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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pharaoh means

a)

"great house"

b)

"great pyramid"

c)

"great ruler"

d)

"great king"

2.

The process of protecting a body to keep it from decaying is called

a)

Sphinx

b)

Papyrus

c)

Decomposing

d)

Embalming

3.

The Nile River contains dangerous, fast moving waters called

a)

Deltas

b)

Swamps

c)

Cataracts

d)

Canals

4.

In a dynasty, who takes power when a pharaoh dies?

a)

the pharaoh's highest noble

b)

the pharaoh's son or grandson

c)

the person who is elected by the people

d)

the pharaoh's daughter or granddaughter

5.

The Nile River's floods were more ______ than those in Mesopotamia.

a)

Sudden

b)

Violent

c)

Deadly

d)

Predictable

6.

Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?

a)

to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife

b)

to learn how human bodies worked

c)

to honor the way in which they had died

d)

to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods

7.

The Egyptian pyramids were actually large

a)

Ports

b)

Tombs

c)

Temples

d)

Palaces

8.

Soldiers mostly built the Egyptian pyramids.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Farmers and unskilled workers made up the largest class in Egypt's social structure.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The form of writing in Ancient Egypt was called

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Cursive

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Papyrus

11.

Which of the following was NOT a physical feature of Ancient Egypt that helped protect it from outside invaders.

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Cataracts

c)

Sahara and Eastern Desert

d)

The city of Thebes

12.

Early Egyptians used clay tablets to write on, then later created papyrus to write on.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How old was King Tut when he became pharaoh?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

14.

King Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt and combined both regions crowns into one.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What religion did Egyptians practice?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Ra

c)

monotheism

d)

polytheism

16.

Egyptians did not view their pharaoh as a god.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What was discovered that allowed archaeologists to decode hieroglyphics?

a)

Rosetta Rock

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Rosetta Pebble

d)

Rosetta Tablet