WorksheetsEgypt Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
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.
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
4.
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
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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
8.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
9.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
10.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
11.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
12.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
13.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
14.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
15.
This device helped lift water from the river
a)
ladle
b)
scoop
c)
shaduf
d)
jar
16.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
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