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WorksheetsReview for Ancient Egypt Unit Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Why was the Nile River Valley ideal for human settlement?
No Hurricanes
Dry climate
Fertile Land
Rain all year long
The Egyptians believed the Nile River was the....
creator of all good
worst enemy
reason for many wars
the reason why hieroglyphics was decifered
The lifeblood of Egypt, the Nile River, is the longest river in the world that flows about how many miles?
about 14,000 miles
about 5,000 miles
about 2,000 miles
about 4,000 miles
What direction does the Nile River flow?
south
north
east
west
What sea does the Nile River empty out into?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
What two rivers, when joined together, create the Nile River
Blue Nile
Orange Nile
Red Nile
White Nile
Why would the cataracts be beneficial for the Egyptians?
they move the silt around in the Nile River
they provide a challenge for the Egyptians
they provide a natural barrier/protection for the Egyptians
they are fun to sail on for the Egyptians
Which is the most fertile part of the Nile River?
Nile Delta
Nile Cataracts
Nile River
Blue Nile
What does the Nile River leave behind as it floods that the Egyptians are grateful for?
crops
destruction
boulders
silt
Why did the Egyptian civilization develop peacefully?
no one wanted their land
they rarely faced the danger of invasion
they were not liked by other civilizations
they had nothing to offer others
What season did the Nile River overflow its banks?
middle of fall
middle of winter
middle of spring
middle of summer
What were the three main crops that the Egyptian farmers grew?
wheat
cucumber
barley
flax seeds
What tool did the Egyptian farmers develop that helped to carry the water from the Nile to their fields during the dry season?
canals
basin
shadoof
pipes
Papyrus, a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile, was used to make the following: select all that apply
paper
baskets
sandals
river rafts
Egyptian writing system was made up of pictures and sound symbols. Their writing system was called....
latin
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
roman
What did Egyptians write on?
clay tablets
stone
papyrus
paper
Mostly Egyptian boys learned how to write. When they grew up they became ____________________.
priests
scribes
doctors
farmers
Artisans, merchants, and traders were able to trade with one another along the Nile. What did they learn from these other societies?
ways of life and governments
how to grow crops
how to write
how to make boats
Why was the development of a government necessary in ancient Egypt? Select all that apply.
oversee the construction and repair of irrigation ditches and dams
develop a process for storing and distributing grain during famines
settle conflicts over land ownership
stress importance of family
Who was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt that united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Khufu
King Tut
Narmer
Ramses II
What was the name of the first capital city in ancient Egypt?
Giza
Nile Delta
Thebes
Memphis
What is the definition of a dynasty
a line of rulers from one family
a group of years put together
bringing together
duck dynasty
The dynasties are organized into three time periods, what is the order?
New, Middle, Old
Middle, New, Old
Old, Middle, New
Old, New, Middle
What is a government called in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader?
Bureaucracy
Theocracy
Republic
Democracy
Who did the pharaoh appoint to carry out his orders?
merchants
scribes
farmers
bureaucrats (government officials)
The Egyptians were extremely loyal to the ____________________ during the Old Kingdom because they believed that the pharaoh would help their _________________ survive such disasters as war and famine.
pharaoh, neighboring civilizations
gods, Mesopotamian friends
social pyramid, scribes
pharaoh, kingdom
The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was the son of which god?
Osiris
Isis
Re (Ra)
Anubis
The Egyptians believed in many gods which is known as what?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Legalism
Religionism
What did the Egyptians believe about the afterlife?
Life after death was not important to them
Life after death was impossible
Life after death would be even better than the present life
Life after death caused many wars between the people
The Egyptians studied from a book to study its prayers and magic spells to prepare the the afterlife. What was the name of the book?
The Book of the Living
The Book of the Dead
The Book to Prepare for the Afterlife
Afterlife, the Book to Study
Why did the process of embalming emerge?
So Egyptians could learn how to mend broken bones
So Egyptians could learn how to sew cuts
So Egyptians could protect bodies for the afterlife
So Egyptians could take the brain out of the body through the nose
Why were pyramids built?
To honor and protect the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom
To honor and protect the pharaohs during the Middle Kingdom
To honor and protect the pharaohs during the New Kingdom
The farmers loved building the pyramids
What did the Egyptians learn/create through the building of the pyramids? Check all that apply
astronomy
advancements in math
number system based on 10
fractions with whole numbers to add, subtract, and divide
Who was The Great Pyramid built for?
Osiris
Narmer
Khufu
Hatshepsut
What was the purpose of the Egyptian social pyramid?
To present social circles
To show who can fit at the top
A hierarchy of the Egyptians status in society
To show the importance of pyramids
The middle class of ancient Egyptian society consisted of..... check all that apply
pharaoh
artisans
scribes
farmers
What was the capital city during the Middle Kingdom
Memphis
Thebes
Giza
Cairo
Where did the Egyptians begin to bury the pharaohs during the Middle Kingdom?
Valley of the Kings
Pyramids
In the Western Desert
Nile Delta
During the Middle Kingdom many improvements occurred. What were they? Check all that apply.
Increased land being farmed to grow more crops
More irrigation dams and channels were built for more water
Built a canal between the Nile River and the Red Sea
Arts and architecture thrived
The Hyksos were able to defeat the Egyptians because....
other civilizations helped them.
the Egyptians wanted them to take over their land.
they used warfare unknown to the Egyptians.
they are the rulers of foreign lands
How was Ahmose able to beat the Hyksos and take back the Egyptian land?
kidnapped the kings daughter
he told them to give it back or else
snuck up on them
copied the Hyksos's weapons
Hatshepsut was not about war but more about what?
herself
promoting trade and peace
building her pyramid
being successful
Hatshepsut had contact with the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians are credited with their invention of .......
an alphabet
paper
copper tools
plow
Thutmose III captured nearly _______________ cities during his reign.
100
150
350
550
Amenhotep IV ruled during what dynasty?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Egypt's Kingdom
Amenhotep IV wanted to change something very important in the Egyptians lives. What was it?
change the idea of an afterlife
change their religious belief
change their trading system
change their government system
Tutankhamen became pharaoh after his father died. How long did he rule for?
29 years
10 years
9 years
15 years
Who is the most famous pharaoh today because his tomb was not robbed by thieves?
Ramses II
Khufu
King Tut
Hatshepsut
After Ramses II died, what happened to Egypt?
declined
prospered
golden age occurred
expanded
What did the word pharaoh originally mean?
leader
great house
president
ruler
