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Egypt Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt?

a)

Osiris

b)

Menes

c)

Khufu

d)

Ra

2.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
3.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
4.
Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
5.
This device helped lift water from the river
a)
ladle
b)
scoop
c)
shaduf
d)
jar
6.
The goal of mummification was to 
a)
Make sure the body decayed
b)
Preserve the body and achieve immortality
c)
Become one with the universe
d)
None of the above
7.
The jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are called
a)
Canopic
b)
Bell
c)
Ziploc
d)
Mason
8.
The scene or ceremony where a person's soul was judged is known as the
a)
Weighing of the Heart
b)
Opening of the Mouth
c)
Capturing the Ba
d)
Freeing the Ka
9.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
10.
What did the pharaoh have over the people and land of Egypt?
a)
No power
b)
Some power
c)
The most power
d)
Absolute power
11.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was Egypt's first _____ pharaoh.
a)
atheist (one who does not believe in gods)
b)
female
c)
teenage
d)
Mesopotamian
12.
Amenhotep IV became known as Akhenaten after he made Egypt's religion ____________.
a)
stronger
b)
monotheistic
c)
polytheistic
d)
build more temples
13.
Which son of Akhenaten reopened the temples to all of the Egyptian gods?
a)
Ramses II
b)
Amenhotep V
c)
Ahmose
d)
Tutankhamen
14.
Which of these was NOT a legacy of the ancient Egyptians?
a)
inventing the chariot
b)
a number system based on ten
c)
a lunar calendar
d)
creating an obelisk
15.
Why were the social classes of ancient Egypt shaped like a pyramid?
a)
the triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile
b)
most people were at the bottom and fewest at the top classes 
c)
scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart
d)
it represents the famous architecture of the time
16.
One of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt was that of the:
a)
peasant
b)
artisan
c)
priest
d)
scribe
17.
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 
18.

Why do we know so much about King Tut?

a)

His tomb was forgotten and then rediscovered

b)

He was the favorite Pharaoh and people left his tomb alone

c)

His pyramid was hard to get into and made Grave Robbing impossible

d)

His tomb was the first discovered

19.
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
a)
It provided clues to the importance of Queen Hapshepsut.
b)
It provided clues as to how King Tutankhamen died.
c)
It provided a Greek text that could be used to translate hieroglyphics.
20.
The mummification process took about 40 days. 
a)
True
b)
False
21.
In Ancient Egypt, when a person died, the priests prepared their body for burial.
Only one body organ was treated special, because it held the "soul of the body:"
a)
The brain
b)
The heart
c)
The lungs
d)
The liver
22.

B.C.E. =

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Before Christ Existed

c)

Before Current Existence

d)

Before Common Error

23.

A.D. =

a)

After Death

b)

After Domination

c)

Anno Domini

d)

After Christ

24.

B.C. =

a)

Before Cheese

b)

Before Common

c)

Before Christ

d)

Before Current

25.

C.E. =

a)

Current Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Christ Existence

d)

Common Error

26.
A pharaoh known for military takeovers is
a)
Tut
b)
Akhenaten
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Ramses II
27.
Who was the most important advisor to the pharaoh?
a)
nomarch
b)
wife/husband
c)
viceroy
d)
vizier
28.
A sphinx is a....
a)
A huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians
b)
Imaginary create with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues.
c)
specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation
29.

What is polytheism?

a)

The belief in one god

b)

The belief that god doesn't exist

c)

The belief in many gods

d)

The belief that you should worship god in your own way

30.

How did Egyptians choose their rulers?

a)

By voting

b)

A fight to the death

c)

Dynasty - The pharaoh's son or daughter would be the next ruler

d)

Whichever leader could build the biggest pyramid

31.

Egypt's history is broken into two main parts - the Old Kingdom and the New Kingdom

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What did scribes do?

a)

Paint pictures of pharaohs

b)

Worked with farmers but left early

c)

Smuggled goods into Egypt

d)

Recorded official government documents

33.

Trade is important for Egypt and the world because

a)

Ideas are shared across culture

b)

Egypt didn't have anything so they needed to trade for everything

c)

The world was a bland and worthless place without Egyptian goods

d)

Egyptian ideas are still applicable to present-day living

34.
Where were pharaohs buried once pyramids stopped being used?
a)
Valley of the Kings
b)
Thebes
c)
Giza
d)
Nile Delta
35.

In which continent is Egypt located?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

36.

What was the importance of the Book of the Dead?

a)

explained the succession of pharaohs

b)

served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls

c)

told the story of an Egyptian official who killed a pharaoh

d)

was a list of important citizens and officials who had died

37.

What is the triangular green location on the map?

a)

Nile River

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Cataracts

38.

One way Egyptian architecture is similar to Sumerian architecture

a)

both used mud bricks to build homes

b)

both built temples and sphinxes

c)

both had pyramid-shaped buildings

39.

What role did religion play in Egyptian life?

a)

It explained natural events to the people

b)

It encouraged Egyptians to make peace with their neighbors

c)

It supported the development of democratic government

d)

It destroyed the power of the pharaoh

40.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Upper and Lower Egypt
c)
Eastern and Western Egypt
d)
Nubia and Cairo
41.
The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was
a)
conquering the Nubians.
b)
uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.
c)
building a pyramid.
d)
ruling the empire from Abu Simbel.
42.
What Geographic feature is shown at position A?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Arabian Desert
c)
Nile River
d)
Red Sea
43.
What group ended the Middle Kingdom?
a)
Assyrians
b)
Hyksos
c)
Nomachs
d)
Hittites
44.

During what season did the Egyptians work on the pyramids?

a)

Growing season

b)

Harvest season

c)

Flood season

d)

Planting season

45.
The "Red Land" was 
a)
Libya
b)
near the Red Sea
c)
right along the Nile
d)
deserts surrounding Egypt
46.
Name for the "Black Land", named so because silt was deposited there by the Nile's floods.
a)
silt land
b)
Red Land
c)
kemet
d)
holy land
47.

What did King Khufu build?

a)

obelisk

b)

Valley of the Kings

c)

Great Pyrmaid

d)

Memphis

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