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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these languages was on the Rosetta Stone and helped historians learn hieroglyphics?

a)

Greek

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

French

2.

Which of these jobs was a middle class job?

a)

Scribe

b)

Farmer

c)

Merchant

d)

Pharaoh

3.

Click all the names that were REAL Egyptian gods and goddesses.

a)

Grutph

b)

Horus

c)

Neopalita

d)

Amon-Ra

e)

Ptah

4.

Which of these jobs was the lower class in Egyptian society?

a)

Artisans

b)

Farmers

c)

Soldiers

d)

Architects

5.

Which of these plants was found by the Nile and used to make perfumes?

a)

Frankincense

b)

Indigo

c)

Lilyweed

d)

Myrrh

6.

How long ago did the first people settle by the Nile River?

a)

1,000,000 years ago

b)

50,000 years ago

c)

8,000 years ago

d)

10,000 years ago

7.

Click all the things women were allowed to do in Ancient Egypt.

a)

Own their own property and land

b)

Sign a contract with their own name

c)

Get a divorce if they needed to

d)

Get a job and earn money

e)

Join the army and be soldier

8.

The Ancient Egyptians made a form of paper by smashing together pieces of which plant?

a)

Duckweed

b)

Cat tails

c)

Seaweed

d)

Papyrus

9.

Did you get to choose your own job in ancient Egypt?

a)

Yes, you could work your way up to be what you wanted to be.

b)

No, you had to take over your parents' job and were stuck in that social class.

10.

Which of these was the goddess of magic?

a)

Nefertiti

b)

Isis

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Heka

e)

Ma'at

11.

What are TWO ways that an Egyptian could worship their gods?

a)

They could go to temple to watch while a priest did rituals.

b)

They would work extra hard at certain tasks to make the gods happy.

c)

They could worship idols at home with a shrine.

12.

Which of these jobs did NOT work directly for the Egyptian government?

a)

Merchant

b)

Scribe

c)

Artisan

d)

Architecht

13.

What was the name of the tablet that helped historians learn to read hieroglyphics?

a)

Poinsettia Boulder

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Lillian Stone

d)

Papyrian Pebble

14.

Name 2 ways that early ancient Egypt made money.

a)

They would trade food with other kingdoms in exchange for gold and jewelry.

b)

They sold oil to other kingdoms for money.

c)

They would tax any kingdoms that they took over and conquered.

d)

They found gold ore in secret mines and kept it for themselves.

e)

They charged people to travel down the Nile river.

15.

Why would merchants take soldiers with them on their travels?

a)

To have a friend to keep them company.

b)

To protect them from bandits.

c)

To be translator with kingdoms that spoke other languages.

d)

To help them navigate their way through the desert.

e)

To carry them when their feet got tired of walking.