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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: The papyrus plant was used for many things, including a form of paper.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

This part of the Nile is made up of loose sand and soil and is located near the mouth of the river.

a)

cataracts

b)

delta

c)

harbor

d)

shoreline

3.

This phenomenon occurred during the time of Joseph, the vizier to the Pharaoh, it caused his brothers to beg for mercy.

a)

Hunger Games

b)

feast

c)

famine

d)

starving time

4.

There are several of these small waterfalls created by bedrock along the Nile River.

a)

rosetta

b)

delta

c)

papyrus

d)

cataracts

5.

A shadoof is

a)

Another name for the Sphinx

b)

The name of the Great Pyramid

c)

an Egyptian irrigation system

d)

The secretary to the king

6.

The Great Pyramid was built for...

a)

King Khufu

b)

King Tut

c)

Cleopatra

d)

all the cats

7.

A vizier was known as the "Overseer of All Works of the King"

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The only woman known to hold the title of pharaoh was

a)

Khufu

b)

Hatsheput

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Moses

9.

True or False: Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Sahara is known as the world's largest desert, Africa is known as the world's 2nd largest...

a)

Country

b)

Continent

c)

plateau

11.

A plain is a

a)

deep narrow valley with steep sides

b)

a flat or level area of land

c)

low land between hills or mountains

12.

A valley is a...

a)

highland plain

b)

low land between hills or mountains

c)

a land form that raises higher than a hill

13.

A plateau is

a)

a highland plain

b)

low lands in between hills

c)

a deep narrow valley with step sides