WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A waterfall
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
silt
d)
fertile
2.
The area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil.
a)
delta
b)
cataract
c)
fertile
d)
silt
3.
A type of fabric woven from flax plants.
a)
linen
b)
flax
c)
cotton
d)
polyester
4.
On what continent can you find Egypt?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
South America
5.
The rich narrow bands of land on each side of the Nile River that are covered in silt.
a)
Red Land
b)
Black Land
c)
Egypt
d)
Giza
6.
The barren desert beyond the fertile region.
a)
Red Land
b)
Black Land
c)
Egypt
d)
Giza
7.
The Nile River is how many miles long?
a)
4,160
b)
4,260
c)
4,060
d)
4,960
8.
Egyptians watched for _____________ to determine when the flood would come.
a)
Ibises
b)
Robins
c)
BlueJays
d)
Crows
9.
The Egyptians used a ____________ to spread water across the fields.
a)
shaduf
b)
can
c)
bucket
d)
hose
10.
What economic activities developed in Egypt?
a)
Farming, mining, fishing, hunting, transportation and trade
b)
Farming, mining, fishing, hunting and transportation
c)
Farming, mining, fishing, hunting, transportation, trade and religion
d)
Farming, mining, fishing, hunting and trade
11.
Who was at the very top of the social structure in Ancient Egyptian times?
a)
Pharoah
b)
Priests
c)
Nobles
d)
Scribes
12.
Choose the correct order of the Ancient Egyptians social structure, from top to bottom:
a)
Pharaoh, Priests & Nobles, Scribes & Government Officials, Craftspeople & Merchants, Farmers, Laborers & Slaves
b)
Pharaoh, Priests & Nobles, Merchants & Scribes, Government Officials, Craftspeople, Slave, Laborers
c)
Priests and Pharaoh, Nobles, Scribes & Government Officials, Merchants & Farmers, Laborers & Slaves
d)
Pharaoh & Priests, Nobles, Scribes & Government Officials, Craftspeople & Merchants, Farmers, Laborers & Slaves
13.
What star did the Ancient Egyptian Astronomers use to help predict the floods?
a)
Sirius
b)
North
c)
Orion
d)
Little Dipper
14.
What shapes were sacred to Ancient Egyptians?
a)
Squares and triangles
b)
Circles and squares
c)
Squares and octogons
d)
Triangles and rectangles
15.
True or False:
Ancient Egyptians believed the heart controlled blood flow and the brain controlled thought.
Ancient Egyptians believed the heart controlled blood flow and the brain controlled thought.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A picture that stands for different words or sounds.
a)
hieroglyph
b)
cuneiform
c)
symbols
d)
jpegs
17.
Paperlike material.
a)
Papyrus
b)
Linen
c)
Flax
d)
Cotton
18.
A life believed to follow death.
a)
Afterlife
b)
Afterdeath
c)
Underworld
d)
Life
19.
To preserve a body after death.
a)
embalm
b)
mummy
c)
preservation
d)
decay
20.
A body that has been dried so it won't decay.
a)
Mummy
b)
Embalm
c)
Vampire
d)
Skeleton
21.
Re is the god of __________.
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
the stars
d)
the light
22.
Osiris is the god who _______________.
a)
judged Egyptians after death
b)
worshiped the sun
c)
brought on fertility
d)
looked after the jewels
23.
Isis is the god of _________________.
a)
fertility
b)
women
c)
marriage
d)
family
24.
Anubis is the god of the ____________.
a)
dead
b)
living
c)
mortal
d)
immortal
25.
A line of rulers from the same family.
a)
dynasty
b)
succession
c)
Pharaoh
d)
pyramid
26.
The order in which members of the royal family inherit a throne.
a)
succession
b)
dynasty
c)
pharaoh
d)
pyramid
27.
A type of pyramid whose sides rise in a series of giant steps, built for King Djoser.
a)
Step pyramid
b)
Mastaba
c)
Hipogeos
d)
Pyramid
28.
A tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians of Egypt's ancient period. Also means "Eternal House".
a)
Mastaba
b)
Step Pyramid
c)
Hipogeos
d)
Pyramid
29.
Mortuary monuments dug in the rocks on the sides of the Valley of the Kings.
a)
Hipogeos
b)
Step pyramid
c)
Tomb
d)
Temple
30.
Who was the largest pyramid ever, built for?
a)
Pharaoh Khufu
b)
Pharaoh Tutankhamen
c)
Pharoah Ramses II
d)
Pharoah Hatshepsut
31.
The first pharaoh of ancient Egypt who unified Upper and Lower Egypt.
a)
Narmer
b)
Djoser
c)
Kufu
d)
Tutankamon
32.
Built the great pyramid in Giza.
a)
Khufu
b)
Khafra
c)
Narmer
d)
Ramses II
33.
Built the second largest pyramid in Gizeh and the Spinx.
a)
Khafra
b)
Khufu
c)
Ramses II
d)
Cleopatra VII
34.
First woman who ruled as a pharaoh. Governed for 15 years with her step-son, Thutmose III.
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Narmer
c)
Djoser
d)
Khufu
35.
A type of monument with a four-side shaft with a pyramid-shaped top.
a)
obelisk
b)
Cone
c)
pyramid
d)
tomb
36.
He killed his stepmom and tried to destroy all record of her reign.
a)
Thutmose III
b)
Akhenaton
c)
Ramses II
d)
Narmer
37.
Promoted the worship of one god for the first time in Egyptian history. His successor, Tutankhamun, returned to polytheism. His wife was Nefertiti.
a)
Akhenaton
b)
Tutankamon
c)
Ramses II
d)
Khafra
38.
Became pharaoh at 9 and died at 19. Famous because his tomb was found nearly intact.
a)
Tutankamon
b)
Ramses II
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Narmer
39.
Ruled for 66 years and greatly extended the empire by military means. Signed the first peace treaty in history. had 100+ children.
a)
Ramses II
b)
Narmer
c)
Djoser
d)
Khufu
40.
The last pharaoh of Egypt now under Greece's control after Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
a)
Cleopatra VII
b)
Thutmose III
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Khufu
41.
Where was Khufu's Great Pyramid located?
a)
Giza
b)
Memphis
c)
Thebes
d)
Nubia
42.
Name the three kingdoms that ancient Egyptian history has been divided into.
a)
Old, middle and new
b)
First, second, third
c)
Old, new, semi-middle
d)
New, old, last
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