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1. Egyptian River Valley Civilization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

From north to south

b)

From west to east

c)

From east to west

d)

From south to north

2.

A civilization includes people with a (select all that apply)

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

settled population

d)

written language

e)

stable food supply

3.

The belief in many gods is called ____________.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

animism

d)

atheism

4.

Where did the first civilizations occur?

a)

River valleys

b)

Deserts

c)

Coastlines

d)

Lakes

5.

Which of the following did the Egyptians create based on the the levels of the Nile River?

a)

Daily worship

b)

A calendar

c)

Egyptian gods

d)

Tombs

6.

Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?

a)

So no other human would ever use them

b)

To keep thieves from stealing them

c)

To prevent his servants from stealing them

d)

So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life

7.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

China

8.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

China

9.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

China

10.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

China

11.

The human kings of Egypt were called _____________.

a)

dynasties

b)

pharaohs

c)

hieroglyphs

d)

pyramids

12.

Another word for god/goddess is _____________.

a)

pyramid

b)

mummy

c)

deity

d)

myth

13.

The longest River in the world is ______________.

a)

the Euphrates

b)

the Nile

c)

the Indus

d)

the Amazon

14.

The earliest Egyptian form of writing was made up of hundreds of pictures called _________________.

a)

cuneiform

b)

papyrus

c)

scripts

d)

hieroglyphs

15.

A body of a pharaoh that has been preserved and buried in a tomb is called a ____________.

a)

pyramid

b)

mummy

c)

deity

d)

zombie

16.

A government led by a political ruler and a religious ruler who are the same person is called a(n) _________________.

a)

democracy

b)

aristocracy

c)

theocracy

d)

oligarchy

e)

monarchy

17.

An area of dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water is called a ____________.

a)

rip tide

b)

cataract

c)

current

d)

waterfall

18.

A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where a river meets the sea is called a _______________.

a)

tributary

b)

papyrus

c)

hieroglyph

d)

delta

19.

The natural geographic features that surrounded Ancient Egypt offered ____________ for the Egyptian people.

a)

transportation

b)

food

c)

protection

d)

resources

20.

Upper Egypt is located in the ____________.

a)

north

b)

river

c)

delta

d)

south