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WorksheetsEgypt & Nubia (Chapter 4)
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The world's longest river is ___________ .
a)
the Tigris
b)
the Euphrates
c)
the Nile
d)
the Mississippi
2.
The Nile River is unique because _________ .
a)
it flows from east to west
b)
it flows from south to north
c)
it carries rich soil called silt
d)
it helped the Egyptians form their civilization
3.
The source of the Nile, the Blue Nile and the White Nile, join in northern Sudan, which used to be known as __________ .
a)
Nubia
b)
Kush
c)
both of the above
d)
neither of the above
4.
Rocky rapids known as _________ made it impossible for boat travel into Egypt.
a)
cataracts
b)
whitewater
c)
waterfalls
d)
Wisconsin Rapids
5.
The Nile River carries rich, fertile soil or _____________ which makes the land along the river great for farming.
a)
delta
b)
pharaoh
c)
ebony
d)
silt
6.
The Nile Delta is found in ______ .
a)
Nubia
b)
Upper Egypt
c)
Lower Egypt
d)
the Sphinx
7.
If you were an Egyptian farmer, where would you prefer to live?
a)
in the Black Lands
b)
in the Red Lands
c)
in Nubia
d)
in the Sahara Desert
8.
If you were an Egyptian farmer, where would you prefer to live?
a)
in the Black Lands
b)
in the Red Lands
c)
in Nubia
d)
in the Sahara Desert
9.
Why would Egyptian farmers build earthen walls around their fields?
a)
to keep out invaders
b)
to keep out varmints
c)
to worship their gods
d)
to trap the flood waters (irrigate their crops)
10.
True or false: food surplus made it easier for artisans and merchants to do their work.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Around 3000 BC, someone united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. Our textbook says it was Narmer, and Flocabulary says it was _____________ .
a)
Menes
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Tutankhamen
d)
Amenhotep
12.
The first king of a united Egypt showed unity by ___________ .
a)
having a big party for everyone
b)
wearing a double crown of red and white for Upper and Lower Egypt, now together
c)
having two wives, one from Upper Egypt and one from Lower Egypt
d)
sponsoring an Amazing Race on the Nile River through the cataracts.
13.
The king of Egypt was called a ______ .
a)
candace
b)
royal pain
c)
commander
d)
pharaoh
14.
Ancient Egypt had a system of officials that handled the government and collected taxes. This is called a ________ .
a)
bureaucracy
b)
vizier
c)
pharaoh
d)
presidency
15.
Hatshepsut wore _____________ to show her power as a pharaoh.
a)
a red crown
b)
gold shoes
c)
a huge ring
d)
a false beard
16.
An area of rich soil deposited at the mouth of a river is known as a _____ .
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
goldmine
d)
silt
17.
Hatshepsut increased Egypt's wealth and power through ___________ .
a)
a massive army
b)
bribes
c)
gold sales
d)
trade
18.
Egyptians thought of their pharaohs as ____ .
a)
cats
b)
dogs
c)
gods
d)
spies
19.
Ramses II was known for
a)
wars and building monuments.
b)
being the first woman pharaoh.
c)
being a boy king.
d)
building irrigation canals.
20.
Just below the pharaoh on the Egyptian social pyramid were the _______ .
a)
nobles, priests, and officials
b)
scribes
c)
merchants and artisans
d)
farmers and slaves
21.
Scribes were considered very important in society because _______ .
a)
they were just under pharaohs on the social pyramid
b)
they discovered the Rosetta Stone
c)
they designed the pyramids
d)
they were the only ones trained to write
22.
What kind of religion was practiced in Ancient Egypt?
a)
monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
polytheism
d)
Muslim
23.
The Egyptians worshipped many gods, chiefly Amon-Re, god of _______ .
a)
love
b)
the river
c)
the sun
d)
the underworld
24.
God of the Underworld was __________ .
a)
Isis
b)
Horus
c)
Seth
d)
Osiris
25.
True or False: Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The first way to prepare for the afterlife was to ______ .
a)
build a pyramid
b)
live a good life
c)
lie, cheat, and steal
d)
worship the god of food
27.
