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Worksheet time: 32mins
True or False: The Old Kingdom is famous for building pyramids and the Great Sphinx.
True
False
Who was considered both the head of the government and the Egyptian religion?
Pharaoh
Vizier
Sphinx
Scribe
What was the first pyramid built by the Ancient Egyptians?
Pyramid of Khufu
Step Pyramid of Djoser
Great Pyramid of Giza
Red Pyramid
What Egyptian pharaoh united Egypt and began the Middle Kingdom period?
Ramses II
Mentuhotep II
Tutankhamen
Ahmose I
What group of people ruled northern Egypt during the 2nd Intermediate Period?
Hyksos
Assyrians
Babylonians
Nubians
What pharaoh united Egypt and began the period of the New Kingdom?
Ramses II
Mentuhotep II
Ahmose I
Tutankhamen
True or False: The New Kingdom is often considered the golden age of Ancient Egypt.
True
False
Where were many of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom buried?
Giza Complex
Valley of the Kings
Inside giant pyramids
Inside great temples
What group conquered Egypt and ended the New Kingdom period?
Assyrians
Sumerians
Hyksos
Sea Peoples
What female pharaoh ruled Egypt for 20 years during the New Kingdom?
Hatshepsut
Mentuhotep II
Ahmose I
Cleopatra VII
Which is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Amazon River
Mississippi River
Yellow River
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Lake Victoria
What important event took place each year that provided rich soil around the Nile River?
The river flooded its banks
Giant flocks of birds came through the land traveling south
Huge storms came during the rainy season
All are correct
The "Kemet" was the land the surrounded the Nile River Valley. What did it mean
Red Land
Blue Nile
Black Land
White Nile
What Pharaoh`s tomb was found in the Valley of Kings with most of the treasure intact?
Tutankhamun
Rameses
Hatshepsut
Thutmose IV
What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
As monuments to the glory of Egypt
As temples to their gods
As burial sites for the Pharaohs
As meeting places for the leaders of the country
What Pharaoh built the first pyramid?
Djoser
Khufu
Menes
Snefru
What is the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians?
The Pyramid of Djoser
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Red Pyramid of Snefru
The Pyramid of MenKaure
What pharaoh was the Great Pyramid built for?
Djoser
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Khufu
What pharaoh built the temples at Abu Simbel?
Ramses II
Seti I
Thutmose III
Ptolemy XII
In what occupation did the majority of the people work?
Farmers
Soldiers
Stone Cutters
Fishermen
What occupation was reserved for the few people who could read and write?
Craftsmen
Scribes
Administrators
Priests
Most of Egyptian art was based on what subject?
People
Religion
Landscapes
Animals
What happened to most of the art that was hidden in Egyptian tombs?
It was stolen by thieves
It was destroyed by the humid weather
It is likely still hidden and may someday be found
It was removed by the relatives of the dead
Besides looking good, how did makeup help the Ancient Egyptians?
It warded off evil spirits
It protected their skin from the sun
It had healing properties
It gave them magical powers
What form did the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians typically take?
Pyramids
Plants
Humans
Animals
Who was considered the most important and powerful god?
Thoth
Horus
Ra
Isis
What was Osiris the god of?
The underworld and the dead
The sky and the wind
Knowledge and wisdom
The moon and the stars
Why was it important that the body be preserved after death?
To keep a record of the people who had lived in Egypt
To help the people left behind to remember their relatives
So the body would scare off grave robbers from getting the treasure
So the ba and ka could unite in the afterlife
Pharaoh was considered to be the living version of which god?
Osiris
Horus
Ra
Amun
Thoth was the god of what aspects of the Egyptian life?
Death and the afterlife
Fighting and war
Writing, medicine, and mathematics
Agriculture, wine, and crops
What two gods were married and the parents of the god Horus?
Isis and Osiris
Thoth and Osiris
Isis and Amun
Isis and Ra
Why did the Ancient Egyptians build temples?
To entertain children
To keep government records
To house their gods and perform rituals
To teach people how to read and write
What was the purpose of a mortuary temple?
