WorksheetsRise of Egypt
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
2.
Which pharaoh had the biggest pyramid of the Old Kingdom?
a)
Horus
b)
Sinai
c)
Menes
d)
Khufu
3.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
4.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
5.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
6.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
7.
Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?
a)
river valleys
b)
coll temperatures
c)
locations near a strait
d)
mountains
8.
Egyptian sun god
a)
Thebes
b)
Amenhotep
c)
Hapi
d)
Re
9.
The Nile's flooding could be described as
a)
unpredictable
b)
destructive
c)
rare
d)
gentle and predictable
10.
Which country was described as the "Gift of the Nile"?
a)
Syria
b)
Egypt
c)
USA
d)
Canada
11.
What continent is Egypt in?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South America
12.
What famous monument has the head of a man and the body of a lion?
a)
Obelisk
b)
Rosetta Stone
c)
Great Sphinx
d)
Valley of the Kings
13.
A simplified version of hieroglyphics
a)
Hieratic script
b)
Bureaucracy
c)
Ka
d)
Middle Kingdom
14.
In an Egyptian family, the ______ was head of the household.
a)
child
b)
father
c)
mother
d)
pharaoh
15.
After removing all of the internal organs and the brain, what happens next in mummification?
a)
The body is washed and oiled.
b)
The body is covered in a kind of salt.
c)
The body is wrappen in yards of linen.
d)
The body is sealed with a coat of hot resin (sap).
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