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Ancient Egypt Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
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.
Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
4.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
5.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
6.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
7.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
8.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
9.

Who is this?

a)

Anubis

b)

Osiris

c)

Ammit

d)

Thoth

10.

What does purloined mean?

a)

to speak evil

b)

to lie

c)

to steal

d)

to deceive

11.

Deceit means

a)

being truthful

b)

telling lies

c)

being a best friend

d)

stealing property

12.

Transgressed means

a)

to break the rules or laws

b)

to follow the rules

c)

to lie to someone

d)

to speak against religion

13.

What is The Book of the Dead?

a)

A book that contains the names of all the dead U.S. Presidents.

b)

An ancient Egyptian collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife.

c)

A biblical story which discusses the miserable souls that roam the Earth.

d)

An Ancient Egyptian story about famous Pharaohs who all faced their descent after they started a war over their possessions.

14.

What is "The Negative Confession" ritual?

a)

A ceremony that was supposed to take place before the weighing of hearts, giving the dead a chance to explain how they had not done bad things in their life.

b)

The act of confessing ones sins to a priest.

c)

A ceremony in which each accused prisoner in Ancient Egyptian times had to confess their wrongdoing to the pharaohs, in order for their life to be spared.

d)

One having to confess to their school principal after being accused of cheating in class.

15.

What is the "Field of Reeds?

a)

Egyptian Heaven

b)

The Underworld

c)

A plant that was used to make paper

d)

Where the Egyptian gods lived.

16.

What are canopic jars?

a)

Storage for preserved internal organs of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy.

b)

The Egyptian version of heaven

c)

Storage for the brains used in the mummification process

d)

Storage used to hold crops during transportation

17.

An embalmer is...

a)

Single ruler in ancient Egypt, considered half god and half human

b)

Person who prepares a mummy

c)

Person who works at a job that requires manual or artistic skill like a woodworker, shipbuilder, or potter

d)

Person who knows how to read and write

18.

Who is second in command of Egypt, under only the Pharaoh?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Head Solider

c)

Vizier

d)

Embalmer