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Egypt Unit Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Egypt named after?

a)

One of their first gods

b)

One of their first Pharaohs

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Mummy's curse

2.

What is a triangular area of land formed from deposits (sediments) at the mouth of a river called?

a)

Nile River

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Cataracts

d)

Delta

3.

The Nile River is the ______________ river in the world

a)

shortest

b)

longest

c)

deepest

d)

coldest

4.

What type of climate does Egypt have?

a)

Hot and wet

b)

Hot and dry

c)

Cold and wet

d)

Cold and dry

5.

What is important about the Autumn season in Egypt?

a)

The Nile River flood recedes and the growing season begins

b)

The Nile River floods

c)

The crops have finished growing and are ready to be picked

d)

The weather begins to cool and allows for the crops to grow

6.

What month would you find the Nile river flooding?

a)

July

b)

January

c)

March

d)

April

7.

Why is Nile River called the gift of Egypt?

a)

It brings ocean water to the area

b)

Without the Nile River, the entire area would be a rainforest

c)

Without the Nile River, the entire area would be desert

d)

The Egyptian Gods have called it the gift of Egypt for years

8.

What can be found along the Nile River, that is a descent of water over a steep surface on a river - causing rapids & waterfalls?

a)

Rosetta Stonewear

b)

Exports

c)

Cataracts

d)

Delta

9.

What is special about the flow of the Nile River?

a)

it flows from North to South, which is backwards

b)

it flows from South to North, which is the way most rivers in Africa flow

c)

it flows from South to North, which is backwards

d)

it flows faster than most rivers causing rapids throughout it

10.

Who attends schools in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Boys and Girls

b)

Boys only

c)

Girls only

d)

no one

11.

Who inherited the famlies land upon death?

a)

Son

b)

Daugher

c)

Wife

d)

Neighbor

12.

Who is at the #1 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Priests

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

13.

Who is at the #2 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Priests

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

14.

Who is at the #3 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Priests

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

15.

Who is at the #4 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Craftsmen

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

16.

Who is at the #5 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Craftsmen

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

17.

Who is at the #6 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Craftsmen

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

18.

Who is at the #7 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Craftsmen

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

19.

What is a plant that grows in the Nile used to make paper?

a)

Bamboo

b)

Rosetta

c)

papyrus

d)

Hieroglyphics

20.

What is ancient Egyptian writing called?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Hieroglphics

d)

Papyrus

21.

Who wrote in Egyptian culture?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Scribes

c)

Farmers

d)

Slaves

22.

How many letters have been translated from Egyptian Writing?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

26

d)

27

23.

What is a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a number of years called?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Monarchy

d)

President

24.

Who is the ruler of the Egyptians?

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

God

d)

Queen

25.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh was the first female Pharaoh?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

26.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh opened up the Egyptian borders for trading and made it wealthy?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

27.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

28.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh united all of Egypt under one rule (there is no longer Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt)?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

29.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh is known for having one of the most powerful armies with over of 100,000 men?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

30.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh is known for changing Egyptian religion from Polytheistic (worshipping many gods) to Monotheistic (worshipping one god)?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Amenhoptep IV

e)

Menes

31.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh is known for living to be over 96 and when he died, he left 200

wives, 96 sons, and 60 daughters?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Amenhoptep IV

e)

Menes

32.

What is the Egyptian practice of preserving a body so its soul can go on to the afterlife?

a)

burial

b)

embalming

c)

mummification

d)

sarcophagus

33.

What is the first step of mummification?

a)

washing the body

b)

removing the brain

c)

removing the organs

d)

drying the body

34.

What is the second step of mummification?

a)

washing the body

b)

removing the brain

c)

removing the organs

d)

drying the body

35.

What is the third step of mummification?

a)

washing the body

b)

removing the brain

c)

removing the organs

d)

drying the body

36.

How is the brain removed from the body for mummification?

a)

It is cut out through the top of the head

b)

removed through the eye sockets

c)

it is not removed

d)

it is removed with a hook through the nose

37.

How long is the body dried during mummification?

a)

10 days

b)

6 days

c)

70 days

d)

1 year

38.

At what point of mummification is the sarcophagus used?

a)

washing the body

b)

burial

c)

removing the organs

d)

drying the body

39.

What are the 4 jars used to safekeep the organs of a human that was mummified called?

a)

natron

b)

mummification

c)

Canopic Jars

d)

sarcophagus

40.

Who creates the sarcophagus?

a)

Tomb Builder

b)

Artisan

c)

Coroner

d)

Casket maker