To be a burial site for dead priests
To be a palace for the current pharaoh
To keep government records
To worship a dead pharaoh
One type of Egyptian temple was a mortuary temple, what was the other kind?
Cultus Temple
Pharaoh Temple
Vizier Temple
Pyramid Temple
Who worked in the temples and made offerings to the gods?
Farmers
Priests
Artisans
Soldiers
Who performed the most important rituals in the temple?
Grand Vizier
Pharaoh
High Priest
General of the Army
What is the process called that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the dead?
Embalming
Deflating
Wrapping
Deadening
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
It was dried out and put back into the skull
It was thrown away
It was preserved separately with the heart
It was the only organ preserved as it was sacred
What were the two parts of the person that the Egyptians wanted to unite in the afterlife?
The Ba and Ka
The Yin and Yang
The Alpha and Omega
The Upper and Lower
What do we call the sheet that was placed over the mummy before it was buried?
Toga
Shroud
Sacrophagus
Linen
Which of the following best describes the Book of the Dead?
A book recording all of the people who died in Ancient Egypt
A religious book describing the origins of the Egyptian gods
A giant book that the pharaoh carried around
A collection of spells to help people in the afterlife
What was weighed against the truth or the feather of Maat during the judging of the soul?
The mummy
The lungs
The brain
The heart
Who was the supreme ruler of all the land in Ancient Egypt?
The King
The Pharaoah
The Vizier
The Tsar
Why did most of the citizens of Ancient Egypt accept Pharaoh as the supreme leader?
Because the Pharaoh was also a great fighter and could defeat any warrior in the land
Because they weren`t very smart and could not imagine another type of government
Because the Pharaoh was also considered a god and was the people`s representative to the gods
Because Pharaoh bought their loyalty with gold and food
What official reported to the Pharaoh as the leader of the government?
Tribune
Nomark
Vizier
Consul
Who was Hatshepsut?
A famous singer
A court musician
A woman pharaoh
A priestess
Which statement below best describes hieroglyphics?
A type of art using letters and sounds
A form of writing using picture symbols
A fancy way of writing the Greek alphabet
A type of writing similar to cursive
Who were the people that were specially trained to read and write hieroglyphics?
Pharaohs
Priests
Scribes
Authors
What type of plant did the Egyptians use to make their paper?
Papyrus
Wheat
Lotus
Tree Bark
What did the army do when they were not at war?
They often worked construction on temples and pyramids
They hung out at the palace of the pharaoh
They rested and took food from the local farmers
They were always at war
What does the Egyptian word that Pharaoh comes from mean?
Great House
High King
Man God
Sun Person
Which Pharaoh banished all the gods but one, the sun god?
Tutankhamun
Akhenaten
Amenhotep III
Ramses II
What is the period of rule called when the title of Pharaoh is passed down within the same family?
An Age
A Dynasty
An Empire
An Eon
Which Pharaoh built more statues and monuments than any other Pharaoh?
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Ahmose I
Ramses II
Identify the Ancient Egyptian ruler that united Upper and Lower Egypt Egypt around 3000 BCE.
Xerxes
Ramses II
Darius
Menes
What two bodies of water converge to form the Nile River?
White Nile and Red Nile
White Nile and Blue Nile
White Nile and Green Nile
White Nile and Black Nile
Which Egyptian is credited with leading the driving-out of the Hyksos from Egypt?
Ahmose I
Ramses II
Seti I
Khufu
Near what body of water is where the Ancient Egyptian civilization began?
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Yellow River
What is the term that rivers to the triangular opening of a river that is rich in fertile soil?
Delta
Mouth
Source
Estuary
Egyptians believed that when they died, they would go through what ceremony in the afterlife?
Weighing of the Heart
Taking of the Heart
Balancing of the Heart
Judgement of the Heart
What was the name of the jars that the organs of the body were placed in after being taken?
Canopic Jars
Organ Jars
Marble Jars
Clay Jars
What pharaoh is known for defeating the Hittites and having over 100 wives?
Seti I
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
What achievement of the ancient Egyptians helped them gather water from the Nile and protected them from the crocodiles?
Shadoof
Irrigation
Levee
Dikes
