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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This land was described as the "black land."

a)

the Nile Valley and Delta

b)

the deserts surrounding Egypt

c)

Nubia

d)

Kush

2.

This was the chief god of the Egyptians, the god of the sun.

a)

Anubis

b)

Isis

c)

Osiris

d)

Ra

3.

This land was described by the Egyptians as the "red land."

a)

The Nile Valley and Delta

b)

the deserts surrounding Egypt

c)

Nubia

d)

Kush

4.

The Golden Age of Egypt was during the

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Kingdom of Kush

5.

The Age of Expansion was during the

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Kingdom of Kush

6.

The Age of Pyramids was during the

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Kingdom of Kush

7.

This is the largest desert in the world.

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Nubian Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Libyan Desert

8.

New Kingdom Egyptians traded wheat, paper, gold, copper, and tools with he Phoenicians for

a)

wood

b)

iron

c)

food

d)

chariots

9.

The Nile River begins two separate rivers, the

a)

Eastern and Western Nile

b)

White and Blue Nile

c)

Southern and Northern Nile

d)

Wet and Dry Nile

10.

The tallest building in the world for 4,000 years was

a)

the Sphinx

b)

Great Wall of China

c)

Djoser's Step Pyramiid

d)

Khufu's Pyramid

11.

Upper Egypt was the region of the

a)

Nile Delta

b)

cataracts

c)

Nile River Valley

d)

Kush

12.

Lower Egypt was the region of the

a)

Nile Delta

b)

cataracts

c)

Nile River Valley

d)

Kush

13.

Ancient Egypt was ruled by ________ dynasties over 2,800 years.

a)

21

b)

31

c)

11

d)

28

14.

Egyptians worshiped many gods. This is also called

a)

monotheism

b)

deism

c)

polytheism

d)

polydiesm

15.

The period between the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom where nobles plotted against the pharaohs and weakened Egypt was known as

a)

the middle period

b)

the Noble period

c)

the Intermediate period

d)

the period of chaos

16.

Egypts social classes were like a pyramid. Choose the correct order of the social classes from the top of the pyramid to the bottom of the pyramid.

a)

priests and nobles, paroah, artisans, farmers, unskilled workers

b)

unskilled workers, farmers, artisans, priests and nobles, pharaohs

c)

artisans, farmers, pharaohs, nobles and priests, unskilled workers

d)

pharaohs, nobles and priests, artisans, farmers, unskilled workers

17.

Nubia's first kingdom became wealthy and powerful. It was known as

a)

Kerma

b)

Napata

c)

Meroe

d)

Kashta

18.

Kush invaded, conquered, and ruled Egypt for a short time. Because the Assyrians invaded Egypt, Kush moved it's capital from Napata to

a)

Kerma

b)

Kashta

c)

Meroe

d)

Thebes

19.

Kush became the first African culture devoted to making

a)

pyramids

b)

iron products

c)

bronze weapons

d)

paper

20.

Kush remained a great trading center for 600 years. An Ethiopian kingdom conquered Kush and burned Meroe to the ground. This invading kingdom was known as

a)

Axum

b)

Piye

c)

Assyria

d)

Hittites