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Ancient Egyptians

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hieroglyphics are...

a)

Ancient Egyptian picture writing

b)

Another name for the rulers of Egypt

c)

Belief in an afterlife.

d)

Buildings with sides shaped like triangles

2.
The Egyptians built the pyramids to 
a)
Keep people employed.
b)
Give thanks to the Nile. 
c)
Make use of their machines.
d)
Bury their pharaohs. 
3.
Why did the people bury valuable and useful objects in tombs?
a)
To hide them from the robbers.
b)
To show off their wealth.
c)
To keep them safe from floods.
d)
To help the dead in the afterlife.
4.

Ruler of ancient Egypt

a)

pharaoh

b)

delta

c)

savanna

d)

cataract

5.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
6.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
7.
Longest river in the world, made settlement possible in Ancient Egypt
a)
Amazon
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
8.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt
a)
Tomb
b)
Sarcophagus
c)
Grave
d)
Ziggurat
9.

She is the goddess of motherhood and wife of Osiris.

a)

Isis

b)

Ma'at

c)

Hathor

d)

Bastet

10.

Goddess of cats and protection.

a)

Nut

b)

Isis

c)

Bastet

d)

Hathor

11.

God of mummification.

a)

Ra

b)

Horus

c)

Anubis

d)

Thoth

12.

He is the Egyptian god of writing and knowledge.

a)

Thoth

b)

Anubis

c)

Horus

d)

Osiris

13.

This Egyptian god is evil. He is the god of chaos and destruction.

a)

Seth/Set

b)

Ra

c)

Anubis

d)

Bes

14.

The goddess of love, beauty, and music.

a)

Hathor

b)

Hapi

c)

Isis

d)

Bes

15.
How did the people of ancient Egypt believe the spirits of the dead make their way to the afterlife?
a)
by boat
b)
by camel
c)
flying through the air
16.

Was the god of the sky and was the spiritual representation of the pharaoh

a)

Horus

b)

Ptah

c)

Anubis

d)

Thoth

17.
Ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife
a)
Seth
b)
Horus
c)
Osiris
d)
Anubis
18.

He is the sun god. Wearing a large crown he sails in a boat across the sky between heaven and earth.

a)

Osiris

b)

Anubis

c)

Ra

d)

Seth

19.

I am the crocodile god.

a)

Sobek

b)

Isis

c)

Sekhmet

d)

Anubis

20.

I am the god of the Nile.

a)

Nebet Hut

b)

Hapi

c)

Sobek

d)

Aset

21.

I am the goddess of childbirth and fertility.

a)

Hapi

b)

Aset

c)

Taweret

d)

Khnum

22.

I am the "King of the Gods."

a)

Ra

b)

Hapi

c)

Anubis

d)

Amun Ra

23.

I am the goddess of the sky.

a)

Aset

b)

Hapi

c)

Nut

d)

Set

24.

I am the goddess of moisture.

a)

Nut

b)

Tefnut

c)

Set

d)

Aset

25.

What did the Ancient Egyptians use to store body parts when a body was going to be mummified?

a)

Canopic Jars

b)

Anointed Jars

c)

Divine Jars

d)

Magical Jars

26.

What did each person have in their tomb in order to guide them through the afterlife?

a)

Book of the Dead

b)

Book of the Living

c)

Book of Osiris

d)

Book of Amun-Ra

27.
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
28.
The large stone coffin that holds the other wooden coffins is called a
a)
Shaduf
b)
Shenti
c)
Masoleum
d)
Sarcophagus
29.
The scene or ceremony where a person's soul was judged is known as the
a)
Weighing of the Heart
b)
Opening of the Mouth
c)
Capturing the Ba
d)
Freeing the Ka
30.
 person's soul is weighed against this to see if it is free of sin
a)
Feather of Guilt
b)
Feather if Innocense
c)
Feather of Truth
d)
Feather of Ignorance
31.
The only organ left in the body was the ______ it was believed to be the center of intelligence
a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
32.
This organ was considered useless so it was removed and thrown away
a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
33.
To protect the body & help the soul reach the afterlife these were put in the mummy wrappings
a)
Frankincense & Myrrh
b)
Gold Coins
c)
Precious Gems
d)
Magical Amulets
34.

How many days was a body dried with natron?

a)

30-35

b)

35-40

c)

15-20

d)

20-35

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