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Egypt

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who united upper and lower Egypt and is considered to be the first pharaoh?
a)
Menes
b)
Ahmose
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
queen Nefertiti
2.
How does the Nile River flow?
a)
starting in the south to the north 
b)
starting in the north to the south 
c)
starting in the middle to the north 
d)
starting in the middle to the south 
3.

What did Egyptians consider a Pharaoh?

a)

emperor

b)

King only

c)

God only

d)

God and king

4.

What is this system of writing called?

a)

calligraphy

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Alphabet

5.
What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
a)
They were mummifed
b)
They were buried in a casket
c)
They floated down the Nile River
d)
They were burned
6.
Egypt is in
a)
Antrartica
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
7.
How often did the Nile River flood?
a)
Every now and then
b)
Every 3 months
c)
Every year at some time
d)
Every year at about the same time
8.
Lower Egypt is located in southern Egypt
a)
True
b)
False
9.
an ancient writing paper
a)
perfume
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
stone
10.
What was on the Rosetta stone?
a)
random marks
b)
a list of rules
c)
3 languages
d)
a tomb
11.
Which describes a technique that the ancient Egyptians used to adapt to their environment?
a)
They built underground sewer systems.
b)
They were able to irrigate water from the Red Sea for their crops.
c)
They farmed on land that had been flooded by the Nile River.
d)
They built walls around their city to keep out invaders.
12.

Kushite farmers were unable to produce enough food for the people because of this mistake...

a)

clerical errors

b)

lack of irrigation

c)

constant invasions

d)

overgrazing the land

13.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
14.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called...
a)
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
b)
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent.
c)
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt.
d)
Nubia and Cairo.
15.
 What effect did a surplus of food have on the people of the Nile River valley?
a)
Egyptians could specialize in jobs other than farming.
b)
Egyptian trade decreased.
c)
The population of Egypt decreased.
d)
Egyptian specialization in jobs other than farming decreased.
16.
 Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?
a)
It flows into the Red Sea.
b)
It flows into Lake Victoria.
c)
It flows into the Suez Canal.
d)
It flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
17.
 What is a dynasty?
a)
ruler of Egypt
b)
a series of rulers from the same family
c)
a type of government ruled by priests or gods
d)
a system of offices and officials who handle governmental business
18.
One of Egypt’s most important defenses against enemy invaders was
a)
the large city walls
b)
its natural envioronment
c)
their superior weapons
d)
the protection of gods
19.
Ancient Egyptians had
a)
1 god
b)
many gods
20.
Method of bring water to a field is called ______________
a)
Irrigation 
b)
Agriculture 
c)
Domestication 
21.

What is a cataract?

a)

strong rapids or waterfalls

b)

swirling eddies

c)

strong animals

d)

Strong mountains

22.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land 
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
23.
The Middle Kingdom came to an end when
a)
Ramses was defeated by the Sumerians
b)
The Nobles challenged the power of the pharaoh and the Hyksos invaded 
24.

In the 700s BC, this Kushite king attacked Egypt?

a)

Kashta

b)

Shabaka

c)

Shanakhdakheto

d)

Ezana

25.
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
26.
Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?
a)
Horus
b)
Sinai
c)
Menes
d)
Khufu
27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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.
32.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
33.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
34.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
35.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
36.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
37.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
38.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
39.
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.
40.
The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Pianki
d)
Hatsheput
41.
What 2 items symbolized immortality, leadership, and power?
a)
fan and feather
b)
crook and flail (whip)
c)
scarab and stone
d)
rope and necklace
42.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
43.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
44.
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
45.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramese
d)
Queen Hatsheput
46.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It had fertile land for crops.
b)
It made trade and travel easier.
c)
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
d)
It gave protection from invaders.
47.
Both the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians were__________.
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Christians
48.
The king would enjoy the following: 
a)
hunting
b)
fishing
c)
riding in chariots
d)
all of these
49.
True or False? Sculptors used ivory, wood, bronze, gold, and turquoise.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
"Regular" Citizens of Ancient Egypt hunted, fished, and gathered fruits & vegetables. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
51.
An Egyptian nobleman's son would go to school to be a __________
a)
farmer
b)
scribe
c)
pharaoh
d)
pyramid builder
52.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
53.

The reason the Nile stopped flooding yearly is because of the Aswan High Dam.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Women in Ancient Egypt often times shaved their heads.

a)

False

b)

True

55.

Egyptian women were not allowed to own their own property.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The Great Pyramid was built for...

a)

King Tut

b)

The Sphinx

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Khufu

57.

Who was the God of wind, who combined with Re to become king of the gods?

a)

Amon

b)

Isis

c)

Osiris

58.

Which is the empire that DID NOT control Egypt after the New Kingdom?

a)

Persians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Greeks

59.

The planting season in Ancient Egypt was called...

a)

Emergence

b)

Inundation

c)

Harvest time

60.

This ended the Kushite dynasty in Egypt

a)

Persia invaded.

b)

Assyria drove them out

c)

Disease weakened the civilization

d)

Kush grew tired of Egypt

61.

A war in which groups of people from the same country fight one another is called a...

a)

Civil War

b)

National War

c)

Nome

62.

Was Zoser's step pyramid made of mud bricks?

a)

Yes

b)

No

63.

Which statement is NOT true of Egyptian pharaohs?

a)

No women could be pharaohs

b)

Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were gods

c)

They were at the top of the social pyramid

64.

Most Egyptian clothing was made of Linen.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Another word for a command is also...

a)

cataract

b)

Decree

c)

vizier

66.

A network of appointed government officials is also a bureaucracy.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

A region with a single government and united group of people is also known as a...

a)

city-state

b)

nation-state

c)

papyrus

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