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WorksheetsEgypt
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
2.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
3.
What is the name for the Egyptian writing?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Gaeilge
c)
Cyrillic
d)
The alphabet
4.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
5.
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as:
a)
a. Palaces for the kings
b)
Tourist attractions
c)
Temples for the gods
d)
Tombs for the pharaohs
6.
This Queen proclaimed herself to be Pharaoh.
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Nefertiti
c)
Hatshepsut
7.
What was an achievement of Egypt ?
a)
papyrus
b)
pharaohs
c)
Egypt
d)
cuneiform
8.
Means “Great House” and is what Egyptians called their kings.
a)
Dynasty
b)
Hebrews
c)
Pharaoh
d)
Hieroglyphics
9.
What was a contribution of Egypt?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Polytheism
10.
a)
unskilled workers
b)
pharaohs
c)
traders
d)
artisans
11.
The people who made up the biggest part of the social hierarchy pyramid had...
a)
Most of the power
b)
Little power
c)
Some power
12.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
13.
How were canals used by ancient Egyptians?
a)
food storage system
b)
funeral rituals
c)
religious festivals
d)
irrigation systems
14.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
15.
Which of the following was NOT part of the mummification process?
a)
burning the body on a raft on the Nile river
b)
placing the vital organs in canopic jars
c)
rubbing the body with natron salts
d)
wrapping the body in strips of linen cloth
16.
Where were the richest farming areas in Egypt found?
a)
in the great basin
b)
in the delta
c)
near the cataracts
d)
on the west bank
17.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
18.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
19.
Why was the discovery of King Tut’s tomb important?
a)
It held the key to understanding hieroglyphics.
b)
It taught historians a lot about Egyptian burial rituals.
c)
It helped save the economy of modern day Egypt.
d)
It taught us a lot about the longest ruling pharaoh in Egypt’s history.
20.
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
a)
it made it easier to keep records and communicate
b)
it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
c)
it allowed them to create a system of writing
d)
it kept mice out of the granaries
21.
Why was the Rosetta Stone an important discovery?
a)
It was written in Sumerian and Greek and allowed historians to translate cuneiform.
b)
It was written in Phoenician and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Phoenician alphabet.
c)
It was written in Hebrew and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Hebrew language.
d)
It was written in hieroglyphics and Greek and allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics.
22.
What vital organ did the Egyptians believe had to be weighed after death?
a)
intestines
b)
heart
c)
stomach
d)
liver
23.
Menes was best known for
a)
Being from Upper Egypt
b)
Marrying princesses
c)
Good at being a general
d)
Unifying Egypt and wearing the double crown
24.
An example of a delta is
a)
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
b)
A plane formation
c)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
d)
The rapids along the Nile
25.
A royal dynasty
a)
a group of powerful people
b)
a series of rulers from the same family
c)
a popular video game
d)
the gods
26.
What are Canopic Jars for?
a)
To put gold in
b)
To put treasure in
c)
To put mummy organs in
d)
To store food in
27.
People who are from rich and powerful families are called
a)
Nobles
b)
Scribes
c)
Merchants
d)
Slaves
28.
When people die in Egypt, they believe in the life after death, which is called
a)
heaven
b)
afterlife
c)
pyramids
d)
mummification
29.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)
So they stay nice and juicy
c)
Because Otzi was mummified
d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
30.
Queen Hatshepsut was important to Egypt because she
a)
was a female Pharaoh who made trade routes to get rich
b)
made a strong military that took over the empire of Kush
c)
built monuments in Egypt that made the nation look strong
d)
made a strong military that defeated Mesopotamia
31.
Horus the Avenger is the God of the
a)
Pharaohs, and rules as God King of Egypt
b)
God of the harvest and makes food grow
c)
God of the Nile, giving life
d)
God of all the Gods
32.
The process of preparing a body for wrapping is called
a)
Wrapping!
b)
Dehydration!
c)
Embalming!
d)
Entombing!
33.
In order to preserve a person as a mummy, Ancient Egyptians used
a)
Butter to make sure the skin is soft
b)
Salt to get rid of excess water
c)
Your mom's favorite recipe
d)
paper
34.
What organs from the mummy were put in canopic jars?
a)
Heart, Brains, Lungs, and Spleen
b)
Brains Lungs and iiver
c)
Heart Lungs and Intestines
d)
Liver, Lungs, and Intestines
35.
Because of the way the Nile flows, Upper Egypt is located
a)
North (above Lower Egypt)
b)
South (below Lower Egypt)
36.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
37.
The Sphinx looks like it has ______.
a)
A lion's body and a dog's head.
b)
A lion's body and a man's head
c)
A tiger's body with feathers
38.
Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _______.
a)
Tiny and Elegant
b)
Jordan and Mississippi
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
39.
Mesopotamians believed in ______.
a)
One God
b)
No Gods
c)
Many Gods
40.
A scientist who studies things left behind by people who lived a long time ago is called ______.
a)
A planter
b)
An Archaeologist
c)
A scorpion
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