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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which statement best describes the geographical location of ancient Egypt?
a)
in the Nile River Valley
b)
near the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
c)
next to the Sahara
d)
on the coast of North Africa
2.
Who ruled the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
a)
dynasties of pharaohs
b)
councils of scribes
c)
elected viziers
d)
families of village chiefs
3.
Who took the blame in ancient Egypt for flooding, famine, and other disasters?
a)
farmers
b)
invaders
c)
pharaohs
d)
priests
4.
What modern technology helps archaeologists locate objects buried underground?
a)
GPS devices
b)
microscopes
c)
satellite cameras
d)
sonar waves
5.
What skill did mummification help ancient Egyptians develop?
a)
bookkeeping
b)
geometry
c)
medicine
d)
writing
6.
What resources allowed ancient Egyptians to farm?
a)
freshwater lakes and rich highlands
b)
hot climate and reliable rainfall
c)
predictable floodwaters and good soil
d)
coastal soil and dry climate
7.
What people took control of Egypt in the Middle Kingdom?
a)
Hittites
b)
Hyksos
c)
Macedonians
d)
Persians
8.
When were the Great Pyramids built?
a)
in the Predynastic Era
b)
during the Old Kingdom
c)
during the Middle Kingdom
d)
during the New Kingdom
9.
Which pharaoh was the last to rule Egypt?
a)
Cleopatra VII
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Khafu
d)
Thutmose III
10.
What geographic features helped protect Kush from invasion?
a)
deserts
b)
mountains
c)
rivers
d)
seas
11.
Where did Kushites largely build their cities?
a)
along the Nile River
b)
close to Egypt
c)
in the Nubian Desert
d)
near the Red Sea
12.
What does the chart show?
a)
ethnic groups
b)
political units
c)
population figures
d)
social classes
13.
Which people held the most power after the pharaoh?
a)
artisans, farmers, nobles
b)
farmers, officials, priests
c)
officials, merchants, artisans
d)
priests, nobles, scribes
14.
How much power, or status, did the tier with the most people have?
a)
the most power
b)
a great deal of power
c)
some but not much power
d)
the least amount of power
15.
What shape is used to represent Egyptian society?
a)
rectangle
b)
square
c)
circle
d)
pyramid
16.
What did the double crown of Egypt symbolize?
a)
interdependence of red land and black land
b)
joint rule of pharaohs and viziers
c)
shared importance of farming and trade
d)
union of Upper and Lower Egypt
17.
What purpose did pyramids serve?
a)
as centers of government
b)
as markets for trade
c)
as temples for religious worship
d)
as tombs for the pharaohs
18.
Which group of people made up the lowest class in the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
artisans an merchants
b)
farmers and soldiers
c)
officials and scribes
d)
slaves and unskilled laborers
19.
Which god did Egyptians believe weighed their hearts after death?
a)
Anubis
b)
Osiris
c)
Ra
d)
Thoth
20.
Which choice best describes the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
a)
a collection of hymns sung at burials
b)
a guidebook to the journey into the afterlife
c)
a religious poem red aloud at festivals
d)
a story recounting a popular epic adventure
21.
How did Ramses the Great restore peace and prosperity to Egypt?
a)
by conquering neighbors
b)
by expanding trade
c)
by defeating the Sea Peoples
d)
by negotiating a treaty with the Hittites
22.
What natural resource helped Kush become a powerful kingdom?
a)
bronze
b)
gold
c)
soil
d)
wood
23.
For what were hieroglyphs used?
a)
engineering
b)
farming
c)
stargazing
d)
writing
24.
What was papyrus?
a)
a person trained to do bookkeeping
b)
a picture representing an object or idea
c)
a sheet of material used for writing
d)
a tool used to inscribe symbols in stone
25.
Skill in which subject enabled the Egyptians to build pyramids and other monuments?
a)
archaeology
b)
geography
c)
geometry
d)
medicine
26.
What did the ancient Greeks adopt from Egyptian architects?
a)
the concept of zero
b)
the decimal system
c)
the golden ratio
d)
the use of hieroglyphs
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