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WorksheetsAncient Egypt Assessment
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Nile River flows through two important regions of Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
Eastern and Western Egypt
Nubia and Cairo
Mesopotamia and Canan
Which of the Following best defines a delta?
A series of rulers
a ruler of a great house
a series of rough rapids
a triangle-shaped area of land
Why was the Nile River Valley a good place for settlement?
The geography helped unify the country.
The geography included areas for farming.
The geography supported hunting.
The geography supported desert plants and birds.
How did cataracts help Ancient Egypt?
Cataracts protected Egypt from invasion
Cataracts allowed easy trade on the Nile
Cataracts prevented pirates from attacking from the desert
Cataracts allowed farming to flourish
How did the flooding of the Nile impact the economy of Egypt?
Flooding brought gold silt to Egypt
Flooding coated the land with a layer of silt that made it ideal for farming
Flooding poisoned the land with salt and harmed farming
The Witczak River Monster swallowed merchant ships.
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
A collection of queens
A collection of kingdoms
Series of rulers from different families
Series of rulers from the same family
Which of the following best defines nobles?
Powerful farmers from the kingdom
Powerful artisans from the kingdom
people from rich and powerful families
people from neighboring Kush
What was the central focus of Egyptian religion?
The temple worship
The afterlife
The pyramids
The heavens
Which best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
They carried their dead to neighboring countries
They used a funeral pyre for their dead
They buried their dead in the Nile River
They preserved bodies as mummies so the Ka would recognize its match
Which of the following best describes hieroglyphics?
Egyptian writing
Mesopotamian writing
Four-sided pillars
Paper-like material
How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians study hieroglyphics?
It provided clues for Ramses Tomb
It provided a map of Hatshepsut's Tomb
It provided various styles of Egyptian paintings
It provided Greek text that matched hieroglyphic writing
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Egyptians believes the dead enjoy such materials in the afterlife.
The tombs were the storage rooms of the high priests.
Egyptians believed tombs were the safest place to hide treasures.
Tombs served as museums and libraries.
What two main trade goods did Kush export to Egypt?
Wood and Gold
Ivory and Ebony
Iron and Corn
Horses and Jewelry
What natural barrier protected Kush from Egypt?
Mountains
Cataracts
An Island
The Red Sea
Young pharaoh whose tomb was found undisturbed.
Re
Menes
Ptah
Horus
Tutankhamen
Egyptian god who created the world.
Re
Menes
Ptah
Horus
Tutankhamen
Egyptian god of the pharaohs.
Re
Menes
Ptah
Horus
Tutankhamen
First pharaoh who united upper and lower Egypt. Started the first dynasty.
Re
Menes
Ptah
Horus
Tutankhamen
Egyptian sun god
Re
Menes
Ptah
Horus
Tutankhamen
A paper-like material made from reeds.
Sphinx
Scribe
Papyrus
Social Hierarchy
Polytheistic
An imaginary creature with the head of a man and the body of a lion.
Cataracts
Sphinx
Pyramid
Papyrus
Scribe
A four sided structure with triangular sides that meet at a point on top.
Cataracts
Sphinx
Social Hierarchy
Pyramid
Papyrus
A belief in many gods.
Cataracts
Sphinx
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Social Hierarchy
Rapids on a river
Sphinx
Pyramids
Cataracts
Social Hierarchy
Scribe
A person who could read and write
Sphinx
Social Hierarchy
Polytheistic
Papyrus
Scribe
The division of society into ranks or classes
Social Hierarchy
Papyrus
Scribes
Pyramids
Polytheistic
A white material made from elephant tusks.
Imports
Exports
Ivory
Merchants
Ebony
Goods sent out of a country
Import
Export
Ivory
Merchants
Ebony
Goods brought into a country.
Imports
Exports
Merchants
Ebony
Ivory
Another name for people who trade goods.
Imports
Exports
Ivory
Merchants
Ebony
An expensive dark colored wood.
Imports
Exports
Ivory
Merchants
Ebony
