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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The major natural resource of Egypt is the

a)

Nile River

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Ganges River

d)

Dead Sea

2.

Upper Egypt is in the ____.

a)

south

b)

north

c)

east

d)

west

3.

Lower Egypt is in the

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

4.

The Nile river begins in Central Africa in the country of

a)

Sudan

b)

Wakanda

c)

Chad

d)

Tanzania

5.

Wild rapids called _________ are formed from the narrow cliffs on the Nile and prevented attacks from the south.

a)

cataracts

b)

tsunami's

c)

white water

d)

waterfalls

6.

The Nile flows into which body of water?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Ionian Sea

d)

Aegean Sea

7.

Where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea is called the

a)

Nile Delta

b)

brackish water

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Blue Delta

8.

The Nile's flooding develops from the ......(choose 2)

a)

massive amounts of rain in Central Africa

b)

melting snow in East Africa

c)

the Red Sea floods

d)

melting snow in the Alps

9.

What was completed in 1970 and provides electricity for rural Egyptians

a)

The Aswan Dam

b)

The Reservoir of Egypt

c)

The Dam of Egypt

d)

The Egyptian utilities system

10.

What is a bucket attached to a long pole, to lift water from the Nile to put in the basin.

a)

shadoof

b)

bucket pole

c)

water dump

d)

canal lift

11.

Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the North

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Libyan Desert

12.

Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the East

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Nile and Red Sea

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Libyan Desert

13.

Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the West

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Libyan Desert

14.

Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the South

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Libyan Desert

15.

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt

a)

Menes

b)

Thutmose

c)

Ramses

d)

Khufu

16.

Egypt's government, based on religion is called what?

a)

theocracy

b)

democracy

c)

communist

d)

fascists

17.

Who controlled all elements of day to day life and was considered a god.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Osiris

c)

King

d)

Emperor

18.

The most famous of the Old Kingdom pharaohs was

a)

Khufu

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Cleopatra IV

d)

Thutmose

19.

Whose famous pyramid is one of the Pyramids at Giza?

a)

Khufu

b)

Thutmose

c)

Ramses

d)

King Tutankhamun

20.

Egyptians used the Nile to travel south to _______ to acquire Gold, Copper, Ivory, and slaves.

a)

Kush/ modern day Nubia

b)

South Sudan

c)

Greece

d)

Ethiopia

21.

Egyptians would travel East to Syria for what materials?

a)

wood

b)

dye

c)

gold

d)

papyrus

22.

Egyptians were....

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

23.

The afterlife in Egyptian mythology was considered a happy place and similar to their life on earth. It was based on a persons “ka,”or

a)

life force

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

chi

24.

Egyptian god of the sky.

a)

Horus

b)

Osiris

c)

Seth(h)

d)

Anubis

25.

Goddess of magic and motherhood. Osiris’ wife and the one who put him back together.

a)

Isis

b)

Horus

c)

Anubis

d)

Re

26.

The evil god of Chaos and Storms. Killed his brother Osiris.

a)

Set or Seth

b)

Anubis

c)

Osiris

d)

Re

27.

The Egyptian god that ruled over the Nile River .

a)

Hapi

b)

Osiris

c)

Set or Seth

d)

Anubis

28.

A method of artificial preservation, called _________was developed by the ancient Egyptians.

a)

mummification

b)

zombification

c)

reincarnation

d)

put on ice

29.

How many steps are there in mummification

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

6

30.

The first step in mummification is to

a)

clean and purify the body

b)

take out the organs

c)

stuff the body with sawdust

d)

wrap the body in linen

31.

The second step of mummification is to

a)

remove the organs

b)

clean and purify the body

c)

stuff the body with sawdust

d)

wrap the body

32.

Third step of mummification is

a)

stuff the body

b)

take out the organs

c)

soak it in natron

d)

wrap it in linen

33.

Fourth step in mummification is to

a)

clean and purify the body

b)

cover the body in natron to dry it out

c)

wrap it in linens

d)

stuff it with sawdust

34.

Fifth step in mummification is

a)

after 40-50 days the body is stuffed with sawdust and linens

b)

the body is wrapped in linen

c)

the body is cleaned and purified with oils

d)

the body is soaked in natron to absorb moisture

35.

The sixth step of mummification is

a)

body was wrapped in strands of linen and covered in a sheet called a shroud.

b)

the body is soaked in natron to absorb moisture

c)

the body is stuffed with linen and sawdust

d)

the oragns are placed in canopic jars.

36.

The seventh and final step of mummification is

a)

The body was placed in a stone coffin called a sarcophagus

b)

the body was thrown into the Nile to be eaten by Nile crocodiles

c)

the body was placed in a tomb called a pyramid

d)

the boday was buried in the sand

37.

What was used by ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains such as body organs.

a)

canopic jars

b)

clay pots

c)

sarcophagus

d)

tombs

38.

What was the archaeologists name that found King Tut's tomb?

a)

Henry Coward

b)

Howard Carter

c)

Lord Carnivorous

d)

Lord Canarvon

39.

Who financed or funded the excavations to find King Tut's tomb?

a)

Henry Coward

b)

Howard Carter

c)

Lord Carnivorous

d)

Lord Carnarvon

40.

Lord Carnarvon succumbed to the Curse of Tut when ....

a)

a wasp stung him and he died

b)

he fell into the Nile and crocodiles devoured him

c)

a mosquito bit his cheek and when he shaved he got blood poisoning

d)

he was buried alive in King Tut's tomb, forever

41.

One of the oldest is the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. Buried inside is an Old Kingdom pharaoh named

a)

Djoser

b)

Khufu

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Cleopatra IV

42.

How tall is the most famous pyramid at Giza that belongs to King Khufu?

a)

481 feet high

b)

200 feet high

c)

550 feet high

d)

1,000 feet high

43.

In 1750 B.C., Egypt was invaded and conquered by the ________ who used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to control Egypt for 200 years.

a)

Hyksos

b)

Hittites

c)

Assyrians

d)

Ahmose

44.

Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt

a)

Ahmose of Thebes

b)

Thutmose the Great

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Cleopatra

45.

Whose step son destroyed all of the monuments she had built.

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Nefertiti

46.

The Egyptian language is called

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Cuneiform

d)

calligraphy

47.

Egyptians made paper out of reeds from the Nile , it is called___.

a)

papyrus

b)

clay

c)

bamboo paper

d)

rice paper

48.

A tall, narrow monument with four sides that taper into a pyramid at the top.

a)

obelisk

b)

pyramid

c)

ziggurat

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

49.

What was a Massive Basalt stone that was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian demotic (a more modern version of the Egyptian language) and Greek. Each of these three languages said the same thing. This is called the

a)

Rosetta Stone

b)

Hammurabi Code

c)

Cartouche

d)

Rosetta clay

50.

Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone

a)

Jean Francois Champollion

b)

Jean Claude VanDam

c)

Jean Lafite

d)

Napoloeon

51.

Which animal is Mr. Tarrant's least Favorite ;p

a)

camel

b)

zebra

c)

crocodile

d)

cobra