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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
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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.
This device helped lift water from the river
a)
ladle
b)
scoop
c)
shaduf
d)
jar
27.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
28.
Who united upper and lower Egypt and is considered to be the first pharaoh?
a)
Menes
b)
Ahmose
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
queen Nefertiti
29.
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
30.
What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
a)
They were mummifed
b)
They were buried in a casket
c)
They floated down the Nile River
d)
They were burned
31.
Egypt is in
a)
Antrartica
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
32.
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
33.
an ancient writing paper
a)
perfume
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
stone
34.
What was on the Rosetta stone?
a)
random marks
b)
a list of rules
c)
3 languages
d)
a tomb
35.
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.
36.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
The tombs served as museums.
b)
The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.
c)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
d)
Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
37.
In the Egyptian social order, which class was a part of the bureaucracy which helped the pharaoh run the government and temples?
a)
nobles
b)
scribes
c)
craftspeople
d)
servants
38.
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.
39.
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
40.
Method of bring water to a field is called ______________
a)
Irrigation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Domestication
41.
What is a cataract?
a)
strong rapids
b)
waterfalls
c)
strong animals
d)
Strong mountains
42.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
43.
The Middle Kingdom came to an end when
a)
Ramses was defeated by the Sumerians
b)
The Nobles challenged the power of the pharaoh and the Hyksos invaded
44.
What did the Egyptians build around the floods?
a)
New Life
b)
Calendar
c)
Pyramids
d)
Deserts
45.
Which one of these did the ancient Egyptians NOT build
a)
The Shpinx
b)
The Pyramids
c)
Pompeii
d)
Temples for their gods
46.
What significance did the shape of the pyramid, pointing upwards, have for the ancient Egyptians?
a)
It pointed to the heavens and served as a staircase to their gods.
b)
It pointed up to the sun, one of ancient Egyptians gods.
c)
It was square like a sarcophagus.
d)
It pointed the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
47.
Skillful farming led to _______. This freed people to work as artisans.
a)
famine
b)
irrigation
c)
surpluses
d)
shadoof
48.
Egyptians developed ______ to survey the land and build pyramids
a)
irrigation
b)
geometry
c)
shadoof
d)
embalming
49.
What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?
a)
The fewest number of people were in the highest classes
b)
There were more rich than poor people in Egypt.
c)
The largest number of people were in the artisan classes.
d)
There were many people advising the pharoah.
50.
The pharoah was at the top of Egypt's social pyramid. Moving down the pyramid choose the correct order from highest to lowest.
a)
Government officials, soldiers, scribes, merchants, craftsmen, farmers, servants.
b)
Government officials, craftsmen, soldiers, farmers, servants then merchants.
c)
Servants, farmers, merchants, scribes, soldiers, then government officials.
d)
Soldiers, craftsmen, servants, government officials, merchants, then farmers.
51.
E.1.1 Why was the Middle Kingdom called the Golden Age?
a)
The deserts were filled with gold which was used to cover the pyramids.
b)
It was a time of peace, prosperity, and advances in the arts and architecture.
c)
Upper and lower Egypt united under one ruler.
d)
Egypt had reached the height of its power.
52.
W.1.1 Which event did not take place between Ramses II becoming pharaoh (1279 BC) and Egypt being ruled by Kush (850 BC)?
a)
Egyptian armies regain lands in western Asia (1250 BC).
b)
Egypt is taken over by Assyrians (600 BC).
c)
Groups from the eastern Mediterranean attack Egypt by sea (1150 BC).
d)
Egypt is conquered by Libya (900 BC).
53.
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,
54.
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
55.
Cleopatra was related to the ancient Pharaohs such as Ramses II and Khufu.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
How did Cleopatra's life as Queen of Egypt end?
a)
She was killed by the Romans.
b)
She killed herself with a snake.
c)
She lived happily ever after until she was old.
d)
She was killed by her brother.
57.
what was Cleopatra best known for?
a)
for being the last pharaoh
b)
for her beauty
c)
for her loyalty
d)
married two captions
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