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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what continent is Egypt in?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

2.

Why was Egypt so hard to invade?

a)

Because the Tigres and Euphrates

b)

Because the mountains on both side

c)

Because the Nile River

d)

Because the ice and snow

3.

The Egyptians set their towns up near the Nile River

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How long did Egypt last?

a)

over 1,000 years

b)

800 years

c)

over 3,000 years

d)

5,000 years

5.

How many Dynasty's ruled Egypt

a)

19

b)

21

c)

35

d)

32

6.

How old was King Tutankhamen when he ruled and died?

a)

17 and 35

b)

24 and 72

c)

9 and 19

d)

13 and 19

7.

Who was the first female pharaoh?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Cleopatra

8.

Who was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for?

a)

King Tutankhamen

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

King Khufu

d)

None of the above

9.

What was the Great Sphinx built for?

a)

To honor Ramses the Great

b)

To guard the Great Pyramid of Giza

c)

To honor the gods

d)

For decoration

10.

Who was buried in the Valley of the Kings?

a)

King Tutankhamen

b)

Tuthmosis

c)

All the decedents of Ramses

d)

King Khufu

11.

Cleopatra was Greek

a)

False

b)

True

12.

The Nile is the longest river in the world

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who was erased from the list of pharaohs?

a)

King Tutankhamen

b)

Ay

c)

Nefertiti

d)

King Khufu

14.

What was Ramses the Great nickname?

a)

The peaceful one

b)

The great one

c)

The warrior

15.

What is a cataract?

a)

a white rapid/waterfall

b)

a spot of deposited soil from a river

c)

a lazy part of the river

d)

a spot were it floods often

16.

What sea's does Egypt border

a)

The Red Sea and the Black Sea

b)

The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

c)

The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

17.

Upper Egypt is south

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What way does the Nile flow

a)

south to north

b)

north to south

c)

west to east

d)

east to west

19.

When was building pyramids popular

a)

The new kingdom

b)

The old kingdom

c)

the middle kingdom

20.

The ancient Egyptians religion was...

a)

Atheist

b)

polytheistic

c)

monotheistic

d)

pantheistic

e)

deism

21.

What is a vizier

a)

A servant to the pharaoh

b)

The highest official to serve the pharaoh, adviser

22.

Who did the Egyptians get run over by

a)

The Spartans

b)

The Romans

c)

None of the above

23.

How long did it take to prepare mummies

a)

10 days

b)

150 days

c)

70 days

d)

60 days

24.

How many stages were there in the afterlife?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

5

d)

19

25.

What did they weigh the heart with

a)

a feather

b)

a rock

c)

a grain of sand

26.

If a persons heart was lighter than the feather...

a)

They had done many good deeds

b)

they had done many bad things

c)

they were lying

d)

they were telling the truth