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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Pharaoh means
"great house"
"great pyramid"
"great ruler"
"great king"
The process of protecting a body to keep it from decaying is called
Sphinx
Papyrus
Decomposing
Embalming
The Nile River contains dangerous, fast moving waters called
Deltas
Swamps
Cataracts
Canals
In a dynasty, who takes power when a pharaoh dies?
the pharaoh's highest noble
the pharaoh's son or grandson
the person who is elected by the people
the pharaoh's daughter or granddaughter
The Nile River's floods were more ______ than those in Mesopotamia.
Sudden
Violent
Deadly
Predictable
Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?
to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife
to learn how human bodies worked
to honor the way in which they had died
to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods
The Egyptian pyramids were actually large
Ports
Tombs
Temples
Palaces
Soldiers mostly built the Egyptian pyramids.
True
False
Farmers and unskilled workers made up the largest class in Egypt's social structure.
True
False
The form of writing in Ancient Egypt was called
Cuneiform
Cursive
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Which of the following was NOT a physical feature of Ancient Egypt that helped protect it from outside invaders.
Nile Delta
Cataracts
Sahara and Eastern Desert
The city of Thebes
Early Egyptians used clay tablets to write on, then later created papyrus to write on.
True
False
How old was King Tut when he became pharaoh?
7
8
9
10
King Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt and combined both regions crowns into one.
True
False
What religion did Egyptians practice?
Hinduism
Ra
monotheism
polytheism
Egyptians did not view their pharaoh as a god.
True
False
What was discovered that allowed archaeologists to decode hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Rock
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Pebble
Rosetta Tablet
