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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river flows through Egypt?

a)

The Murray

b)

The Amazon

c)

The Mississippi

d)

The Nile

2.

What did the Ancient Egyptians call the annual floods?

a)

The Floods

b)

The Big Wet

c)

The Nile Burst

d)

The Inundation

3.

Which of the following people would be considered Artisans?

a)

Sword Smiths

b)

Woodworkers

c)

Jewellers

d)

Stonemasons

4.

When did Howard Carter discover Tutankhamen's tomb?

a)

1622

b)

1722

c)

1822

d)

1922

5.

Why was Tutankhamen's tomb so special?

a)

It was the first Pharaoh's tomb to be opened up.

b)

Tutankhamen was the longest serving Pharaoh,

c)

The tomb had never been opened.

d)

No one kew who Tutankhamen was.

6.

Instead of writing on clay tablets, the ancient Egyptians invented a type of paper called

a)

Rice paper

b)

Muslin

c)

Booly

d)

Papyrus

7.

The plants used to make Egyptian paper were found

a)

Along the Nile River

b)

In the Desert

c)

By trading with other countries

d)

At Hobby Lobby

8.

Ancient Egyptians wrote words with characters called

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Squiggles

d)

Sanskrit

9.

Hieroglyphics could not be read until Napoleon’s discovery of what item in 1799?

a)

The Magic Decoder Ring

b)

Google Translate

c)

The Rosetta Stone

d)

Narmer’s Palette

10.

The most famous Great Pyramids of Giza were commissioned (ordered to be built) by

a)

King Khufu

b)

King Tut

c)

Queen Cleopatra

d)

King Ramses

11.

During most of the ancient Egyptian times, Egyptians worship many gods, which is a form of religion called

a)

Monotheism

b)

Ditheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Polytheism

12.

This god was well known for being chopped into pieces and ruling over the underworld, farming and law.

a)

Horus

b)

Isis

c)

Osiris

d)

Ra

13.

This god was the son of Osiris and lost his eye in battle.

a)

Horus

b)

Isis

c)

Osiris

d)

Ra

14.

This god was the wife of Osiris and helped put his body pieces back together again

a)

Horus

b)

Isis

c)

Osiris

d)

Ra

15.

Anubis was a god with a human body and head of a jackal, known as the god of

a)

Love

b)

War

c)

Gods

d)

Embalming

16.

Egyptians believe in mummifying bodies for the afterlife; however, different organs were more important than others. Which organ was NOT considered important?

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Lungs

d)

Liver

17.

This organ was always left inside the body because it contained the spirit or Ka.

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Lungs

d)

Liver

18.
What is a pharaoh?
a)
an ancient Egyptian scribe
b)
an ancient Egyptian leader
c)
an Ancient Sumerian king
d)
An ancient circus performer
19.

How did pharaohs ensure they would not be forgotten?

a)

The wrote autobiographies to be placed in libraries

b)

They took tons of selfies

c)

They hired people to tell their stories

d)

They had monuments build in their honor

20.

What did Priests do in Egyptian society?

a)

Collect Taxes

b)

They were gods

c)

Perform rituals and created mummies

d)

Built large monuments

21.
What social class would farmers be in?
a)
Artisans
b)
Peasants
c)
Government Officials
d)
Scribes
22.
What job did Scribes have in Egypt?
a)
Wrote records, history, stories, and laws.
b)
Built grand monuments for the Pharaoh
c)
Advised the Pharaoh.
d)
Created weapons, clothes, and tools.
23.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

24.

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

a)

along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

b)

along the coast of the Red Sea

c)

along the coast of the Nile River

d)

in the desert

25.

What was the importance of the Book of the Dead?

a)

explained the succession of pharaohs

b)

served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls

c)

told the story of an Egyptian official who killed a pharaoh

d)

was a list of important citizens and officials who had died

26.

Why did skilled artists create paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids?

a)

to decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh

b)

encourage sight-seeing and visitors to the tombs

c)

increase the value of the tomb and pyramid

d)

provide the person buried with servants and things they needed

27.

Who was the most important god in Egypt?

a)

Amon-Re

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

d)

Osiris

28.

How did Egyptians benefit when the Nile River flooded?

a)

Helped the leaders to stay in power

b)

Kept the two civilizations separate from each other

c)

Left silt behind that was good for farming

d)

Made it easier to keep enemies away

29.

What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?

a)

Fewest number of people were in the highest classes

b)

Largest numbers of people were in the artisan classes

c)

Many people advised the pharaoh

d)

More rich people than poor people in Egypt

30.

What continent is Egypt located within?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe