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Egypt

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
2.
What is the name for the Egyptian writing?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Gaeilge
c)
Cyrillic 
d)
The alphabet
3.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
4.

The ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as:

a)

a. Palaces for the kings

b)

Tourist attractions

c)

Temples for the gods

d)

Tombs for the pharaohs

5.

This Queen proclaimed herself to be Pharaoh.

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Hatshepsut

6.
Pharaoh who tried to force all Egyptians to worship one god named “Aton”
a)
King Tut
b)
Amon Ra
c)
Akhenaten
d)
Ramses the Great
7.
a)
unskilled workers
b)
pharaohs
c)
traders
d)
artisans
8.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
9.
The ancient artifact found by French archaeologists called the Rosetta stone
a)
Helped people make roses
b)
Helped translate the Egyptian language
c)
Helped people translate cuneiform
d)
Was good for throwing
10.
Menes was best known for 
a)
Being from Upper Egypt
b)
Marrying princesses
c)
Good at being a general
d)
Unifying Egypt and wearing the double crown
11.
What are Canopic Jars for?
a)
To put gold in
b)
To put treasure in
c)
To put mummy organs in
d)
To store food in
12.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)
The flying spaghetti monster
13.
When people die in Egypt, they believe in the life after death, which is called
a)
heaven
b)
afterlife
c)
pyramids
d)
mummification
14.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)
So they stay nice and juicy
c)
Because Otzi was mummified
d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
15.
The process of preparing a body for wrapping is called
a)
Wrapping!
b)
Dehydration!
c)
Embalming!
d)
Entombing!
16.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
17.
Who created the world’s first nation by uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?
a)
Menes/Narmer
b)
Thutmose III
c)
Amenhotep V
d)
Hatshepsut
18.
What benefit did the Egyptians gain from the Nile?
a)
Yearly floods which left behind rich soil
b)
Mud to take mud baths in
c)
Soil to use to construct the blocks of the pyramids
d)
Hieroglyphics
19.
Who was the goddess of magic?
a)
Horus
b)
Nefertiti
c)
Isis
d)
Osiris
20.
Who is the god of the dead and farming?
a)
Seth
b)
Osiris
c)
Horus
d)
Nephthys
21.

Imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion

a)

obelisk

b)

sphinx

c)

cataract

d)

papyrus

22.
Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?
a)
priests
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
government officials
23.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing 
c)
farming
d)
metal working
24.

Who was the Egyptian sun god?

a)

Osiris

b)

Re

c)

Bel

d)

Tutankhamen

25.

His tomb is one of the only ones to not have been robbed and so has been a great source of information on ancient Egypt

a)

Ra

b)

Ramses

c)

King Tut

d)

Osiris

26.
How were the Nile floods different than the Tigris and Euphrates?
a)
it was Predictable 
b)
It was Destructive
c)
It was Annually
d)
It was Catastrophic 
27.

The following picture shows the ___________ ____________ of Ancient Egypt.

a)

Religon

b)

Social Structure (Social classes)

c)

Inventions

d)

Geography

28.
What is it called when the religious leader is also the leader of the governement
a)
Democracy
b)
Emporer
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
29.

Most of Egypt's pyramids were built during the

a)

Archaic Period (3100-­2700 BCE)

b)

Old Kingdom (2700-­2200 BCE)

c)

Middle Kingdom (2050-­1700 BCE)

d)

New Kingdom (1550-­1100 BCE)

30.

An alliance with the ______ during the New Kingdom era allowed the Egyptian empire to grow to its greatest extent.

a)

Assyrians

b)

Hittites

c)

Hyksos

d)

Greeks

31.

Which Pharoah was Hatshepsut's stepson and expanded Egypt's territory to its greatest extent?

a)

King Thutmose III

b)

King Ramses II

c)

King Ahmose

d)

King Akhenaten

32.

Legally, Egyptian women were allowed to

a)

sue their husbands

b)

obtain a divorce

c)

hold the position of priest

d)

file for custody

33.

What name was given to the Chief Misister to the Pharoah?

a)

Artisan

b)

Official

c)

Priest

d)

Vizier

34.

The largest pyramid in Egypt that still exists today is the Great Pyramid of Khufu also known as the Pyramid of

a)

Giza

b)

Menes

c)

Thebes

d)

Tutankhamen

35.

What organ was often left in the body during mummification because it was believed to be the center of intelligence?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

lungs

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