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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
2.
What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Amazon
b)
Mississippi
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
3.
Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________
a)
a normal person
b)
a representative of the gods
c)
a god
d)
a cat that came back to life
4.
A 'vizier' was selected by the pharaoh to oversee:
a)
Judges
b)
Tax collectors
c)
Mayors
d)
All of these
5.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
6.
Jean Champollion deciphered which item? 
a)
Rosetta Stone
b)
Tomb of King Tut
c)
Cleopatra's Throne
7.
An area of soil washed down to the mouth of a river in the form of a triangle
a)
cataract 
b)
nome
c)
delta
d)
sand bar 
8.
A reed plant used for making baskets, sandals, and paper-like writing material
a)
delta
b)
pharaoh 
c)
papyrus
d)
dynasty 
9.
A family of rulers, in which heirs to the throne are members of ruler's family
a)
dynasty 
b)
nome
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh 
10.
An egyptian ruler with absolute authority and glorified as a god
a)
Dynasty 
b)
Pharaoh 
c)
Papyrus
d)
Nome 
11.
4..  What was a pyramid used for?
a)
palace for the pharoah
b)
burial place for the dead
c)
a place to hides one's gold
d)
a school
12.
In order to use your body in the afterlife it first has to be ________
a)
mummified
b)
embalmed
c)
burned
d)
frozen
13.
The Nile flooded:
a)
At the same time every year.
b)
Unexpectedly
c)
Never
d)
All the time
14.
A mummy is:
a)
An undead creature that haunts pyramids
b)
A body prepared for the afterlife.
c)
A way to execute criminals.
d)
A method of preserving fruit.
15.
Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:
a)
Embalming
b)
Pyramids
c)
Making Papyrus
d)
Growing Crops