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Ancient Egyptian history

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Pharaoh and the pharaoh the conquered Upper Egypt while being the ruler of Lower Egypt

a)

Menes/Narmer

b)

Djoser

c)

Snefru

d)

Khufu

2.

Who built the Great Pyramid

a)

Khafra

b)

Menkaure

c)

Khufu

d)

Userkef

3.

Who built the Sphinx

a)

Khufu

b)

Khafra

c)

Menkaure

d)

Djoser

4.

Who built the smallest 'Great Pyramid'

a)

Menkaure

b)

Userkef

c)

Unas

d)

Snefru

5.

Who founded the 5th dynasty and built the first sun temple

a)

Userkef

b)

Unas

c)

Snefru

d)

Menes/Narmer

6.

Who was the first confirmed female pharaoh

a)

Subekenferu

b)

Menkaure

c)

Userkef

d)

Khufu

7.

Who was the Sun God Ra

a)

Khufu

b)

Menes/Narmer

c)

Menkaure

d)

Djedefre

8.

Who was the 1st pharaoh of the Old Kingdom (3rd dynasty) and the "Living Horus"

a)

Menes/Narmer

b)

Khufu

c)

Djoser

d)

Djedefre

9.

Who was the last pharaoh of the 5th dynasty and decentralized pharaoh’s authority

a)

Userkef

b)

Menes/Narmer

c)

Unas

d)

Khufu

10.

What pharaoh outlived his successors which caused confusion as to royal succession he ruled for 85 years

a)

Pepi ||

b)

Menes/Narmer

c)

Khufu

d)

Khafra

11.

What are the main crops that are grown in Egypt

a)

papyrus, wheat, flacks

b)

wheat, flacks, barley

c)

papyrus, flacks, barley

d)

wheat, papyrus, barley

12.

Which pharaoh had more children than any other pharaoh, the second longest serving pharaoh, first great self promoter

a)

Ramses ||

b)

Merenpath

c)

Ahmose

d)

Ramses |||

13.

Fights off Libyan invasion also known as "Sea People" maybe the Mycenaean Greeks??? Succeeded Ramses || at age 70 due to father's long reign.

a)

Merenpath

b)

Ahmose

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Djoser

14.

Founds 'New Kingdom' (18th dynasty), destroyed Hyksos capital, reconquered gold mines in Nubia, established royal families as religious figures.

a)

Ahmose

b)

Merenpath

c)

Menes/Narmer

d)

Tutmose |||

15.

2nd confirmed female pharaoh, ruled jointly with son, greatly expanded trade, 1st transplanted trees

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Tutankhaten

c)

Amenhotep |

d)

Thutmose |||

16.

Which pharaoh expanded control over to Nubia and to Syria, and expanded Temple of Karnak

a)

Thutmose |

b)

Thutmose |||

c)

Ptolemy |||

d)

Amenhotep |

17.

Which pharaoh was the son of Hatshepsut, a great conqueror/expansionist, and used tech from the Hyksos

a)

Thutmose |||

b)

Ahmose

c)

Ra

d)

Atom

18.

Which pharaoh fought wars against the Macedonian Kingdom, had to fight against Egyptian rebellions, Upper Egypt and Thebes were sucessionst fall of New Kingdom, and severely weakened Ptolemaic Egypt

a)

Amenhotep |

b)

Horus

c)

Ptolemy |||

d)

Nermer/Khufu

19.

Who was the last powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Attacked by Libyans aka Sea People, they had economic problems, and the 1st labor strike

a)

Ptolemy ||

b)

Isis

c)

Hathor

d)

Ramses |||

20.

Which pharaoh restored the Nile/Red Sea Canal, completed Pharaoh's Lighthouse topped by a statue of Zeus, and embodied Greek control over Egypt

a)

Ptolemy ||

b)

Osorkon ||

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Akhenaton

21.

Which pharaoh built the Valley of the Kings; burial site for the pharaohs and the elite

a)

Amenhotep |

b)

Ma'at

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Horus

22.

Which pharaoh had no military campaigns, concentrated on massive building projects, and was the greatest royal builder

a)

Osorkon ||

b)

Tutankhaten

c)

King Tut

d)

Amenhotep |||

23.

Which pharaoh ruled from Tanis and had to compete with cousin ruling from Thebes... cousin died and reunited Egypt, which was short lived though

a)

Osorkon ||

b)

Ra

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Tutankhaten

24.

Which pharaoh was the son of Akhenaton he undid most of what his father did, he returned Egypt to polytheism, he died early, he ruled from when he was 9 till he was 19

a)

Tutankhaten

b)

King Tut

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Ra

25.

Which pharaoh created a radical change; polytheism to monotheism (worshiped Aton= sun god), known as the weird pharaoh, shut down all temples that were for other gods(not Aton), changed name to mean servant of Aton, moved capital from Thebes to Amarna(which is why this period is known as the Amarna Period)

a)

Amenhotep IV

b)

Ra

c)

Horus

d)

Amun-Ra

26.

Which pharaoh took the throne with her brother, relationship with Caesar has child with him, Caesar dies she goes back to Egypt, has a relationship with Mare Antony, gets involved with Antony and Octavian's war, she commits suicide and ends independent Ancient Egypt

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Sobekneferu

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Isis

27.

creator god, national god, combined with Ra who was the sun god creator god and king of the gods, them being combined made them the creative power behind the existence of all life, god of the pharaohs and represented wind, fertility and secrets

a)

Ra

b)

Amun

c)

Amun-Ra

d)

Hathor

28.

sun god, father of the gods, usually depicted with the body of a human and the head of a falcon

a)

Ra

b)

Hathor

c)

Horus

d)

Isis

29.

cow goddess, cosmic goddess, she nourished all life with her milk, her name meant "House of Horus", Hathor as the consort of Horus and she formed a Triad with him and their son Ihi

a)

Hathor

b)

Sobekneferu

c)

Horus

d)

Isis