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Egypt (6th grade)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this tall pillar monument that Egyptians generally built as pairs near the entrance to their temples?

a)

obelisk

b)

sphinx

c)

ziggurat

d)

pyramid

2.

The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into what body of water?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Tigris River

3.
What does ancient mean?
a)
new
b)
different
c)
old
d)
forever
4.

What was the economy of ancient Egypt based on?

a)

agriculture

b)

religion

c)

architecture

d)

travel

5.

What was the religion of the Nile River Valley based upon?

a)

gods were based on ka

b)

gods were based on nature

c)

gods were based on pharaohs

d)

gods were based on monotheism

6.

Which is an accurate comparison of the governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia?

a)

Both governments were theocracies

b)

Both governments were democratic

c)

Both governments were monarchies

d)

Both governments were monotheistic

7.

Where did ancient Egyptians believe they would go after they died?

a)

heaven

b)

afterlife

c)

a pyramid

d)

eternity

8.

What physical feature gave ancient Egypt natural protection?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Himalayan Mountains

9.

What was the Egyptian writing system that used a combination of pictures and symbols?

a)

cuneiform

b)

alphabet

c)

hieroglyphics

10.

Which of the following were considered natural barriers along the Nile River? Check all that apply.

a)

cataracts

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

deserts

d)

pyramids

11.

Why did the ancient Egyptians build the structures depicted in the picture above?

a)

as monuments to the glory of Egypt

b)

as temples to their gods

c)

as meeting places for the leaders of their country

d)

as burial sites for the pharaohs

12.
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
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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.
17.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
18.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
19.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
20.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
21.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
22.
This device helped lift water from the river
a)
ladle
b)
scoop
c)
shaduf
d)
jar
23.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
24.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
25.
What did the Egyptians build around the floods?
a)
New Life
b)
Calendar
c)
Pyramids
d)
Deserts