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WorksheetsAncient Egypt Contributions
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Egyptians worshiped many __.
a)
plantations
b)
jackals
c)
rivers
d)
gods
2.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called a
a)
tomb
b)
sarcophagus
c)
grave
d)
mummy
3.
What system of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Greek
c)
English
d)
Cueniform
4.
Egypt is in
a)
Antrartica
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
5.
In Egypt, pyramids were built of all sizes and used for
a)
storing food
b)
tombs for pharaohs
c)
protection against invaders
d)
market places
6.
Ancient Egyptians believed in
a)
one god
b)
many gods
7.
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.
8.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
9.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
10.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
11.
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
homes for the pharaohs' servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
12.
The Old Kingdom is also known as the
a)
Age of the Nobles
b)
Age of the Empire
c)
Age of the Pyramids
13.
During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
New Kingdom
d)
Newest Kingdom
14.
This pharaoh built the largest pyramid in Giza.
a)
Ra
b)
Miley Cyrus
c)
Khufu
d)
Menes
15.
The Egyptians viewed the Pharaoh as an ordinary man and ruler.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
How did the Egyptians use papyrus?
a)
to make paper, baskets and sandals
b)
to make pottery
c)
to make pencils
d)
to make farm tools
17.
Why were calendars important to the Egyptians?
a)
Calendars allowed them to keep track how long it took for crops to grow
b)
Calendars allowed them to celebrate important events such as marriages and births
c)
Calendars allowed them to know when to worship each of their many gods
d)
Calendars allowed them to track the number of days between flood cycles
18.
What was one of the advancements that came about as a result of building the pyramids?
a)
A calendar with 365 days and 12 months
b)
The wheel
c)
The sail
d)
The Shadoof irrigation method
19.
Which was NOT an Egyptian achievement?
a)
irrigation
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Making papyrus paper
d)
building pyramids
20.
What two Egyptian contributions were useful during and after annual flooding?
a)
medicine and the calendar
b)
papyrus and medicine
c)
Mathematics and the Calendar
d)
papyrus and mathematics
21.
Ancient Egyptians were skilled in medicine because of what burial technique?
a)
funerals
b)
burial
c)
cremation
d)
embalming
22.
The Ancient Egyptian calendar had an extra five days for what purpose?
a)
funerals
b)
feast days
c)
weddings
d)
birthdays
23.
Papyrus was used by Ancient Egyptians for what things other than paper?
a)
baskets and sandals
b)
homes
c)
pyramids
d)
canals
24.
Ancient Egyptians used a number system based on what?
a)
number 100
b)
number 10
c)
number 50
d)
number 200
25.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
26.
What is a Pharaoh?
a)
emperor
b)
King only
c)
God only
d)
God and king
27.
The large stone coffin that holds the other wooden coffins is called a
a)
Shaduf
b)
Shenti
c)
Masoleum
d)
Sarcophagus
28.
The word architecture means ---
a)
the design of buildings
b)
kinds of writing
c)
making new items
d)
planting in water
29.
Which invention makes it possible to study the lives of people in ancient Egypt ?
a)
compass
b)
written language
c)
kite
d)
silk cloth
30.
The Egyptians studied the night sky and developed a calendar based on--
a)
the stars
b)
the position of the planets
c)
the sun and the flooding of the Nile River
d)
the moon
31.
The word contribution means--
a)
resources we use
b)
laws people follow
c)
making something new
d)
giving or doing something
32.
Which of the following was something the Ancient Egyptians created?
a)
pyramids
b)
stars
c)
shoes
d)
kite
33.
What did the Egyptians invent that was based on the sun and helped them with their farming?
a)
dikes
b)
dams
c)
canals
d)
calendars
34.
Egyptians developed what kind of mathematics?
a)
algebra
b)
geometry
c)
addition
d)
sutraction
35.
Where did papyrus grow?
a)
Along the Nile River
b)
In the forest
c)
By the Mediterranean Sea
d)
In caves
36.
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?
a)
Temples to worship in
b)
Sumerian artwork
c)
Natural barriers to protect them
d)
2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion
37.
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
38.
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.
39.
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
40.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
41.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
42.
Egypt was mostly an/a _____________ -based economy.
a)
agricultural
b)
mechanical
c)
suburban
d)
mining
43.
What type of "money system" did Ancient Egypt use?
a)
trade & barter
b)
coins
c)
paper money
44.
Who owned everything in Ancient Egyptian kingdoms?
a)
The Pharoah
b)
Vizier
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
45.
Ancient Egyptian history is divided into how many kingdoms?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
46.
What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?
a)
The Rosetta Stone
b)
The Tower of Babel
c)
The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
d)
The Great Pyramid
47.
This was a "spirit double" the Ancient Egyptians thought lived inside of them:
a)
ka
b)
Knufu
c)
nomes
d)
karma
48.
Egypt borders what 2 seas?
a)
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
b)
Dead Sea & Red Sea
c)
Dead Sea & Mediterranean Sea
49.
What did Egyptians believed they needed to do in order to overcome death like Osiris?
a)
burn their bodies in the temple
b)
have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile
c)
pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain
d)
preserve their bodies for the afterlife
50.
How did the Egyptians learn about medicine?
a)
From embalming their dead
b)
From a book
c)
From Mesopotamia
d)
From a doctor
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