WorksheetsAncient Egypt Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why was mummification so important?
They would need their body in the afterlife
Made the Priests money to support the temples
It helped create guardians for the tombs
It helped them better understand the human body
What did the Nile allow to grow?
Nothing. The floods were unpredictable.
Lots of crops because of the floods created good soil..
The economy because the Egyptians would sell the rich soil.
Animals because the floods helped the animals survive.
What two types of tactics did the Egyptians use?
Archery and Massed Armoured Infantry
Cavalry and Chariots
Archery and Chariots
Infantry and Cavalry
What kind of Religion did the Egyptians have?
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
They didn't have one
Unlike a lot of the other Ancient Civilizations, Egyptian women were pretty equal with men.
True
False
Who was at the bottom of the Egyptian Social System?
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Peasants
What did some people in Egypt do to help pay their taxes?
Build the various monuments
Donate to the Temples
Serve in the Army
Gave a portion of their food to the needy
Ma'at was what?
Truth, Justice, and Order.
Lies, Injustice, and Disorder.
The name of a Goddess.
The name for what they wiped their feet on when they entered a house.
What would you need in the Afterlife?
Nothing. Everything was provided for you!
Your belongings, your body, and your name to be written down.
Your riches and to be mummified.
Animals and Servants.
What else would Egyptians mummify?
Sacred Animals
Tomb Raiders
People that angered the Pharaoh
Unwanted Animals
What was a huge problem for the Egyptians?
Grave Robbing
Invasions
Floods
The Desert
Tombs played an important part in the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife.
True
False
What was the Book of the Dead?
A guidebook and a spellbook
A way to call the undead
A cookbook that was needed in the Afterlife
A gift one would give to Anubis
What happened to you if your heart was heavier then the Feather of Ma'at?
You got into The Land of Two Fields
You and your heart got devoured by Ammitt
Anubis threw your heart and you into the Nile River
You got stuck and had to wait until your heart became lighter
What are some examples of Egyptian Tombs?
Pyramids
Valley of the Kings
Temples
Ziggurats
Why do we know so much about King Tut?
His tomb was forgotten and then rediscovered
He was the favorite Pharaoh and people left his tomb alone
His pyramid was hard to get into and made Grave Robbing impossible
His tomb was the first discovered
What happened to Mummies found by the Early Archaeologists?
Source of Fuel
Crushed up to make paint
Crushed to make medicine
Used as Halloween Decorations
Which of the Egyptian Gods is most seen in the Afterlife?
Anubis
Ma'at
Thoth
Ammitt
Pharaoh was believed to be what?
Most powerful man in Egypt
A God among men
The High Priest of Ra
A Figurehead for the Priests
What would end the Egyptian Empire?
Greek and Roman Rule
The wrath of Anubis
The Hebrews
The Egyptians
