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Egyptian Government Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of government is Ancient Egypt?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Theocratic Monarchy

2.

Who rules in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Vizier

b)

Citizens

c)

Pharoah

d)

None of the Above

3.

Who is lowest in power?

a)

Laborers

b)

Vizier

c)

Scribes

d)

Farmers

4.

The Pharoah owned everything in Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was second most in power?

a)

Pharoah

b)

Vizier

c)

Scribes

d)

High Priests

6.

How many kingdoms were there?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

3

d)

6

7.

How long did Ancient Egypt rule?

a)

1,000 years

b)

2,000 years

c)

200 years

d)

3,000 years

8.

Power came through inheritance.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

9.

Which civilization overthrew Ancient Egypt?

a)

Rome

b)

Persia

c)

Greece

d)

Etruria

10.

Who thought of theocracy first?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

George Washington

c)

Queen Elizabeth III

d)

Flavius Josephus

11.

Many ranks of people were there?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

12.

True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

a)

Cursive

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

English

d)

Papyrus

14.

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

a)

Homes for pharaohs and servants

b)

Tombs for pharaohs when they died

c)

A symbol of status and wealth for the pharaohs

d)

Storage for reserves of grain

15.

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

a)

The Old Kingdom

b)

The Middle Kingdom

c)

The New Kingdom

d)

After the New Kingdom

16.

Ancient Egyptians believed their Pharaoh was ___________________.

a)

A normal person

b)

A representative of the deity

c)

A god

d)

A mummy

17.

How did most people in Egypt earn a living?

a)

Trading

b)

Fishing

c)

Farming

d)

Crafting

18.
What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
a)
They were mummifed
b)
They were buried in a casket
c)
They floated down the Nile River
d)
They were burned
19.

In the Egyptian social order, which class was a part of the bureaucracy which helped the pharaoh run the government and temples?

a)

Nobles

b)

Scribes

c)

Craftspeople

d)

Laborers

20.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Upper and Lower Egypt
c)
Eastern and Western Egypt
d)
Nubia and Cairo
21.

How did most people in Egypt earn a living?

a)

Trading

b)

Fishing

c)

Farming

d)

Crafting