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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
The major natural resource of Egypt is the
Nile River
Sahara Desert
Ganges River
Dead Sea
Upper Egypt is in the ____.
south
north
east
west
Lower Egypt is in the
north
south
east
west
The Nile river begins in Central Africa in the country of
Sudan
Wakanda
Chad
Tanzania
Wild rapids called _________ are formed from the narrow cliffs on the Nile and prevented attacks from the south.
cataracts
tsunami's
white water
waterfalls
The Nile flows into which body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
Where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea is called the
Nile Delta
brackish water
Dead Sea
Blue Delta
The Nile's flooding develops from the ......(choose 2)
massive amounts of rain in Central Africa
melting snow in East Africa
the Red Sea floods
melting snow in the Alps
What was completed in 1970 and provides electricity for rural Egyptians
The Aswan Dam
The Reservoir of Egypt
The Dam of Egypt
The Egyptian utilities system
What is a bucket attached to a long pole, to lift water from the Nile to put in the basin.
shadoof
bucket pole
water dump
canal lift
Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the North
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Libyan Desert
Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the East
Mediterranean Sea
The Nile and Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Libyan Desert
Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the West
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Libyan Desert
Egypt has natural protection in every direction! What protects Egypt to the South
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Libyan Desert
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
Thutmose
Ramses
Khufu
Egypt's government, based on religion is called what?
theocracy
democracy
communist
fascists
Who controlled all elements of day to day life and was considered a god.
Pharaoh
Osiris
King
Emperor
The most famous of the Old Kingdom pharaohs was
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra IV
Thutmose
Whose famous pyramid is one of the Pyramids at Giza?
Khufu
Thutmose
Ramses
King Tutankhamun
Egyptians used the Nile to travel south to _______ to acquire Gold, Copper, Ivory, and slaves.
Kush/ modern day Nubia
South Sudan
Greece
Ethiopia
Egyptians would travel East to Syria for what materials?
wood
dye
gold
papyrus
Egyptians were....
polytheistic
monotheistic
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
life force
karma
dharma
chi
Egyptian god of the sky.
Horus
Osiris
Seth(h)
Anubis
Goddess of magic and motherhood. Osiris’ wife and the one who put him back together.
Isis
Horus
Anubis
Re
The evil god of Chaos and Storms. Killed his brother Osiris.
Set or Seth
Anubis
Osiris
Re
The Egyptian god that ruled over the Nile River .
Hapi
Osiris
Set or Seth
Anubis
A method of artificial preservation, called _________was developed by the ancient Egyptians.
mummification
zombification
reincarnation
put on ice
How many steps are there in mummification
1
2
7
6
The first step in mummification is to
clean and purify the body
take out the organs
stuff the body with sawdust
wrap the body in linen
The second step of mummification is to
remove the organs
clean and purify the body
stuff the body with sawdust
wrap the body
Third step of mummification is
stuff the body
take out the organs
soak it in natron
wrap it in linen
Fourth step in mummification is to
clean and purify the body
cover the body in natron to dry it out
wrap it in linens
stuff it with sawdust
Fifth step in mummification is
after 40-50 days the body is stuffed with sawdust and linens
the body is wrapped in linen
the body is cleaned and purified with oils
the body is soaked in natron to absorb moisture
The sixth step of mummification is
body was wrapped in strands of linen and covered in a sheet called a shroud.
the body is soaked in natron to absorb moisture
the body is stuffed with linen and sawdust
the oragns are placed in canopic jars.
The seventh and final step of mummification is
The body was placed in a stone coffin called a sarcophagus
the body was thrown into the Nile to be eaten by Nile crocodiles
the body was placed in a tomb called a pyramid
the boday was buried in the sand
What was used by ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains such as body organs.
canopic jars
clay pots
sarcophagus
tombs
What was the archaeologists name that found King Tut's tomb?
Henry Coward
Howard Carter
Lord Carnivorous
Lord Canarvon
Who financed or funded the excavations to find King Tut's tomb?
Henry Coward
Howard Carter
Lord Carnivorous
Lord Carnarvon
Lord Carnarvon succumbed to the Curse of Tut when ....
a wasp stung him and he died
he fell into the Nile and crocodiles devoured him
a mosquito bit his cheek and when he shaved he got blood poisoning
he was buried alive in King Tut's tomb, forever
One of the oldest is the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. Buried inside is an Old Kingdom pharaoh named
Djoser
Khufu
Tutankhamun
Cleopatra IV
How tall is the most famous pyramid at Giza that belongs to King Khufu?
481 feet high
200 feet high
550 feet high
1,000 feet high
In 1750 B.C., Egypt was invaded and conquered by the ________ who used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to control Egypt for 200 years.
Hyksos
Hittites
Assyrians
Ahmose
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt
Ahmose of Thebes
Thutmose the Great
Ramses the Great
Cleopatra
Whose step son destroyed all of the monuments she had built.
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
The Egyptian language is called
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
calligraphy
Egyptians made paper out of reeds from the Nile , it is called___.
papyrus
clay
bamboo paper
rice paper
A tall, narrow monument with four sides that taper into a pyramid at the top.
obelisk
pyramid
ziggurat
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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
Rosetta Stone
Hammurabi Code
Cartouche
Rosetta clay
Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone
Jean Francois Champollion
Jean Claude VanDam
Jean Lafite
Napoloeon
Which animal is Mr. Tarrant's least Favorite ;p
camel
zebra
crocodile
cobra
