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Chapter 5- Egypt

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a)
pharoah
b)
dynasty
c)
cataract
d)
pyramid 
2.

a line of rulers from one family
a)
dynasty
b)
bureaucrat
c)
theocracy
d)
delta
3.

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
a)
shadoof
b)
incense
c)
theocracy
d)
embalming
4.

a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
a)
bureaucrat
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
cataract
d)
papyrus
5.

woven cloth
a)
papyrus
b)
embalming
c)
incense
d)
textile
6.

a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
a)
shadoof
b)
delta
c)
textile
d)
papyrus
7.
What innovation did the Egyptians us to spread water across their lands?
a)
the cataract
b)
the hieroglyph
c)
the shaduf
d)
the ibis
8.
What is this system of writing called?
a)
calligraphy 
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Alphabet 
9.
How does the Nile River flow?
a)
starting in the south to the north 
b)
starting in the north to the south 
c)
starting in the middle to the north 
d)
starting in the middle to the south 
10.

True or False: Hatshepsut was the first woman to rule as pharaoh.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Delta

a)

a sea

b)

low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

c)

an area near the Persian Gulf

d)

an airline

12.

Hieroglyphics

a)

wedge writing

b)

a type of bird

c)

An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

d)

a gymnastics move

13.

shadoof

a)

a sound a player makes when making a basket

b)

Egyptian machine used to raise water out of the Nile River into basins

c)

an Egyptian machine used to write Hieroglyphics

d)

a typeoffish found only in the Nile river

14.

A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

shadoof

c)

papyrus

d)

envoy

15.
Which direction did/does the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
16.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
17.
Hatshepsut was the FIRST pharaoh that was
a)
a god.
b)
a child.
c)
a priest.
d)
a woman.
18.
During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
New Kingdom
d)
Newest Kingdom
19.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
20.

Place the following events in sequence:

A. A body is washed in Salt

B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.

C. A body's internal organs are removed.

a)

C, A. B

b)

C, B, A

c)

B, C, A

d)

A, C, B

21.
What is the purpose of embalming?
a)
to treat a body for diseases 
b)
to preserve a body 
c)
to enhance the body
22.

Historians believe which group is responsible for building the pyramids?

a)

Aliens

b)

Farmers

c)

Scribes

d)

Slaves

23.

Which reason best describes why the pyramids were built?

a)

To celebrate the royal family

b)

To store the royal family's stuff

c)

To help the pharaoh reach the afterlife

d)

To help desert travelers find Egypt

24.

What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?

a)

As monuments to the glory of Egypt

b)

As temples to their gods

c)

As meeting places for the leaders of the country

d)

As burial sites for the Pharaohs

e)

As something to do to keep their slaves busy

25.

Who conquered Egypt and ruled for 60 years?

a)

Kushites

b)

Assyrians

c)

Mesopotamians

d)

King Tut

26.

Which kingdom built the pyramids

a)

Old kingdom

b)

New kingdom

c)

Middle kingdom

27.

Who built the pyramids?

a)

Scribes

b)

Farmers

c)

Slaves

d)

Kings

28.

Who wore make-up, jewelry and wigs?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Both men and women

29.

The nile is considered...

a)

all that is bad

b)

all that is good

c)

the life blood of egypt

d)

a river

30.
Ancient Egyptian history is divided into three
a)
pharaohs
b)
timelines
c)
kingdoms
d)
pyramids
31.
Which of the following impacted Egytpian culture, religion, natural resources, trade, and politics?
a)
The Nile River
b)
The high priests
c)
The pharaohs
d)
The Hyksos
32.

Why did the Egyptian term for "king" literally mean "great house?"

a)

The Pharaohs lived in a very big house

b)

The pharaoh's family, or "house", was the most powerful in Egypt

c)

A "great house" was a temple where pharaohs held religious ceremonies

d)

The term referred to the great pyramids

33.

Also known as the "Age of Pyramids."

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

34.

One of the first female pharaohs in history.

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Senusret I

c)

Ramses II

d)

Khufu

35.
a water fall or a rapid in a river? 
a)
Ocoee
b)
Nantahalee
c)
Cataract 
d)
Glacuama
36.
Where was the reed that was used to make papyrus found? 
a)
mediterranian sea
b)
Woods 
c)
by the banks of the Egyptian ponds 
d)
on the nile river bank
37.
First female Pharaoah
a)
Tut 
b)
Ramses 
c)
Hatshepsut 
d)
Cleopatra
38.
Where where most Egyptian Pharaohs buried? 
a)
in a mud tomb
b)
in a pyramid
c)
they werent they were creamated
d)
in the sky
39.
What was the ruler of Egypt called? 
a)
President 
b)
Emporer
c)
Pharaoh
d)
Shadoof
40.
Why were the pyramids built?
a)
as tombs for the pharaohs
b)
as vaults for the government's wealth
c)
as shelters for the homeless
d)
as monuments to the gods
41.

Who was most likely to have a better life?

a)

slaves

b)

farmers

c)

children of royal families

d)

potters

42.

Most villagers were potters

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Most villagers in Egypt were?

a)

potters

b)

farmers

c)

pharoahs

d)

wig makers

44.

Present life was better then the after life

a)

true

b)

false

45.

1. The Kushites conquered Egypt and ruled over them for 60 years.

a)

true

b)

false