WorksheetsWest Africa, Egypt, and the Exodus
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are oases?
Small area in deserts with water
Oars for large boats
Farmland that isn’t very good
The area of the Sahara Desert was always the barren wasteland it is today.
True
False
We know very little about the people of the Sahara because they did not leave any written records.
True
False
The other civilizations of Western Africa survived along what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Nile and Senegal Rivers
Niger and Senegal Rivers
Tiber and Po Rivers
The region of Western Africa was known for it’s rich resources like gold, copper, and what important mineral?
Pepper
Salt
Paprika
Cinnamon
The civilization of Nok was flourishing by 350 BC.
True
False
Which pharaoh established the Middle Kingdom period about 1991 BC?
Amenemhet
Ahmose
Thutmose
Hatshepsut
Amenemhet conquered the civilization of Nubia and renamed it Egypt.
True
False
Who was the Nubian queen who became the wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III?
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Tiye
Who were the people from Canaan who invaded Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom?
Assyrians
Hyksos
Hittites
Sea Peoples
Which pharaoh drove out the Hyksos and began the New Kingdom?
Amenemhet
Ahmose
Ramses
Hatshepsut
Which pharaoh began as a general and doubled the size of Egypt in the New Kingdom after becoming pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Thutmose I
Akhenaten
Which pharaoh was a woman and said that the god Amon-Re wanted her to be crowned pharaoh even though that was unusual?
Ahmose
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Tiye
What was the result of Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s decision to increase trade with other cultures?
Egypt’s borders grew
More people moved to Egypt
Egypt prospered or grew wealthy
Why did the Pharaoh Hatshepsut wear the traditional clothing and symbols of a pharaoh?
He wanted to convince people he was pharaoh and he wasn’t.
She was pharaoh, but needed to reinforce her position because many did not like that she was a woman and held that position.
She was pretending to be a pharaoh and was really just a regent.
Who became pharaoh after Hatshepsut and tried to erase her name from history?
Thutmose I
Amenhotep IV
Thutmose III
Tutankhamen
Whose unrobbed tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 and made this otherwise unknown young pharaoh famous?
Ramses II
Thutmose II
Tutankhamen
Amenhotep IV
Because of a stalemate, with whom did Ramses II make a peace treaty, the first in recorded history?
The Hyksos
The Assyrians
The Babylonians
The Hittites
Which pharaoh changed his name to Akhenaten and outlawed the worship of all gods except for the god Aten?
Amenhotep IV
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Ramses II is also known as Ramses the Great.
True
False
Historians still believe that the Exodus took place during the reign of Ramses II.
True
False
Moses was hidden by his mother from soldiers ordered to kill all newborn Hebrew boys and was later floated down the Nile River in a basket.
True
False
How many plagues struck Egypt before the pharaoh agreed to free the Hebrew slaves?
5
10
20
7
What miracle did God perform so the Hebrews could escape pharaoh’s army and reach the other side of the Red Sea?
A magical boat appeared to take them all to the other side.
A bridge appeared across the water.
Angels flew down and took all of the Hebrews across the sea.
God parted the sea and the Hebrews walked across safely.
What food is eaten by Jewish people in place of bread during the holiday of Passover?
Matza
Cookies
Cake
Wheat bread
