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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Nile flooded:
a)
At the same time every year.
b)
Unexpectedly
c)
Never
d)
All the time
2.
The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:
a)
Cataracts
b)
The Valley of Kings
c)
The Desert
d)
The Nile River
3.
Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:
a)
Embalming
b)
Pyramids
c)
Making Papyrus
d)
Growing Crops
4.
The fertile land that was near the Nile river
a)
Black Land
b)
Red Land
c)
Tributaries
d)
Irrigation
5.
Dry land beyond the Nile flood plain; this was considered a dangerous area.
a)
Black Land
b)
Red Land
c)
Tributaries
d)
Irrigation
6.
What is silt?
a)
Good soil deposited by the rivers
b)
Bad soil deposited by the rivers
c)
Good soil deposited through windstorms in the desert
d)
Bad soil deposited by windstorms in the desert
7.
Where was the "RED LAND"?
a)
In the deserts
b)
On the banks of the river
8.
Where is the fertile land in Egypt?
a)
In the deserts
b)
On the banks of the rivers
9.
What river runs through Egypt?
a)
Red River
b)
Mediterranean River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Nile River
10.
What did the Egyptians use to carry water to fields and outer farms?
a)
Irrigation canals
b)
Wells
c)
Natural springs
d)
Clay tunnels
11.
This is called a what?
a)
stick bucket
b)
level
c)
shaduf
12.
a person's who's job is to write things down and keep records.
a)
artisan
b)
scribe
c)
farmer
d)
potter
13.
One of the highest jobs in Egyptian society was a
a)
artisan
b)
farmer
c)
scribe
d)
priest
14.
__________ were at the bottom of society because they owed money or were captured in war.
a)
slaves
b)
farmer
c)
woman
d)
government official
15.
Women typically
a)
had fairly equal rights as men.
b)
cared for children.
c)
could own property.
d)
All of these answers are correct.
16.
Hieroglyphs were written on ____________.
a)
papyrus
b)
paper
c)
wood
17.
Egyptians believed in __________ god(s)
a)
many
b)
1
18.
The person would ___________ the body of a dead person to preserve it.
a)
burn
b)
embalm
c)
clothe
19.
line of rulers of the same family.
a)
dynasty
b)
succession
c)
pharaoh
d)
pyramid
20.
the word "pharaoh" actually means
a)
great house
b)
big chief
c)
head honcho
21.
Once she had passed away, Thutmose III, went throughout the kingdom and ____________ all of the images of Hatshepsut that he could find.
a)
repaired
b)
cleaned
c)
destroyed
d)
refurbished
22.
family of rulers
a)
dynasty
b)
widow
c)
throne
d)
reign
23.
a ruler in Ancient Egypt
a)
pharaoh
b)
prosperous
c)
heir
d)
ceremony
24.
He became pharaoh at age 8.
a)
Amenhotep IV
b)
Tutankhamen
c)
Akhenaton
d)
Thutmose III
25.
He quickly restored Egypt's polytheistic religion.
a)
Thutmose III
b)
Tutankhamen
c)
Akhaneton IV
d)
Ramses II
26.
Which Egyptian pharaoh led the military against the Hittites? Hint: Agreed to peace treaty as well!
a)
Kamose
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramses II
d)
Thutmose III
27.
This pharaoh is known best today as an architect of a famous pyramid.
a)
Senusret 1
b)
Khufu
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Ramses II
28.
This pharaoh ruled during the New Kingdom and reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other pharaoh.
a)
Senusret 1
b)
Khufu
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Ramses II
29.
This pharaoh signed the world's first peace treaty, between Egypt and the Hittites, which lasted until the Hittite Empire collapsed around 1190 B.C.E.
a)
Senusret 1
b)
Khufu
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Ramses II
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