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WorksheetsEgypt Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?
a)
Horus
b)
Sinai
c)
Menes
d)
Khufu
6.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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.
12.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramese
d)
Queen Hatsheput
13.
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.
14.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
15.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
16.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
17.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
18.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
19.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
20.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
21.
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.
22.
The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Pianki
d)
Hatsheput
23.
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
24.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
25.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
26.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
27.
E.2.1 During Hatshepsut's reign as pharaoh, Egyptian traders sailed along the coast of east Africa. They exchanged beads, metal tools, and weapons for ivory, wood, leopard skins, and incense. What affect did this have on the Egyptian economy?
a)
Too many natural resources were lost to other countries.
b)
These trade journeys brought even greater wealth to Egypt.
c)
Egyptians lost money because there was no market for ivory.
d)
There was no noticeable change in the Egyptian economy.
28.
E.3.3 What made the Kushites wealthy?
a)
Thutmose III paid them to construct pyramids.
b)
Trade and iron gave them superior weapons and better farming tools.
c)
They grew crops, were excellent hunters and skilled at using the bow and arrow.
d)
They avoided conflict with the Assyrians and did not have to pay tribute.
29.
G.2.3 Where was ancient Egypt located?
a)
Northeast Africa
b)
Southern Europe
c)
Eastern Asia
d)
Australia
30.
G.2.4 What natural barriers protected Egypt from invasion?
a)
delta marshes in the north, deserts to the east and west, river cataracts in the south
b)
crocodiles in the Nile, scarab beetles in the tombs, asps in the temples
c)
Zagros Mountains, Arabian Desert, Mediterranean Sea
d)
Re moving east to west, Anubis guarding the pharaohs, Hapi protecting the Nile
31.
W.2.4 In what ways did Meroe look like an Egyptian city?
a)
Moroe set up a royal court.
b)
Moroe had access to the Nile for trade and transportation.
c)
Moroe had small pyramids, a huge temple at the end of a grand avenue lined with sculpture, and decorated walls.
d)
Moroe became a trading center and a center for making iron.
32.
W.2.5 Important achievements of Egyptian civilization are
a)
medicine and medical books, base 10 number system, 365 day calendar, hieroglyphic writing
b)
12 month calendar, pyramids, cuneiform writing, wagon wheel
c)
channels, battering rams, code of laws, chariots
d)
sail boats, plow, clay bricks, cylinder seals, reed stylist,
33.
W.2.6 Which pharaoh increased Egypt's wealth through trade, rebuilt Egypt's great temples and maintained peace.
a)
Ahmose
b)
Thutmose III
c)
Ramses II
d)
Hatshepsut
34.
How does the Nile River flow?
a)
starting in the south to the north
b)
starting in the north to the south
c)
starting in the middle to the north
d)
starting in the middle to the south
35.
What is a Pharaoh?
a)
emperor
b)
King only
c)
God only
d)
God and king
36.
How often did the Nile River flood?
a)
Every now and then
b)
Every 3 months
c)
Every year at some time
d)
Every year at about the same time
37.
Lower Egypt is located in southern Egypt
a)
True
b)
False
38.
When Egyptian workers labored at different tasks in their society so that many things could be taken care of at a time, this was called...
a)
domestication.
b)
irrigation.
c)
economy.
d)
division of labor.
39.
Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?
a)
It flows into the Red Sea.
b)
It flows into Lake Victoria.
c)
It flows into the Suez Canal.
d)
It flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
40.
In Egypt, pyramids were built of all sizes and used for
a)
storing food
b)
tombs for pharaohs
c)
protection against invaders
d)
market places
41.
One of Egypt’s most important defenses against enemy invaders was
a)
the large city walls
b)
its natural envioronment
c)
their superior weapons
d)
the protection of gods
42.
Ancient Egyptians had
a)
1 god
b)
many gods
43.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
44.
What was a collections of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife called?
a)
The Book of Secrets
b)
The Dead Seas Scrolls
c)
The Book of the Dead
d)
Hieroyglphics
45.
Why did Egyptian priests embalm human bodies?
a)
They beleived people needed to perserve their shoes after death
b)
They believed that people needed their bodies for the afterlife
c)
They hoped to bring people back to life in the future
d)
They believed that only whole bodies could enter heaven
46.
How did we learn to read Hieroglyphics?
a)
we do not know how to read Hieroglyphics
b)
the discovery of the Rosetta Stone
c)
they are easy to read
d)
someone left us instructio
47.
During the rule of Hatshepsut, Egypt grew in wealth and power mainly because
a)
Hatshepsut sent traders to East Africa who returned with ivory, gold, and wood.
b)
Hatshepsut united the kingdoms of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
c)
Hatshepsut built a strong army that conquered many lands.
d)
Hatshepsut invaded Nubia and enslaved its people.
48.
According to legend, the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was
a)
Ramses II
b)
Menes
c)
Seth
d)
Hatshepsut
49.
The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was
a)
Isis
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Ahmose
d)
Nefertari
50.
cuneiform: ___ :: hieroglyphics : ___
a)
Egypt, Mesopotamia
b)
Mesopotamia, Egypt
c)
Egypt, China
d)
Mesopotamia, Judea
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