WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
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.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
3.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
4.
Pyramids are
a)
warehouses to store food surplus
b)
temples where people are allowed to come and pray
c)
tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
d)
tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top
5.
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
a)
The pharaohs family paid the cost.
b)
Egypt collected taxes from the people.
c)
Egypt collected taxes from Sumer.
d)
The priests held religious festivals.
6.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
7.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
8.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
9.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
10.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
11.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
12.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
13.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
14.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
15.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
16.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Upper and Lower Egypt
c)
Eastern and Western Egypt
d)
Nubia and Cairo
17.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called a
a)
tomb
b)
sarcophagus
c)
grave
d)
mummy
18.
A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and PAPER from it.
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
papyrus
d)
embalming
19.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
20.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
21.
Why were the pyramids built?
a)
To create Social Studies questions for students
b)
Religious monuments
c)
Tombs for Pharaohs
d)
Seat of government
22.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
23.
Longest river in the world, made settlement possible in Ancient Egypt
a)
Amazon
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
24.
The region of Egypt closest to the Mediterranean Sea; Northern Egypt
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Mesopotamia
25.
The region of Egypt located in the South; has higher elevation
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Fertile Crescent
26.
What is culture?
a)
The life people live in an area.
b)
What the people are called in an area.
c)
What the people are called in an area.
d)
The shared history, language, beliefs, and art of a group of people.
27.
What was a collections of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife called?
a)
The Book of Secrets
b)
The Dead Seas Scrolls
c)
The Book of the Dead
d)
Hieroyglphics
28.
Why did Egyptian priests embalm human bodies?
a)
They beleived people needed to perserve their shoes after death
b)
They believed that people needed their bodies for the afterlife
c)
They hoped to bring people back to life in the future
d)
They believed that only whole bodies could enter heaven
29.
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?
a)
They could grow papyrus.
b)
They learned how to speak a language.
c)
They developed geometry.
d)
They became successful farmers.
30.
The system of bringing water from a river to your crops is called________.
a)
empire
b)
emigration
c)
irrigation
d)
harvest
31.
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?
a)
Osiris
b)
Isis
c)
Amon Re
d)
Horus
32.
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt, MOST of their settlements were
a)
near a river
b)
in a desert
c)
around trees
d)
on hills
33.
The pharaoh was not just considered a king or queen, they were also considered
a)
Warrior
b)
Friend
c)
Deity
d)
Farmer
34.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt?
a)
It had fertile land
b)
It made it easier to travel and trade
c)
It had grasslands for animals to graze
d)
It provided protection from invaders
35.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
36.
Things left over from ancient times.
a)
cataracts
b)
artifacts
c)
demotic
d)
dynasty
37.
Location in Egypt of the largest pyramid ever built.
a)
papyrus
b)
Tut
c)
Nile
d)
Giza
38.
Ancient Egyptian monument located at Giza.
a)
Great Sphinx
b)
Eiffel Tower
c)
Temple of Allen
d)
Valley of the Kings
39.
Ancient civilization located to the south of Egypt
a)
Weldon
b)
Memphis
c)
Nubia
d)
Allentown
40.
Earliest type of ancient Egyptian building used as a tomb.
a)
cone
b)
step pyramid
c)
valley
d)
box
41.
Who did the Egyptian pharaoh have absolute power over?
a)
All the people of Africa
b)
All the priests of Egypt
c)
All the slaves of northern Africa
d)
All the people of Egypt
42.
In about 4,000 BCE, which of the following appeared in the Nile River delta?
a)
Traders from other countries
b)
Nubian Soldiers
c)
The first communities in the Nile River valley
d)
The first Egyptian artisans and miners
43.
What role did religion play in Egyptian life?
a)
It encouraged Egyptians to make peace with their neighbors.
b)
It destroyed the power of the pharaoh.
c)
It explained natural events to the people.
d)
It supported the development of democratic government
44.
What term means a worker who is especially skilled in making something?
a)
Delta
b)
Cataract
c)
Silt
d)
Artisan
45.
What was the purpose of the scribe in the river valley civilization?
a)
Judge the laws
b)
Develop the economy
c)
Create religious texts
d)
Record information
46.
Egypt had rich deposits of silt, creating an excellent farming and herding environment. How were these deposits created?
a)
Slash and burn farming
b)
Annual flood of the Nile River
c)
Overabundance of available fertilizer
d)
Offering tributes to the gods
47.
Who were the official record keepers for Egypt?
a)
Scribe
b)
Pharaoh
c)
Craftsmen
d)
Slaves
48.
Inundation is the season of _____
a)
Harvest
b)
Flood
c)
Fertile Soil
d)
Drought
49.
Emergence is the season of_________
a)
Flood
b)
Drought
c)
Silt
d)
harvest
50.
Drought is the season of _________
a)
Flood
b)
Harvest
c)
Silt
d)
Inundation
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