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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a step in the mummification process?

a)

Cover the body with natron

b)

Pull out the brain

c)

Pack the body with ice

d)

Place the vital organs in canopic jars

2.

Which statement is incorrect about the social hierarchy in ancient Egypt?

a)

There were more peasants than any other class

b)

Scribes were lower that farmers

c)

A Vizier was an advisor to the pharaoh

d)

Pharaohs has the most power

3.

Where was the fertile Black Land" found in ancient Egypt?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

The Middle Kingdom

d)

Along the Nile River

4.

Who was the first woman to become pharaoh?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Thutmose

d)

Giza

5.

What tools did the Egyptians use to write on stone walls and tablets?

a)

pencils and erasers

b)

chisels and hammers

c)

stones and plants

d)

crayons and markers

6.

The process that the Egyptians practices to prevent dead bodies from rotting is called

a)

embalming

b)

burial

c)

burning

d)

mummification

7.

The ___________ invaded and ruled Egypt for about 100 years.

a)

Incans

b)

Siamese

c)

Hyksos

d)

Americans

8.

The __________ contained tombs for the pharaohs who passed away.

a)

pyramids

b)

graveyards

c)

churches

d)

temples

9.

_____________ divided Upper and Lower Egypt in ancient times.

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Red Sea

c)

Lake Nasser

d)

The Tropic of Cancer

10.

The Ancient Egyptians used ____________, a complex system of writing that implemented pictures and symbols.

a)

chisels

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

vizier

d)

mummification

11.

The Egyptians believed each soul had 2 bodies: a spiritual one known as a _________ and a physical one.

a)

Giza

b)

Hyksos

c)

Scribe

d)

Ka

12.

The Northern part of Egypt, where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea was known as

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Middle Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

d)

West Egypt

13.

____________ was a simplified version of hieroglyphics.

a)

Natron

b)

Khufu

c)

Hieratic script

d)

Narmer

14.

The ______________ were located on both sides of the Nile River and were uninhabitable because it was too hot to live there.

a)

Middle Kingdom

b)

Lower Egypt

c)

Blue Lands

d)

Red Lands

15.

The name of the city where the Great Pyramid is located is

a)

Giza

b)

Glitzy

c)

Thebes

d)

Luxor

16.

The type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt was

a)

hieratic script

b)

democracy

c)

bureaucracy

d)

dictatorship

17.

The highest rulers in Ancient Egypt were called

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

Ba

d)

Vizier

18.

In which direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

South to North

b)

North to South

c)

East to West

d)

West to East

19.

Which Egyptian god was known as the god of wisdom and knowledge ?

a)

Anubis

b)

Set

c)

Thoth

d)

Geb

20.

Which Egyptian god had a jackal head and was the guide to the afterlife?

a)

Osiris

b)

Serqet

c)

Apophis

d)

Anubis