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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
2.
What 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.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
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.
8.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
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.
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Hatshepsut was the FIRST pharaoh was was
a)
a god.
b)
a child.
c)
a priest.
d)
a woman.
12.
Which of these activities was permitted ONLY to men?
a)
owning land
b)
running businesses
c)
working as a scribe
d)
asking for a divorce
13.
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
a)
store a lot of grain
b)
attend scribe school
c)
help build a pyramid
d)
take care of a temple
14.
Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?
a)
priests
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
government officials
15.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing
c)
farming
d)
metal working
16.
The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.
a)
widest
b)
shortest
c)
fastest
d)
longest
17.
During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
New Kingdom
d)
Newest Kingdom
18.
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
19.
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
a)
Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders. Both economies 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
20.
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 irrigated during the dry season
21.
a line of rulers from one family
a)
delta
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphic
d)
dynasty
22.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called a
a)
tomb
b)
sarcophagus
c)
grave
d)
mummy
23.
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
24.
A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a)
shadoof
b)
dynasty
c)
pyramid
d)
dynasty
25.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
26.
What is a cataract?
a)
strong rapids
b)
waterfalls
c)
strong animals
d)
Strong mountains
27.
What is a Delta?
a)
A triangle shaped area of land
b)
food
c)
A multitude
d)
Money
28.
What was the Rosetta Stone used for?
a)
Paper Weight
b)
Translating Languages
c)
Wall Decoration
d)
Building Pyramids
29.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
30.
The region of Egypt closest to the Mediterranean Sea; Northern Egypt
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Mesopotamia
31.
The region of Egypt located in the South; has higher elevation
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Fertile Crescent
32.
What is the invention in the picture called?
a)
Shadoof
b)
Wheel
c)
Crane
d)
Thing-a-ma-jig
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
37.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
Pyramids are
a)
warehouses to store food surplus
b)
temples where people are allowed to come and pray
c)
tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
d)
tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top
41.
The first pharaoh 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
42.
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
a)
The pharaohs family paid the cost.
b)
Egypt collected taxes from the people.
c)
Egypt collected taxes from Sumer.
d)
The priests held religious festivals.
43.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramese
d)
Queen Hatsheput
44.
What was learned through studying King Tut's tomb?
a)
He was a king.
b)
The burial practices of Egyptians.
c)
He was wealthy.
d)
He had many wives.
45.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
46.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
47.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
48.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
49.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
50.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
51.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
52.
What 2 items symbolized immortality, leadership, and power?
a)
fan and feather
b)
crook and flail (whip)
c)
scarab and stone
d)
rope and necklace
53.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
54.
Who united upper and lower Egypt and is considered to be the first pharaoh?
a)
Menes
b)
Ahmose
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
queen Nefertiti
55.
How often did the Nile River flood?
a)
Every now and then
b)
Every 3 months
c)
Every year at some time
d)
Every year at about the same time
56.
How did the Egyptians feel about Nile River flooding?
a)
They were sad because the flood caused great problems
b)
They were happy because the flood caused crops to grow
57.
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.
58.
When Egyptian workers labored at different tasks in their society so that many things could be taken care of at a time, this was called...
a)
domestication.
b)
irrigation.
c)
economy.
d)
division of labor.
59.
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)
servants
60.
Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?
a)
It flows into the Red Sea.
b)
It flows into Lake Victoria.
c)
It flows into the Suez Canal.
d)
It flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
61.
One of Egypt’s most important defenses against enemy invaders was
a)
the large city walls
b)
its natural envioronment
c)
their superior weapons
d)
the protection of gods
62.
What is a mummy?
a)
A dead body
b)
A preserved body
c)
A suffocating man
d)
A chicken
63.
What caused the Nile to overflow?
a)
Orange Juice
b)
Floods
c)
Tornadoes
d)
Heavy Rain
64.
If you went to Egypt what would you most likely to see.
a)
An ocean
b)
A rain forest
c)
A desert
d)
A glacier
65.
What is the order of Ancient Egypt's Social Pyramid from top to bottom?
a)
Pharaoh, Priest, Government Officials, Artisans, Scribes, Peasants, Slaves
b)
Slaves, Peasants, Artisans, Scribes, Priests, Government Officials, Pharaoh
c)
Pharaoh, Government Officials, Priests, Scribes, Artisans, Peasants, Slaves
d)
Pharaoh, Government Officials, Priests, Artisans, Scribes, Peasants, Slaves
66.
Which organs were taken out of the body during the mummification process?
a)
Heart, Stomach, Lungs, Intestines
b)
Liver, Intestines, Heart, Stomach
c)
Intestines, Heart, Liver, Lungs
d)
Stomach, Intestines, Liver, Lungs
67.
a system in which people or things are placed in levels based on importance
a)
Scarab
b)
Vizier
c)
Peasant
d)
Hierarchy
68.
second in charge of Ancient Egypt
a)
Vizier
b)
Pharoah
c)
Scribe
d)
Priest
69.
a person who is skilled at making things by hand
a)
peasant
b)
craftsman
c)
scribe
d)
vizier
70.
a writing system, developed in Ancient Egypt, that used picture symbols
a)
scribes
b)
canopic jars
c)
scarab
d)
Hieroglyphics
71.
a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in ancient Egypt
a)
Obelisk
b)
Ankh
c)
Scarab
d)
Crook
72.
A mythical Egyptian beast with the body of a lion and the head of a human.
a)
Sphinx
b)
Scarab
c)
Cartouche
d)
Ankh
73.
Type of beetle sacred to the Ancient Egyptians
a)
Scribe
b)
Cartouche
c)
Scarab
d)
Crook
74.
process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death
a)
embalming
b)
scribing
c)
irrigation
d)
sphinx
75.
an oval with carved hieroglyphs, usually representing the name of a pharaoh
a)
Canopic Jars
b)
Cartouche
c)
Sarcophagus
d)
Deity
76.
used during embalming to hold organs (liver, intestines, stomach, lungs)
a)
Ankh
b)
Crook
c)
Deity
d)
Canopic Jars
77.
Deity
a)
a god or goddess
b)
a scribe
c)
a plant
d)
a holy place
78.
a person worked on farms, or as a servant
a)
Vizier
b)
Pharoah
c)
Scribe
d)
Peasant
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