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Egypt Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are Egypt's social classes represented using a pyramid?

a)

The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.

b)

Most people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top.

c)

Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.

d)

Pyramids were already in Egypt anyway.

2.

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

a)

scribes who kept poor records

b)

government officials hated by the pharaoh

c)

peasant farmers when it was too wet to grow crops

d)

priests hoping to get jobs at the temples

3.

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?

a)

owning land

b)

running a business

c)

working as a scribe

d)

asking for a divorce

4.

Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?

a)

They were worshiped as gods.

b)

They could become priestesses.

c)

They ran all religious ceremonies.

d)

They were not allowed in temples.

5.

Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?

a)

to show them respect

b)

to avoid the risk of poison

c)

to feed them in the afterlife

d)

to perform a sacrifice to the gods

6.

How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn about ancient Egypt today?

a)

They left behind their tools made out of reeds.

b)

They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.

c)

They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.

d)

They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.

7.

How did many farmers pay their taxes?

a)

grain

b)

paper money

c)

copper coins

d)

music at banquets

8.
What is a pharaoh?
a)
an ancient Egyptian scribe
b)
an ancient Egyptian leader
c)
an Ancient Sumerian king
d)
An ancient circus performer
9.
What is a body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying called?
a)
A corpse
b)
A ghost
c)
A mummy
d)
A cremation 
10.
Ancient Egypt enjoyed three long periods of stability and unity under the rule of pharaohs. Which was NOT one of these time periods?
a)
The Old Kingdom
b)
The Middle Kingdom
c)
The New Kingdom
d)
The Final Kingdom
11.
Some historians also call the Old Kingdom...
a)
The beginnings of time
b)
The Age of the Pyramids
c)
The Carefree Time
d)
The Age of Creation
12.
During this time period, ancient Egypt's power reached its height.
a)
The Old Kingdom
b)
The Middle Kingdom
c)
The New Kingdom
d)
Kingdom 2.0
13.
As in Mesopotamia, _______ played a central role in Egypt's political and social order.
a)
wealth
b)
religion
c)
family tree
d)
social networking
14.
How was the Great Pyramid of Giza built? 
a)
Aliens built it.
b)
Nobody knows exactly how they did it.
c)
They used machines as tools to place the blocks together.
d)
Slaves built the pyramid. 
15.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was Egypt's first _____ pharaoh.
a)
atheist (one who does not believe in gods)
b)
female
c)
teenage
d)
Mesopotamian
16.
Pharaoh Ramses II was known as a ....
a)
Military Leader and Master Builder
b)
A Patron of the Arts
c)
A Promoter of Trade
d)
A Failure
17.
How were many ancient Egyptian artifacts recovered by historians?
a)
Egyptians buried items with mummies in tombs
b)
Egyptians kept vast museums and libraries
c)
Egyptians buried items in the ground for others to find
18.
How did pharaohs ensure they would not be forgotten?
a)
The wrote autobiographies to be placed in libraries
b)
They took tons of selfies
c)
They hired people to tell their stories
d)
They had monuments build in their honor
19.
Ancient Egyptians were ____________.
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
atheistic
d)
worshiped sand
20.
Osiris was an important god of Ancient Egypt. He was the god of ________________.
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
the underworld
d)
cats
21.
Ra was an important god in Ancient Egypt - he was the god of ______________________.
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
the underworld
d)
cats
22.
True or False? The king was considered to be a god that came to Earth in human form.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
True or False? The Egyptians believed in the afterlife.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Ancient Egyptians developed a system of preservation called __________ when someone died.
a)
mummification
b)
cremation
c)
spicing it up
d)
nothing
25.
What is a strong flood or a rush of water called?
a)
dynasty
b)
cataract
c)
regent
d)
silt
26.
A powerful Egyptian ruler was a(n) _______________.
a)
artisan
b)
astronomer
c)
pharaoh
d)
regent
27.
An Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular-shaped building called a(n) _______________.
a)
pyramid
b)
cataract
c)
papyrus
d)
ziggurat
28.
A series of rulers from the same family is called a(n) ____________.
a)
cataract
b)
dynasty
c)
regent
d)
pharaoh
29.
Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called _______.
a)
hieroglyph
b)
papyrus
c)
regent
d)
silt
30.
The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating
a)
hot winds that blew across the land.
b)
Lower and Upper Egypt.
c)
rich farmland in the river valley.
d)
a large desert.
31.
The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over
a)
all of the people in Africa.
b)
only priests.
c)
only slaves.
d)
all Egyptians.
32.
Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by
a)
encouraging Egypt to make peace with its neighbors.
b)
destroying the power of the pharaoh.
c)
explaining natural events to people.
d)
supporting a democratic government.
33.
How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in a life after death?
a)
They believed in only one god.
b)
They preserved the bodies of the dead.
c)
They became famous warriors.
d)
They did not think the bodies of the dead should be preserved.
34.
In ancient Egypt, most people belonged to the social class of
a)
artisans.
b)
merchants.
c)
kings and nobles.
d)
peasants.
35.
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to
a)
predict the flooding of the Nile River.
b)
appoint the next pharaoh.
c)
create new medicines from plants.
d)
create a new writing system.
36.
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.
37.
The lives of Egyptian peasants was greatly influenced by
a)
their ability to read and write.
b)
the study of astronomy.
c)
the planting seasons.
d)
the contact with merchants from other countries.
38.
To keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth, ancient Egyptians began to
a)
use hieroglyphs.
b)
tax the farmers.
c)
use cuneiform.
d)
publish a list of the pharaoh's possessions each year.
39.
What nickname did Herodotus give to Egypt?
a)
Cradle of Civilization
b)
Breadbasket of the World
c)
Gift of the Nile
d)
Temple of Doom
40.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

Amazon

b)

Euphrates

c)

Nile

d)

Mississippi

41.

What was one of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt?

a)

merchant

b)

artisan

c)

priest

d)

slave

42.

What did astronomy help ancient Egyptians create?

a)

new farming techniques

b)

a calendar

c)

a writing system

d)

a pyramid

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