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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Egyptian writing system was called:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Alphabetical
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Phonician
2.
The Egyptians practiced which type of religion:
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
3.
What is the Egyptian process of preserving a dead body called?
a)
Embalming
b)
Mummification
c)
Burial
d)
Pyramid Building
4.
What is the life sustaining source in Egypt?
a)
Nile River
b)
Pharaohs
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Delta
5.
What did the Egyptians call their leaders?
a)
Kings
b)
Gods
c)
Pharaohs
d)
Czars
6.
Which pharaoh of the New Kingdom expanded Egypt to its largest size through military conquest?
a)
Ramses II
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Thutmose III
7.
The Egyptians believed this organ was necessary for the afterlife and would determine if you were good or evil:
a)
Brain
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Stomach
8.
What social class was defined by paying 60% tax, working in stone quarries and tending to fields and animals
a)
Pharaohs
b)
Farmers
c)
Soldiers
d)
Priest/Scribes
9.
Who was the main god of the Egyptian religion?
a)
Amon-Re
b)
Anubis
c)
Osiris
d)
Ma'at
10.
What geographical feature was to the southwest and southeast of Egypt?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Nile Delta
c)
Arabian Peninsula
d)
Mesopotamia
11.
Why is Upper Egypt in the South and Lower Egypt in the North?
a)
Egypt is below the equator
b)
The Nile River flows South to North
c)
Egypt is completely upside down
d)
The Mediterranean Sea flows into the Nile River
12.
Which 2 large bodies of water act as boundaries for Egypt?
a)
Mediterranean Sea/Red Sea
b)
Red Sea/Atlantic Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea/Persian Gulf
d)
Red Sea/Black S
13.
Which social class would be defined as gods in human form, leaders of the military and having absolute power?
a)
Slaves
b)
Pharaohs
c)
Soldiers
d)
Farmers
14.
What is a long line of rulers from the same family called?
a)
Kingdom
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dynasty
d)
Inheritance
15.
Which Sea does the Nile River flow north into?
a)
Red sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Black Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
16.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
17.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
18.
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
19.
The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
a)
their rule of the queens
b)
their rule over upper and lower Egypt
c)
the Nile flowed 2 ways
d)
both farming and herding were important
20.
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.
21.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
22.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
23.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
24.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
25.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
26.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
27.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
28.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
b)
It gave clues about building.
c)
It was a book of the dead.
d)
It told how pharaoh's rules.
29.
The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Pianki
d)
Hatsheput
30.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
31.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
32.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramese
d)
Queen Hatsheput
33.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt
a)
Tomb
b)
Sarcophagus
c)
Grave
d)
Ziggurat
34.
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
35.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
36.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
37.
A specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation is a ______.
a)
Mummy
b)
Noble
c)
Dynasty
d)
Elite
38.
A rich and powerful person is a ______.
a)
Noble
b)
Elite
c)
Pharaoh
d)
Sphinx
39.
A land form at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits is a ___________.
a)
Cataract
b)
Silt
c)
Delta
40.
A sphinx is a....
a)
A huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians
b)
Imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues.
c)
specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation
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