WorksheetsEgypt Test Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which invention brought by the Hyksos eventually helped Egyptians win an empire?
a)
copper weapons
b)
granaries
c)
the chariot
d)
collapsible boats
2.
Which invention helped Egyptians survey land after the floods?
a)
geometry
b)
irrigation
c)
a shadoof
d)
papyrus
3.
Where were the richest farming areas in Egypt found?
a)
on the west bank
b)
in the great basin
c)
in the delta
d)
near the cataracts
4.
What does the term "pharaoh" mean?
a)
great ruler
b)
the king is god
c)
Egypt
d)
great house
5.
Which of the following was not part of the mummification process?
a)
burning the body on a raft on the Nile River.
b)
placing vital organs in canopic jars
c)
rubbing the body with natron salts
d)
wrapping the body in strips of linen cloth
6.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocen
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
7.
How were canals used by ancient Egyptians?
a)
food storage system
b)
funeral rituals
c)
religious festivals
d)
irrigation systems
8.
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
a)
it kept mice out of the granaries
b)
it allowed them to create a system f writing
c)
it made it easier to keep records and communicate.
d)
it allowed them to sail to far away ports for trade.
9.
During which time did Egyptian rulers conquer an empire?
a)
The Old Kingdom
b)
The Middle Kingdom
c)
The New Kingdom
d)
The Amana Period
10.
Why was the Rosetta Stone an important discovery?
a)
it was written in Sumerian and Greek and allowed historians to translate cuneiform
b)
It was written in Phoenician and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Phoenician alphabet
c)
It was written in Hebrew and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Hebrew language.
d)
It was written in hieroglyphic and Greek and allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics
11.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
12.
What did the Egyptian believe about the after-life?
a)
the heart had to be weighed and be lighter than a feather.
b)
the mind had to be tested and be smarter than a god
c)
the boat man had to be paid to pass into the after-life.
d)
the body had to be burned so the dead wouldn't come back.
13.
Why was the discovery of King Tut's tomb important?
a)
It held the key to understanding hieroglyphics.
b)
It taught historians a lot about Egyptians burial rituals
c)
It helped save the economy of modern day Egypt.
d)
It taught us a lot about the longest ruling pharaoh in Egypt's history.
14.
How was Egyptian pharaohs different from Sumerian kings?
a)
Pharaohs ruled with a council to advise them.
b)
Pharaohs had absolute power
c)
Pharaohs were not believed to be gods.
d)
Pharaohs were elected by the people.
15.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
16.
What did Ancient Egyptians believe about the afterlife?
a)
It was more important than "real" life.
b)
It was not considered important.
c)
It was only for pharaohs and their families.
d)
It was believed to be the end after death.
17.
Who create the world's first nation by uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?
a)
Menes
b)
Thutmose III
c)
Amenhotep V
d)
Hatshepsut
18.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hierogyphic
c)
Characters
d)
Sanskrit
19.
What did Egyptians study to learn about magic spells and the afterlife?
a)
Book of the Dead
b)
movements of the sun
c)
Book of the Pharaohs
d)
moon and the stars
20.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
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