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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea?
a)
delta
b)
papyrus
c)
sphinx
d)
cataract
2.
What was a waterfall or rapids in a river?
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
obelisk
d)
papyrus
3.
Who was a ruler of ancient Egypt?
a)
pharaoh
b)
scribe
c)
noble
d)
mummies
4.
What was a line of rulers from the same family called?
a)
dynasty
b)
pyramid
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
obelisk
5.
What was a crown worn by the pharaoh to symbolize rule over Upper and Lower Egypt called?
a)
double crown
b)
single crown
c)
obelisk
d)
papyrus
6.
Who were the people who were rich and powerful?
a)
nobles
b)
pharaohs
c)
dynasty
d)
sphinx
7.
What was the person who copies or writes down document called? Often a record keeper.
a)
scribe
b)
noble
c)
sphinx
d)
pharaoh
8.
What was the writing system made up of a combination of pictures and round symbols called?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
papyrus
c)
obelisk
d)
cataracts
9.
What was a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River?
a)
papyrus
b)
obelisk
c)
sphinx
d)
delta
10.
What was life after death?
a)
afterlife
b)
obelisk
c)
dynasty
d)
polytheism
11.
Who were the specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth?
a)
mummies
b)
nobles
c)
pharaohs
d)
scribes
12.
What was a great stone tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh called?
a)
pyramid
b)
obelisk
c)
cataract
d)
papyrus
13.
What was the mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human or other animal called?
a)
sphinx
b)
obelisk
c)
cataract
d)
pyramid
14.
What was a tall four-sided pillar with a point on top?
a)
obelisk
b)
cataract
c)
pyramid
d)
double crown
15.
What is a belief in more than one god?
a)
polytheism
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
sphinx
d)
afterlife
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