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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river flows through Egypt?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Elk

2.

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

3.

What is the northern part of Egypt called?

a)

Middle Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

c)

Upper Egypt

d)

Left Egypt

4.

What is the end of the Nile River trade, it is the shape of a triangle?

a)

Circle

b)

Rhombus

c)

Delta

d)

Swampland

5.

What obstructions are in the Nile River that create rapids?

a)

Delta

b)

Cataracts

c)

Rocky Rills

d)

Boom Boom Ow

6.

What natural barrier is to the west of Egypt?

a)

Sahara Desert/Western Desert

b)

Eastern Desert

c)

Southern Desert

d)

Northern Desert

7.

What natural barrier is to the east of Egypt?

a)

Western Desert

b)

Northern Desert

c)

Southern Desert

d)

Eastern Desert

8.

What is the nickname for the deserts surrounding Egypt?

a)

Blue Land

b)

Black Land

c)

White Land

d)

Red Land

9.

What is the nickname for the deserts surrounding the Nile?

a)

Blue Land

b)

Black Land

c)

White Land

d)

Red Land

10.

What invention helped Egyptians move water to where they wanted it?

a)

Shadoof

b)

Doofensmirtz

c)

Doof Doof

d)

Loofadoofa

11.

What plant did Egyptians use in many ways especially for paper?

a)

Paper

b)

Leaves

c)

Papyrus

d)

Innagousnoms

12.

What is the Egyptian writing called?

a)

Cursive

b)

Calligraphy

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Cuneiform

13.

What person is considered the first pharaoh because he united Upper and Lower Egypt?

a)

Tutankhamen

b)

Amenhotep IV

c)

Ramses II

d)

Menes

14.

In Egypt families ruled. What is this called?

a)

Heirlooms

b)

Dynasty

c)

Family Matters

d)

Coach Cox

15.

Egypt's social classes look like what shape?

a)

Circle

b)

Square

c)

Diamond

d)

Triangle

16.

What was the job of the largest group of people on Egypt?

a)

Farming

b)

Sailing

c)

Trading/Merchants

d)

Soldiers

17.

Which of the following was not a kingdom of Ancient Egypt?

a)

New Kingdom

b)

Ra Kingdom

c)

Old Kingdom

d)

Middle Kingdom

18.

Were the Egyptians Monotheistic or Polytheistic?

a)

Monotheists

b)

Polytheists

19.

Who was the god of the sun?

a)

Bob Ross

b)

Ra

c)

Osiris

d)

Hapi

20.

Who was the god of the Nile River?

a)

Bob Ross

b)

Ra

c)

Osiris

d)

Hapi

21.

Who was the favorite female goddess who served as goddess of the earth?

a)

Ra

b)

Hapi

c)

Bet

d)

Isis

22.

Who was the god of the dead?

a)

Isis

b)

Osiris

c)

Hapi

d)

Bet

23.

What was the most important book dealing with the Afterlife to Egyptians?

a)

Book of the Living

b)

Book of Life

c)

Book of the Dead

d)

Book of the Derp

24.

What process prepared Pharaoh's bodies for the Afterlife?

a)

Mummification

b)

Toothpaste

c)

Cremation

d)

Mortitioning

25.

What field of study did the Egyptians excel in because they Embalmed people?

a)

Education

b)

Culinary Arts

c)

Medicine

d)

Ping Pong

26.

Why were the Pyramids built?

a)

To look amazing

b)

To serve as a tomb for the pharaohs

c)

To climb

d)

To tear down

27.

How long was the Egyptian calendar?

a)

50

b)

603

c)

365

d)

431

28.

What is the largest pyramid in Egypt?

a)

Big Pyramid

b)

Tiny Pyramid

c)

Great Pyramid

d)

Weak Pyramid

29.

Where is the Great Pyramid built?

a)

Memphis

b)

Cairo

c)

Nubia

d)

Giza

30.

What pharaoh was the Great Pyramid built for?

a)

Tutankhamen

b)

Amenhotep II

c)

Cleopatra VII

d)

Khufu

31.

During the Middle Kingdom, what became the new capital city?

a)

Memphis

b)

Thebes

c)

Cairo

d)

Giza

32.

What group of people conquered the Middle Kingdom bring it to an end?

a)

Hyksos

b)

Romans

c)

Persians

d)

Greeks

33.

Who became the first female pharaoh?

a)

Amon-Re

b)

Hapi

c)

Cleopatra VII

d)

Hatsheput

34.

Why do we know that Thutmose did not like Hatsheput?

a)

He deleted her from his Facebook friends

b)

He frowned in all pictures he took with her

c)

He rolled her yard

d)

He destroyed many of her statues

35.

How old was King Tutankhamen, when he took the throne?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

36.

How long did King Tut rule?

a)

7 years

b)

80 years

c)

9 years

d)

43 years

37.

Why was Ramses II considered the last great Pharaoh?

a)

He created beautiful art

b)

He had amazing building projects done

c)

He won several games in squads running as a solo

d)

He conquered Mesopotamia

38.

Who is considered the last great Pharaoh?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Ramses III

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Cleopatra VIII

39.

Who said "Egypt... so to speak, is the gift of the Nile"?

a)

Abraham

b)

Herodotus

c)

Thucydides

d)

Virgil

40.

What was the Egyptian concept for the soul called?

a)

Ka

b)

Ba

c)

Ma

d)

Aa

41.

While pharaohs and priests found themselves in a nice tomb or pyramid for a burial, where were the lower classes such as slaves and common workers buried?

a)

Palaces

b)

In the Nile River

c)

Under a tree

d)

The Desert