WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who was the first pharaoh
King Tut
King Menes
King Ramses the Great
King Hatshepsut
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter?
King Hatshepsut
King Ramses
King Tut
King Menes
What was the name of the first capital near the Nile Delta?
Memphis
Cairo
Egypt
Pyramids
Which Egyptian god had the head of a jackal?
Osiris
Ra
Isis
Anubis
The Egyptians believed in many gods. What is that belief system called?
ancient religion
monotheism
polytheism
polygods
Which Pharaoh was remembered as a great warrior and builder?
King Ramses
King Tut
King Thutmose
King Hatshepsut
What is a delta?
a desert area with a river running through it
a triangular shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
a desert
a forest
Why were tombs filled with jewelry and treasures?
Egyptians believed they needed to pay for things in the afterlife
Egyptians believed they were taking the treasures to another world.
Egyptians believed the dead would need those things in the afterlife.
What does Pharaoh mean?
Great House
Ruler of the world
King Forever
Royal Person
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Tut
Ramses
Hatshepsut
Thutmose
What did Egyptians do with the organs they took out of the body during mummification?
threw them all out
put them in canopic jars
fed them to cats
left them in the body while they salted the body
Which of the following best describes ka?
a temple's spirit
a temple's god
a person's social class
a person's soul
What is a sphinx?
a statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man
a tomb for the pharaohs
statues of the pharaohs
a mythical creature that flies
The Nile River flows through what regions?
Nubia and Cairo
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
Queen Hatshepsut increased trade in Egypt and ....
supported the Sea People
fought the Hittites
fought the Hyksos
supported the arts and architecture
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
The geography supported various desert plants and birds.
The geography helped to unify the country.
The geography included ares for hunters.
The geography included areas for farming.
Who would the Egyptians blame if crops did not grow?
the farmers
mummies
the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
the dynasty that was in power
By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusions can you make about Egypt's resources?
It was a rich country.
It was a poor country.
Its resources were being heavily taxed.
It's resources were being sent to help other countries.
The Great Pyramids of Giza were built for...
King Tut
King Khufu
Hatshepsut
King Ramses
Pyramids were...
warehouses where surplus was stored
stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides
royal tombs with triangle shaped sides
temples where people could go to pray
