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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of Khufu's pyramid?

a)

Pyramid of Giza

b)

Sphinx Pyramid

c)

White Temple

d)

Khufu's Pyramid

2.

Who was the first female pharaoh? She also promoted trade with other empires.

a)

Cleopatra VII

b)

Ms. Griffin

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Cleopatra V

3.

This pharaoh ruled for over 60 years and was a great military leader.

a)

George

b)

Ramses II

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Akhenaten

4.

This ruler briefly turned Egypt into a monotheistic empire.

a)

Akhenaten

b)

Menes

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Tut

5.

Who was the last ruler of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Cleopatra VII

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Tut

d)

Khufu

6.

The intermediate periods were times of peace and stability.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This ruler was the youngest ruler.

a)

Menes

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Sumer

d)

Tut

8.

What did soldiers do in peace time? PICK TWO

a)

Sat around all day

b)

Dug canals

c)

Transported stones for building the pyramids

d)

Wrote down important notes for the pharaoh

9.

Imhotep... PICK TWO

a)

Founded Egyptian medicine

b)

Was the first architect in history

c)

Was a famous slave

d)

Invented the lightbulb

10.

Egyptian Art focused mainly on beauty

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In Egyptian art who was painted larger?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Slaves

c)

Priests

12.

What does pharaoh mean in Egyptian?

a)

Pyramid

b)

Great Leader

c)

Great House

d)

River

13.

What are hieratics?

a)

Something Ms. Griffin just made up

b)

A form of cursive written in ink

c)

A type of pyramid

d)

A military rank

14.

What caused the fall of Egypt?

a)

Poor governing

b)

Drought

c)

Conquered by Rome

15.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A type of pyramid

b)

A plant

c)

A period of rule by the same family

d)

A social class in Ancient Egypt

16.

What caused the intermediate periods? PICK TWO

a)

Famine/Starvation

b)

Wars

c)

Somebody stole something

d)

There weren't any intermediate periods

17.

What river is Egypt located at?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Mississippi

c)

Tigris

d)

Nile

18.

Which of these was one of the 3 major periods in Ancient Egypt? PICK ONE

a)

Upper Kingdom

b)

Lower Kingdom

c)

Neo-Egyptian

d)

Middle Kingdom

19.

The term Pharaoh has been used since Ancient times.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Ancient Egypt invented: PICK TWO

a)

Wheel

b)

Carriage

c)

Cubits

d)

Solar Calendar

21.

Who conquered Egypt?

a)

Persians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Romans

d)

French

22.

Who held the highest place on the social pyramid?

a)

Slaves

b)

Priests

c)

Pharaohs

d)

Soldiers

23.

Slaves had the same rights as farmers and artisans.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What are some rights women had in Egypt? PICK TWO

a)

They had no rights

b)

Own property

c)

Sign contracts

d)

Be soldiers

25.

What is ma'att?

a)

A type of pottery

b)

The idea of harmony and balance needed for the afterlife

c)

Some random thing that Ms. Griffin just made up

d)

The study of ancient Egyptian animals