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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
2.

What was the name of the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Amazon

b)

Mississippi

c)

Nile

d)

Tiber

3.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
4.
True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________
a)
a normal person
b)
a representative of the gods
c)
a god
d)
a cat that came back to life
6.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
7.

Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt, MOST of their settlements were

a)

on hills

b)

in a desert

c)

near a river

d)

around trees

8.

How did the desert help the people of Egypt?

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.

9.

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?

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.

10.
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
homes for the pharaohs' servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
11.
Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?
a)
priests
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
government officials
12.
The Old Kingdom is also known as the 
a)
Age of the Nobles
b)
Age of the Empire
c)
Age of the Pyramids 
13.
The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.
a)
widest
b)
shortest
c)
fastest
d)
longest
14.
During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
New Kingdom
d)
Newest Kingdom
15.
What was an effect of increased farming and trade in early Egypt?
a)
A complex writing system was formed
b)
An organized government developed
c)
Geometry was developed
d)
The deserts became populated
16.

In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

a)

Food surpluses meant there could be a division of labor among the people. Economy grew as a result.

b)

Both civilizations had the same religion and government

c)

Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules

d)

Both had major rivers and dependable floods

17.

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 built pyramids.

18.
a line of rulers from one family
a)
delta
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphic
d)
dynasty
19.
A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and PAPER from it.
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
papyrus
d)
embalming
20.
The writing system of Ancient Egypt
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
embalming
c)
delta
d)
papyrus
21.
A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a)
shadoof
b)
dynasty
c)
pyramid
d)
dynasty
22.
Ruler of ancient Egypt
a)
pharaoh
b)
delta
c)
savanna
d)
cataract
23.
What is a cataract?
a)
strong rapids
b)
waterfalls
c)
strong animals 
d)
Strong mountains
24.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land 
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
25.
What was the Rosetta Stone used for?
a)
Paper Weight
b)
Translating Languages
c)
Wall Decoration
d)
Building Pyramids
26.
What system of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Greek
c)
English
d)
Cueniform
27.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
28.
The region of Egypt closest to the Mediterranean Sea; Northern Egypt
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Mesopotamia
29.
The region of Egypt located in the South; has higher elevation
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia 
d)
Fertile Crescent
30.
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
31.
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?
a)
Temples to worship in
b)
Sumerian artwork
c)
Natural barriers to protect them
d)
2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion
32.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
33.
Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
34.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
35.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
36.

Menes and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

a)

their rule of the queens

b)

their rule over upper and lower Egypt

c)

the Nile flowed 2 ways

d)

both farming and herding were important

37.

The worship of many gods.

a)

monotheism

b)

irrigation

c)

polytheism

d)

epic

38.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
39.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
40.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
41.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
42.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
b)
It gave clues about building.
c)
It was a book of the dead.
d)
It told how pharaoh's rules.
43.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
44.
How does the Nile River flow?
a)
starting in the south to the north 
b)
starting in the north to the south 
c)
starting in the middle to the north 
d)
starting in the middle to the south 
45.
Egypt is in
a)
Antrartica
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
46.
Which describes a technique that the ancient Egyptians used to adapt to their environment?
a)
They built underground sewer systems.
b)
They were able to irrigate water from the Red Sea for their crops.
c)
They farmed on land that had been flooded by the Nile River.
d)
They built walls around their city to keep out invaders.
47.
What is the name of the important river found in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Amazon
c)
 Nile
d)
Euphrates
48.
Method of bring water to a field is called ______________
a)
Irrigation 
b)
Agriculture 
c)
Domestication 

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