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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first pharaoh

a)

King Tut

b)

King Menes

c)

King Ramses the Great

d)

King Hatshepsut

2.

Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter?

a)

King Hatshepsut

b)

King Ramses

c)

King Tut

d)

King Menes

3.

What was the name of the first capital near the Nile Delta?

a)

Memphis

b)

Cairo

c)

Egypt

d)

Pyramids

4.

Which Egyptian god had the head of a jackal?

a)

Osiris

b)

Ra

c)

Isis

d)

Anubis

5.

The Egyptians believed in many gods. What is that belief system called?

a)

ancient religion

b)

monotheism

c)

polytheism

d)

polygods

6.

Which Pharaoh was remembered as a great warrior and builder?

a)

King Ramses

b)

King Tut

c)

King Thutmose

d)

King Hatshepsut

7.

What is a delta?

a)

a desert area with a river running through it

b)

a triangular shaped area of land at the mouth of a river

c)

a desert

d)

a forest

8.

Why were tombs filled with jewelry and treasures?

a)

Egyptians believed they needed to pay for things in the afterlife

b)

Egyptians believed they were taking the treasures to another world.

c)

Egyptians believed the dead would need those things in the afterlife.

9.

What does Pharaoh mean?

a)

Great House

b)

Ruler of the world

c)

King Forever

d)

Royal Person

10.

Who was the first female pharaoh?

a)

Tut

b)

Ramses

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Thutmose

11.

What did Egyptians do with the organs they took out of the body during mummification?

a)

threw them all out

b)

put them in canopic jars

c)

fed them to cats

d)

left them in the body while they salted the body

12.

Which of the following best describes ka?

a)

a temple's spirit

b)

a temple's god

c)

a person's social class

d)

a person's soul

13.

What is a sphinx?

a)

a statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man

b)

a tomb for the pharaohs

c)

statues of the pharaohs

d)

a mythical creature that flies

14.

The Nile River flows through what regions?

a)

Nubia and Cairo

b)

Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt

c)

Upper and Lower Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

15.

Queen Hatshepsut increased trade in Egypt and ....

a)

supported the Sea People

b)

fought the Hittites

c)

fought the Hyksos

d)

supported the arts and architecture

16.

The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?

a)

The geography supported various desert plants and birds.

b)

The geography helped to unify the country.

c)

The geography included ares for hunters.

d)

The geography included areas for farming.

17.

Who would the Egyptians blame if crops did not grow?

a)

the farmers

b)

mummies

c)

the pharaoh who was both ruler and god

d)

the dynasty that was in power

18.

By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusions can you make about Egypt's resources?

a)

It was a rich country.

b)

It was a poor country.

c)

Its resources were being heavily taxed.

d)

It's resources were being sent to help other countries.

19.

The Great Pyramids of Giza were built for...

a)

King Tut

b)

King Khufu

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

King Ramses

20.

Pyramids were...

a)

warehouses where surplus was stored

b)

stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides

c)

royal tombs with triangle shaped sides

d)

temples where people could go to pray