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Worksheets4-4: Egyptian Achievements
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
the alphabet
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
pictographs
2.
Before the Egyptians learned how to make papyrus, they recorded their writing on stone or some other hard surface.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Papyrus, which Egyptians learned to make and write on was made of __________.
a)
trees
b)
clay
c)
stone
d)
reeds
4.
Hieroglyphics could be written ...
a)
horizontally or vertically
b)
right to left
c)
left to right
d)
all of the above
5.
Historians and archaeologists always knew how to read hieroglyphics.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The Rosetta Stone taught the Greeks how to finally learn how to read cuneiform.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Papyrus did not decay because of Egypt's dry climate.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The Book of the Dead tells about _________.
a)
poems
b)
government records
c)
the afterlife
d)
medical manuals
9.
Who did Egyptians believe lived in the temples they built?
a)
priests
b)
sphinxes
c)
gods
d)
scribes
10.
Egyptians visited the temples because they wanted to
a)
get food
b)
get mummified
c)
have a place to stay
d)
none of the above
11.
A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top is called a _____________.
a)
teepee
b)
pyramid
c)
obelisk
d)
church
12.
Where can an obelisk be found in the United States?
a)
Kenosha
b)
Washington DC
c)
New York
d)
Africa
13.
Temple art was created to honor the gods.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Tomb art was created to honor the gods.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Whose undisturbed tomb (one that was never robbed) was found in 1922?
a)
Queen Hatshepsut
b)
Mentuhoptep II
c)
King Tutankhamen
d)
Ramses the Great
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