The second way to prepare for the afterlife was to preserve your body for your soul to inhabit, which is called _____ .
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
irrigation
c)
mummification
d)
cosmetology
28.
In mummification, most of the organs were removed from the body and ____ .
a)
thrown away
b)
put in canopic jars
c)
frozen
d)
sold
29.
Natron salts were used on and inside of the body
a)
to help dry out the body and prevent decomposition.
b)
because sand was too hard to find.
c)
to give the mummy a pleasant smell.
d)
but only in poor people.
30.
Put the steps of the mummification process in order.
a)
oiled & wrapped in linen, body covered with natron, removal of organs, coffins, stone sarcophagus
b)
removal of organs, body covered with natron, oiled & wrapped in linen, coffins, stone sarcophagus
c)
body covered with natron, removal of organs, oiled & wrapped in linen, stone sarcophagus, coffins
d)
oiled & covered with natron, coffins, removal of organs, stone sarcophagus
31.
Ancient Egyptian writing using symbols for sounds and words is called ___________________ .
a)
cuneiform
b)
gibberish
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
scribes
32.
Egyptian scribes wrote on rolls of ___________ which came from reeds that grew along the Nile River.
a)
cattails
b)
hollyhocks
c)
quack grass
d)
papyrus
33.
The advanced math and building techniques of Egypt are proven through the ____________ .
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
pyramids
c)
Rosetta Stone
d)
mummies
34.
The primary purpose of the pyramids was to ____________ .
a)
show off Egyptian intelligence.
b)
climb up and look into Saudi Arabia.
c)
serve as a burial place for pharaohs.
d)
store grain.
35.
A new theory on how pyramids were built includes the use of ____ .
a)
cranes
b)
magic
c)
ramps
d)
water shafts
36.
Why were statues of people placed in tombs?
a)
as a back-up for the dead person's spirit if the mummy was destroyed
b)
to guard the deceased's passage to the next life
c)
to scare away tomb raiders
d)
to hold riches
37.
True or False: The Egyptian solar calendar of 365 days and 12 months is a model for our calendar.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which one of the following was NOT an achievement from Ancient Egypt?
a)
astronomy
b)
chemistry
c)
drama
d)
geometry
39.
How did the Egyptians get so advanced in anatomy?
a)
from their study of the stars
b)
from their work with mummies
c)
from their knowledge of farming
d)
from their skill in building pyramids
40.
True or False: Ancient Egyptians doctors were not very skilled.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which of the following goods was NOT an import for Egypt?
a)
ivory
b)
wood
c)
olive oil
d)
grain
42.
With whom did Egypt trade to get gold?
a)
Lebanon
b)
China
c)
Nubia
d)
Syria
43.
Like Egypt, Nubia received very little rainfall and greatly depended on the ____________ .
a)
cataracts
b)
Nile River
c)
mummies
d)
gods
44.
Because Nubia had much less farmland, it traded its gold for Egyptian ________ .
a)
cotton
b)
silver
c)
papyrus
d)
grain
45.
True or False: Egypt conquered Nubia to gain control of their riches.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Nubia would have kept control over Egypt longer if they hadn't decided to ________ .
a)
melt their gold into bracelets.
b)
go to war with the Assyrians.
c)
run their ships through the cataracts on the Nile.
d)
have their candaces marry the pharaohs.
47.
Nubia had iron tools and weapons, whereas Egypt used _____ .
a)
bronze
b)
gold
c)
steel
d)
wood
48.
King Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in ______ .
a)
30 B.C.
b)
712 A.D.
c)
1922
d)
1994
49.
Why was the discovery of the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
it contains the 10 Commandments that God gave to Moses at Mount Sinai
b)
it is the base block to the Great Pyramid of Khufu
c)
it contains 3 different languages which helped people decipher hieroglyphics
d)
it proves that the Egyptians believed in an afterlife
50.
The Nile Delta empties into
a)
the Mediterranean Sea.
b)
the Persian Gulf.
c)
the Red Sea.
d)
the Gulf of Mexico.
51.
Who was Egypt's last pharaoh?
a)
Ramses II
b)
Tutankhamen
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Amenhotep
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