
a)
pulling out the brain
b)
canopication
c)
mummification
d)
gross
18.
We know exactly how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
What is commonly found in the pyramids?
a)
tombs
b)
books
c)
ghosts
d)
bugs
20.
What is the name they used for a king?
a)
imohtep
b)
pharaoh
c)
king
d)
master
21.
What kind of government did the Egyptians have?
a)
theocracy
b)
socialism
c)
democracy
d)
communism
22.
Who united the Lower and Upper Kingdoms?
a)
Ahmose
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Narmer
d)
Thutmose III
23.
Government official
a)
papyrus
b)
cataract
c)
delta
d)
bureaucrat
24.
The Nile River (the longest in the world) is how many miles long?
a)
6,437
b)
4,000
c)
1,046
d)
650
25.
Like in Mesopotamia, the Nile River also flooded. However, the Nile floods were more
a)
clean
b)
rapid
c)
predictable
d)
unpredictable
26.
Egyptians developed ______ to survey the land and build pyramids.
a)
irrigation
b)
geometry
c)
shadoof
d)
embalming
27.
Skillful farming led to _______. This freed people to work as artisans.
a)
famine
b)
irrigation
c)
surpluses
d)
shadoof
28.
The Nile provided the people of Egypt many defenses. What defense is on either side of the Nile River?
a)
deltas
b)
cataracts
c)
deserts
29.
The Nile provided the people of Egypt many defenses. What defenses are dangerous, fast-moving waters?
a)
cataracts
b)
deserts
c)
marshes
30.
The Nile provided the people of Egypt many defenses. What defense is the fan-shaped area of fertile marshland where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
cataract
b)
desert
c)
delta
31.
Women in Egypt had legal status similar to men. They could own property, buy and sell goods and obtain (get) divorces
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The largest group in Egyptian society was made up of
a)
farmers and workers
b)
scribes and traders
c)
artisans and merchants
d)
army commanders and nobles
33.
Ancient Egyptians learned a lot about the human body because they embalmed. The knowledge they obtained helped them develop what types of skills?
a)
mathematical skills
b)
medical skills
c)
pyramid making skills
d)
hieroglyphics
34.
What kingdom is known as the Golden Age for Egypt?
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
New Kingdom
35.
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was the son of _______, the Egyptian son god.
a)
Hapi
b)
Osiris
c)
Thoth
d)
Re
36.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
37.
Who was at the very top of the social hierarchy?
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Slaves
c)
Farmers
d)
Scribes
38.
All of the following were Kingdoms in ancient Egypt, EXCEPT for
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
New Kingdom
d)
Animal Kingdom
39.
Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a king chosen by the gods, but not a god himself.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The Great Pyramid was built for which pharaoh?
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Ramses the Great
d)
Hatshepsut
41.
Who was the female pharaoh who worked to increase trade during the New Kingdom?
a)
Khufu
Khufu
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Ramses the Great
d)
Hatshepsut
42.
What was the purpose of pyramids?
a)
to house the dead
b)
to worship the sun god Ra
c)
to serve as a calendar
d)
to serve as a tourist attraction
43.
What was the title given to the king meaning "Great House"?
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Q'in
c)
Emperor
d)
Prophet
44.
Who do most historians believe was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Ramses the Great
d)
Hatshepsut
45.
Women had more rights in Egypt than in most other places in the ancient world.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Which sea is #11?
a)
Mediterranean
b)
Black
c)
Caspian
d)
Red
47.
What is the name of the area shown in #13?
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Fertile Crescent
48.
What is the name of the area shown in #14?
a)
Lower Egypt
b)
Upper Egypt
c)
Fertile Crescent
49.
What is the name for the sea at #15?
a)
Red
b)
Mediterranean
c)
Caspian
d)
Black
50.
While building the pyramids, they Egyptians developed
a)
a new social class
b)
geometry
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
a 365-day calendar with 12 months
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