WorksheetsCh. 8 and 9 Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?
a)
Tut ruled and lived for more than 70 years.
b)
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.
c)
Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt.
d)
Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands.
2.
T or F. Ancient Egyptians made mummies to preserve the dead bodies of the pharaohs.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
c)
homes for the pharaohs servants
d)
storehouses for reserves of grain
4.
T or F. Egypt's Middle Kingdom is especially famous for their military conquests.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power.
a)
the Old Kingdom
b)
the Middle Kingdom
c)
the New Kingdom
d)
after the New Kingdom
6.
What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?
a)
He had many children.
b)
He made strong treaties.
c)
He killed his rivals.
d)
He declared that he was a god.
7.
It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?
a)
the Sphinx
b)
the White Chapel
c)
the temple at Abu Simbel
d)
the Great Pyramid of Giza
8.
T or F: Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was a child.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Answer the riddle below:
I ruled Egypt for more than 60 years.
I was a famous military leader.
I had hundreds of statues of me built - all over Egypt!
Who was I?
I ruled Egypt for more than 60 years.
I was a famous military leader.
I had hundreds of statues of me built - all over Egypt!
Who was I?
a)
Khufu
b)
Sensusret !
c)
Ramses II
d)
Hatshepsut
10.
T or F: The Egyptians and the Persians were the civilizations that signed the first Peace Treaty.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more
a)
books of scholarship
b)
maps based on expeditions
c)
inventions to use in warfare
d)
temples and monuments
12.
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid, rather than the shape of a square?
a)
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile
b)
Most people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top.
c)
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart
d)
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
13.
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
a)
scribes who kept poor records
b)
government officials out of favor
c)
peasant farmers during the flood season
d)
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
14.
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
a)
working as a scribe
b)
owning land
c)
running a business
d)
asking for a divorce
15.
How did most government officials get their jobs?
a)
They attended school to learn how to govern.
b)
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
c)
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
d)
They inherited the position from a family member.
16.
What was an important duty of the vizier?
a)
to collect taxes
b)
to lead the army
c)
to decide court cases
d)
to help make alliances
17.
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
a)
They were worshiped as gods.
b)
They ran all religious ceremonies.
c)
They could become priestesses
d)
They were not allowed in temples.
18.
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
a)
to show earthly love
b)
to avoid the risk of poison
c)
to feed them in the afterlife
d)
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
19.
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
a)
store a lot of grain
b)
help build a pyramid
c)
take care of a temple
d)
attend scribe school
20.
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
a)
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
b)
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
c)
Students had to save money to buy a position.
d)
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
21.
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
a)
a plant
b)
soft clay
c)
cotton rags
d)
animal skins
22.
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
a)
priests
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
government officials
23.
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
a)
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
b)
They left behind their tools made out of reed.
c)
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.
d)
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.
24.
Most peasants lived in
a)
rafts in a river
b)
camel-skin tents
c)
mud-brick houses
d)
caves in the cliffs
25.
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
a)
grain
b)
paper notes
c)
copper coins
d)
music at banquets
26.
Who was the builder of the Great Pyramids?
a)
Khufu
b)
Ramses
27.
Who was known for his/her rise to power?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Ramses
c)
Khufu
28.
Who was known for their military leadership and building of numerous monuments?
a)
Ramses
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Khufu
29.
GRAPES: Believing in many gods is an example of
a)
religion
b)
achievements
c)
economy
d)
politics
30.
GRAPES: Hieroglyphics is an example of
a)
religion
b)
politics
c)
economy
d)
achievements
31.
GRAPES: The Pharaoh had the most power and made decisions
a)
economy
b)
politics
c)
geography
d)
achievements
32.
GRAPES: Hatshepsut traded with other countries
a)
geography
b)
religion
c)
economy
d)
politics
33.
GRAPES: It was organized like a pyramid
a)
social structure
b)
geography
c)
politics
d)
economy
34.
GRAPES: The land consisted of deserts, valleys, and flat areas
a)
religion
b)
economy
c)
geography
d)
achievements
35.
In your opinion, who was the most importatn pharaoh?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Khufu
c)
Ramses II
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