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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The river system in Egypt was so important, one historian referred to Egypt as the "Gift of the ___________".

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Euphrates

d)

Tigris

2.

Which natural barriers protected Ancient Egypt from outside invaders?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Tigris River

d)

Sahara

e)

Black Sea

3.

Whom is given credit for unifying Ancient Egypt and considered the first of the pharaohs?

a)

Anubis

b)

Menes

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Gilgamesh

4.

Before the first pharaoh unites Ancient Egypt, it was broken into two different parts. Identify the names of these two parts.

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Higher Egypt

c)

Bottom Egypt

d)

Lower Egypt

5.

How did the first pharaoh of Ancient Egypt symbolize he had untied the two different parts of Egypt?

a)

He wrote a message to all the people of Egypt to read.

b)

He combined to crown of the two Egypts.

c)

He combined the staff and rod of Egypt.

d)

He combined the robes of the two different Egypts.

6.

Pyramids were built as _____________________.

a)

landing pads for aliens.

b)

meeting places for government officials.

c)

a sports arena.

d)

royal tombs for the pharaohs.

7.

The head of Ancient Egyptian society was known as the __________.

a)

president

b)

emperor

c)

dictator

d)

pharaoh

8.

The Ancient Egyptians practiced _______________, the worship of many gods.

a)

Islam

b)

monotheism

c)

polytheism

d)

Christianity

9.

Which writing system was used by the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

pictographs

b)

sanskrit

c)

cuneiform

d)

hieroglyphs

10.

The largest pyramids were built in the ________ Kingdom.

a)

New

b)

Middle

c)

Old

d)

Between

11.

Ancient Egyptian history is broken into three different kingdoms. Identify the names of these three kingdoms.

a)

Middle

b)

Old

c)

Before

d)

Between

e)

New

12.

During the mummification process, the organs were removed and placed into special containers known as __________________.

a)

organ jars

b)

canopic jars

c)

sarcophagus

d)

preserver jars

13.

During the mummification process, all of the organs were removed except the _____________.

a)

intestines

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

liver

e)

brain

14.

After a body was mummified, it was placed in a _______________.

a)

sarcophagus

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Canopic jar

d)

coffin

15.

The ______________ allowed Egyptology to decode the Ancient Egyptian writing system because it contained script written in three different languages, one being Ancient Greek.

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

canopic jars

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

sarcophagus

16.

Who discovered the "untouched" King Tut's tomb?

a)

Mr. Reno

b)

Howard Carter

c)

George Taft

d)

Lord Vladimir

17.

The largest pyramid is named after which famous pharaoh?

a)

Khufu

b)

Khafre

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Menes

18.

What helped Ancient Egypt thrive for thousands of years?

a)

They were nice people.

b)

It was protected by natural barriers.

c)

It was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

d)

It was located on the Nile River.

19.

Which sea is located just north of Egypt?

a)

Red Sea

b)

South Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

20.

Identify the God of Mummification who had the head of a jackal.

a)

Osiris

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

d)

Anubis