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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which direction does the Nile flow?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

2.

What are the two main sources of the Nile?

a)

The Blue Nile and the Yellow Nile

b)

The Green Nile and the White Nile

c)

The Blue Nile and the White Nile

d)

The Green Nile and the White Nile

3.

What body of water does the Nile empty in to?

a)

The Red Sea

b)

The Mediterranean Sea

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Pacific Ocean

4.

What were the three kingdoms of ancient Egypt called?

a)

The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

b)

The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms

c)

The Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Kingdoms

d)

The Small, Medium, and Large Kingdoms

5.

Thutmose III became king when he was just a child. Who was appointed regent?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Tutankhamun

6.

Who was the chief God of the ancient Egyptians, also known as the Sun God?

a)

Nekhbet

b)

Khonsu

c)

Re

d)

Set

7.

Where was the Great Pyramid located?

a)

Memphis

b)

Alexandria

c)

Giza

d)

Cairo

8.

Describe the step-by-step process of mummification

a)

Bathe in spices, fill with salt, remove organs, wrap in linens

b)

Fill with salt, bathe in spices, remove organs, wrap in linens

c)

Wrap in linens, fill with salt, bathe in spices, remove organs

d)

Remove organs, fill with salt, bathe in spices, wrap in linens

9.

Why did ancient Egyptians bury their dead with belongings and food?

a)

They believed the body would be reincarnated and need the food and belongings in their new life

b)

They didn't want any of the living to steal the dead's food or belongings

c)

They believed the soul would return to the body to eat and use the belongings in the afterlife

d)

They believed it brought good luck to the dead

10.

What were some of the achievements or accomplishments of ancient Egyptians?

a)

They figured out the length of a year, they could add, subtract, multiply, and divide, and they created medicines from plants

b)

They invented the battering ram, they figured out the world was round, and they invented the wheelbarrow

c)

They created Judaism, they used snails to dye cloth, and they created cuneiform

d)

They raised honeybees, they used chariots, and they domesticated animals

11.

Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough is a

a)

artisan

b)

pharaoh

c)

dynasty

d)

regent

12.

A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group is a

a)

artisan

b)

pharaoh

c)

dynasty

d)

regent

13.

A worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand

a)

artisan

b)

pharaoh

c)

dynasty

d)

regent

14.

Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

silt

c)

papyrus

d)

delta

15.

An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

papyrus

c)

silt

d)

delta

16.

The title of the kings of ancient Egypt

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

regent

c)

dynasty

d)

pharaoh

17.

A life after death

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

afterlife

c)

pharaoh

d)

delta

18.

Fine soil found on river bottoms

a)

silt

b)

papyrus

c)

delta

d)

regent

19.

A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water

a)

silt

b)

papyrus

c)

delta

d)

regent

20.

List the Egyptian social classes from highest to lowest

a)

Pharaoh, upper class, middle class, peasants, slaves

b)

Upper class, middle class, pharaoh, slaves, peasants

c)

Peasants, pharaoh, upper class, middle class, slaves

d)

Slaves, peasants, middle class, upper class, and pharaoh