WorksheetsCh. 5 Ancient Egypt and Kush
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Egyptian women had more rights than other women of this time period.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt by marrying the princess of Lower Egypt.
a)
Ramses II
b)
Tutankhamen
c)
Piye
d)
Narmer
3.
The Nile River's flooding could be described as:
a)
destructive
b)
unpredictable
c)
gentle and predictable
d)
rare
4.
The natural barriers that protected Egypt were:
a)
cataracts
b)
deserts
c)
deltas
d)
all of the above
5.
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?
a)
They irrigated during the dry season.
b)
They grew papyrus.
c)
They created hieroglyphics.
d)
They became successful farmers.
6.
The Nubian people came from the African savannas south of the...
a)
Arabian Desert
b)
Eastern Desert
c)
Sahara
d)
Red Desert
7.
To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the...
a)
Book of Spells
b)
Book of Prayers
c)
Book of the Dead
d)
Book of Life After Death
8.
Savannas are fertile marshes...
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Incense is a material used to make furniture.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep was successful in establishing a new religion based on the worship of Aton, the sun god, as Egypt's only god.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
a)
Geometry was developed
b)
The deserts became populated.
c)
A complex writing system was created.
d)
An organized government developed.
12.
The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of...
a)
astronomy
b)
mathematics
c)
medicine
d)
irrigation
13.
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed...
a)
a 365-day calendar with 12 months
b)
a new social class
c)
geometry
d)
hieroglyphics
14.
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?
a)
The people were too interested in their religion
b)
The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples
c)
Egyptian crops failed because of drought
d)
The people built too many temples and ran out of money
15.
As a result of being conquered by Egypt, Nubians
a)
accepted many Egyptian beliefs and customs
b)
gave up their previous way of life
c)
refused to accept any Egyptian beliefs and customs
d)
stopped worshiping their own deities
16.
After breaking away from Egyptian rule, Kush eventually
a)
conquered Egypt
b)
gave up all Egyptian customs and beliefs
c)
refused to trade with Egypt
d)
signed a peace treaty with Egypt
17.
Why did Egyptians build pyramids to honor their pharaohs?
a)
protected bodies from floods, wild animals, grave robbers
b)
held valuables pharaohs would need in the afterlife
c)
all of the above
18.
In which social class did farmers belong?
a)
upper class
b)
middle class
c)
lower class
19.
Why was King Tut so famous even though he played a small role in Egyptian history?
a)
he was young
b)
his tomb was discovered with everything in it
c)
all of the above
20.
The Nile had many dangerous _________ and marshy _______ to protect Egyptian settlements from invaders.
a)
cataracts , deltas
b)
pharaohs, swamps
c)
dynasties, incense
21.
The pharaoh was the political and religious leader in Egypt which made it a...
a)
theocracy
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
22.
The pharaoh was responsible for selecting _______ to represent him in other kingdoms.
a)
envoys
b)
incense
c)
textiles
d)
shadoofs
23.
Egyptians traded goods they could grow for things they needed, such as...
a)
incense and textiles
b)
shadoofs and papyrus
c)
bureaucrats
d)
dynasties and deltas
24.
Farmers used _______ to transfer water from the Nile River to the crops.
a)
shadoofs
b)
papyrus
c)
bureaucrats
25.
Egyptians harvested ______, which was used to make paper.
a)
textiles
b)
deltas
c)
papyrus
26.
This person took care of the pharaoh's business and was a member of the upper class of Egyptian society.
a)
bureaucrat
b)
shadoof
c)
theocracy
d)
delta
27.
After a pharaoh died he went through the process of _____.
a)
embalming
b)
hierogliphics
c)
pyramids
28.
Ancient Egypt was located mainly in the continent of Africa.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Egyptians used cuneiform as its system of writing.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Egyptian rulers were called pharaohs.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Nile River flows from South to North.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The Sahara desert is the smallest in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Nubians in Kush interacted with Egyptians to trade cattle, gold, and incense.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Like the Egyptians, the Nubians relied heavily on the Nile River for their water.
a)
True
b)
False
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