WorksheetsEqypt
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?
a)
Horus
b)
Sinai
c)
Menes
d)
Khufu
5.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
What was learned through studying King Tut's tomb?
a)
He was a king.
b)
The burial practices of Egyptians.
c)
He was wealthy.
d)
He had many wives.
12.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
13.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
14.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
15.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
16.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
17.
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.
18.
The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Pianki
d)
Hatsheput
19.
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
20.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
21.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
22.
This device helped lift water from the river
a)
ladle
b)
scoop
c)
shaduf
d)
jar
23.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
24.
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
25.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramese
d)
Queen Hatsheput
26.
Who built the great pyramid?
a)
Slaves
b)
farmers
c)
women
27.
Why is Hatshepsut important?
a)
First grave robber
b)
First woman Pharaoh
c)
First god in Egypt
28.
What river was in the Fertile Crescent?
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Mississippi
29.
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
a)
Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders. Both economies grew as a result.
b)
Both civilizations had the same religion and government
c)
Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
d)
Both had major rivers and dependable floods
30.
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?
a)
They became successful farmers
b)
They created hieroglyphics
c)
They grew papyrus
d)
They irrigated during the dry season
31.
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)
attend scribe school
c)
help build a pyramid
d)
take care of a temple
32.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called a
a)
tomb
b)
sarcophagus
c)
grave
d)
mummy
33.
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
34.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
35.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
36.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
37.
How were canals used by ancient Egyptians?
a)
food storage system
b)
funeral rituals
c)
religious festivals
d)
irrigation systems
38.
Which geographic feature did NOT provide protection to the Egyptians?
a)
mountains
b)
desert
c)
delta
d)
cataracts
39.
What vital organ did the Egyptians believe had to be weighed after death?
a)
intestines
b)
heart
c)
stomach
d)
liver
40.
Who did most of the farming and building in Egyptian society?
a)
Farmers
b)
lower class
c)
slaves
41.
People from rich and powerful families.
a)
Merchants
b)
Nobles
c)
Craftsmen
d)
Shang
42.
Period in Egyptian history lasting from 2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C. it is marked by the building of the Great Pyramid.
a)
New Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
Old Kingdom
d)
Golden Era
43.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the nobles
b)
the cataracts
c)
the afterlife
d)
the sphinx
44.
Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?
a)
because they reflected the sun god’s importance
b)
because they reflected a pharaoh’s importance
c)
because they reflected the farmers’ importance
d)
because they reflected the priests’ importance
45.
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ramses the Great
c)
Ahmose of Thebes
d)
Queen Hatshepsut
46.
Which number is located on Egypt?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
47.
Which of the following is a DIFFERENCE between life in Ancient Egypt and life today?
a)
The Ancient Egyptians wrote using symbols and we write using letters.
b)
The Ancient Egyptians called their ruler a president.
c)
The Ancient Egyptians used paper, and we do not.
48.
Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________
a)
a normal person
b)
a representative of the gods
c)
a god
d)
a cat that came back to life
49.
Hatshepsut and Ramses II ruled during this kingdom.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
d)
Ancient
50.
Why did ancient Egyptians make mummies?
a)
to prepare for burial in the river
b)
to protect the body from decay
c)
to ward off evil spirits
d)
to honor the gods
51.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
52.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
53.
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
54.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing
c)
farming
d)
metal working
55.
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
a)
Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders. Both economies grew as a result.
b)
Both civilizations had the same religion and government
c)
Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
d)
Both had major rivers and dependable floods
56.
How was Egyptian architecture similar to Sumerian architecture?
a)
Both built structures to worship the gods.
b)
Both built pyramids as tombs for kings.
c)
Both built sphinxes to scare invaders.
d)
Both built palaces for their priests.
57.
Which statement best compares the religions of ancient Egypt and Sumer?
a)
Both believe their purpose was to have human sacrifices.
b)
Both beliefs could be described as polytheistic.
c)
Both beliefs were central to the afterlife.
d)
Both beliefs could be described as monotheistic
58.
Which activity in the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt shows both a highly organized government and a belief in a king who represented the gods?
a)
Pyramids were built for pharaohs
b)
Crops were grown in a river plain
c)
Hieroglyphic writing was done by scribes
d)
Religious ceremonies were conducted by priests.
59.
When Egyptian workers labored at different tasks in their society so that many things could be taken care of at the same time, this was called
a)
domestication
b)
irrigation
c)
economy
d)
division of labor
60.
Many _________, or people from rich and powerful families, were officials and priests who helped run the government.
a)
pharaohs
b)
nobles
c)
merchants
d)
artisians
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