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Ancient Egypt Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the kings and queens of Egypt called?

a)

Pets

b)

Priest

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Both B and C

2.

What were irrigation systems made for?

a)

To grow grass

b)

To help the crops

c)

To grow crops

d)

to water the crops

3.

What physical features of earth caused people to form villages?

a)

glaciers

b)

fertile soil for growing crops

c)

soil

d)

grass

4.

What is the longest River in the world?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Nile River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Bayou

5.

The Nile River flows

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

6.

The Egyptians can farm and harvest twice a year because

a)

of an abundance of fertile soil

b)

they need something fun to do

c)

the government makes them do it

d)

the gods allow them to do it

7.

Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?

a)

Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming

b)

It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.

c)

It has dangerous cataracts.

d)

It is the longest river in the world.

8.

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?

a)

They became successful farmers.

b)

They created hieroglyphics.

c)

They grew papyrus.

d)

They traded with Mesopotamia.

9.

dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water

a)

papyrus

b)

pharaoh

c)

delta

d)

cataract

10.

a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea

a)

papyrus

b)

pharaoh

c)

delta

d)

cataract

11.

a line of Egyptian rulers from one family

a)

papyrus

b)

pharaoh

c)

dynasty

d)

cataract

12.

Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols representing objects and ideas

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

English

d)

delta

13.

Who were the pyramids in Egypt built for?

a)

Slaves

b)

Farmers

c)

Priests

d)

Pharaohs

14.
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? 
a)
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
b)
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
c)
to transport goods up and down the Nile
15.
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids? 
a)
temples for religious worship 
b)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
c)
homes for the pharaoh's servants 
16.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
The tombs served as museums.
b)
The tombs were the private storage rooms for the pharaoh.
c)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
d)
Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
17.
What were the pharaohs considered?
a)
gods
b)
priests
c)
animals
d)
teachers
18.

King Narmer is significant because he did what?

a)

Carved the story of his life on a Palette. Through this we can tell stories about ancient Egypt.

b)

Ruled Upper Egypt with grace and compassion. Because of this people loved him, in turn he unified Upper and Lower Egypt.

c)

Even though is was violent. King Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt. He was the first king to do so.

d)

King Narmer was not that significant in Egyptian history. Osiris should get all of the credit.

19.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
20.

what did the Egyptian believe the spells in the book of the dead did

a)

it helped them in the after life

b)

it helped them fight

c)

bring back dead relatives

d)

its just a book

21.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It had fertile land for crops.
b)
It made trade and travel easier.
c)
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
d)
It gave protection from invaders.
22.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
23.

ditches that are dug to help bring water to the crops.

a)

cataracts

b)

canals

c)

Silt

d)

store house