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Ancient Egypt (World Civ reading)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

silt

a)

A. what the Egyptians called the desert surrounding their country

b)

B. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it

c)

C. rich soil deposited by a river

d)

D. what the Egyptians called their country, referring to its fertile soil

2.

Black Land

a)

A. what the Egyptians called the desert surrounding their country

b)

B. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it

c)

C. rich soil deposited by a river

d)

D. what the Egyptians called their country, referring to its fertile soil

3.

Red Land

a)

A. what the Egyptians called the desert surrounding their country

b)

B. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it

c)

C. rich soil deposited by a river

d)

D. what the Egyptians called their country, referring to its fertile soil

4.

heiroglyphics

a)

B. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it

b)

E. a writing system where pictures stand for words

c)

G. paper-like material made from reed

5.

mummification

a)

B. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it

b)

E. a writing system where pictures stand for words

c)

G. paper-like material made from reed

6.

papyrus

a)

B. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it

b)

E. a writing system where pictures stand for words

c)

G. paper-like material made from reed

7.

The Egyptian Civilization developed along which river?

a)

Tigris

b)

Congo

c)

Nile

d)

Euphrates

8.

Which Wonder of the Ancient World is still standing today?

a)

Sphinx

b)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

c)

Great Pyramid of Giza

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

9.

Which Egyptian structure had the face of a human and the body of a lion?

a)

Sphinx

b)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

c)

Great Pyramid of Giza

d)

tomb of King Tut

10.

Which continent was Ancient Egypt part of?

a)

Africa

b)

America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

11.

True or False: Each year the Nile River floods and creates fertile soil for farming

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Papyrus was only used as a paper-like material

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Egyptians built pyramids to bury their pharaohs

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Egyptians believed in an afterlife

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What were Egyptian pyramids made from?

a)

stone

b)

wood

c)

clay

d)

metal