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Egypt Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

Amazon

b)

Euphrates

c)

Nile

d)

Mississippi

2.

What did Egyptians use to make their homes?

a)

animal hides

b)

mud bricks

c)

stone

d)

concrete

3.

What word describes ancient Egyptian religion?

a)

positive

b)

monotheistic

c)

polytheistic

d)

simple

4.

What process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death?

a)

harvesting

b)

embalming

c)

bartering

d)

irrigation

5.
Which civilization grew next to the Nile River?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
6.
What might you find in canopic jars?
a)
A mummy's ka
b)
A mummy's internal organs
c)
A mummy's posessions
d)
A mummy's limbs
7.
Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Natron
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.
a)
C, A. B
b)
C, B, A
c)
B, C, A
d)
A, C, B
8.
How does natron work to preserve bodies?
a)
It dries up the liquids and fats.
b)
It puts a thin protective film on surfaces.
c)
It hardens the internal organs.
d)
It stiffens the cell walls of human cells.
9.
After the mummification process was complete, the mummy was placed in an elaborately decorated sarcophagus.  What was a sarcophagus?
a)
a grave
b)
a pyramid
c)
a jar
d)
a coffin
10.
In the mummification process, which organ was left in the body?
a)
Liver
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Brain
11.
The Nile River flooded
a)
At the same time every year
b)
Unexpectedly
c)
Never
d)
All the time
12.
What was the purpose of the Sphinx?
a)
It was a tool for mummification
b)
It was a servant of Isis
c)
It guarded the pyramids and tombs
d)
It was a staircase to the afterlife
13.

Where was the only place in Egypt where people could live?

a)

south of the 1st cataract of the Nile

b)

in the Nile Delta region

c)

near the Mediterranean Sea

d)

along the Nile River

14.

Which geographical feature could best hold off invading armies?

a)

hills

b)

the Mediterranean Sea

c)

rivers

d)

deserts

15.

Which sea is immediately north of Egypt?

a)

the Red Sea

b)

the Dead Sea

c)

the Mediterranean Sea

d)

the Caspian Sea

16.

Which sea was immediately east of Egypt?

a)

the Mediterranean Sea

b)

the Red Sea

c)

the Black Sea

d)

the White Sea

17.

What were the kings of Ancient Egypt called?

a)

viziers

b)

Nubians

c)

pharaohs

d)

scarabs

18.

Who is the god mummification and in charge of weighing the heart?

a)

Re

b)

Osiris

c)

Isis

d)

Anubis

19.

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

a)

Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt.

b)

Mesopotamia.

c)

Eastern Egypt & Western Egypt.

d)

Nubia & Cairo.

20.

Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

a)

Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.

b)

Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.

c)

Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.

d)

Egyptians buried their dead in the river.

21.

Ancient Egyptian writing was made up of symbols representing objects, syllables, and letters. This form of writing was called ____.

a)

alphabet

b)

cuneiform

c)

mosaics

d)

hieroglyphics

22.

Since the Egyptians believed that the other self or spirit of a dead person lived in the corpse (dead body) during the afterlife, what process was developed to preserve the corpse?

a)

mummification

b)

Egyptology

c)

desertification

d)

irrigation

23.

What was the most important use of the papyrus plant?

a)

It was used to feed livestock.

b)

It was used for clothing.

c)

It was used as building material.

d)

It was used as a writing surface.

24.

The Nile River annually deposited silt into the ______.

a)

cataracts.

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile Delta

d)

Red Sea

25.

What was the job of an Egyptian scribe?

a)

to farm

b)

to write

c)

to build

d)

to offer sacrifices

26.

Which of the following words best describes the Egyptian religion?

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

monotheistic

c)

polytheistic

d)

monarchy

27.

The Mesopotamians were the first known historic people of the world because they kept

a)

clay pottery.

b)

written records.

c)

family trees.

d)

stone tools.

28.
Egypt gets its much needed water from the
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Tigris River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Nile River
29.
The Nile river delta provided the Egyptians with
a)
natural defense
b)
fertile soil
c)
easy travel
d)
source of water
30.
Why might the Nile river be difficult to navigate?
a)
It contains cataracts (rapids)
b)
It flows in the opposite direction
c)
It contains many turns
d)
It has deep water
31.
Which geographical feature enabled Egypt to successfully trade with other kingdoms?
a)
cataracts
b)
delta
c)
river
d)
desert
32.
The Egyptian leader in charge was called a(n)
a)
ensi
b)
pharaoh
c)
emperor
d)
president
33.
The style of writing the Egyptians invented is know as
a)
cuneiform
b)
sanskrit
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
character writing
34.
Which group best represents Egyptian achievements?
a)
mummification, temples, pyramids
b)
pyramids, cuneiform, calendar
c)
wheel, mummification, temples
d)
irrigation, pyramids, calendar
35.
The type of religion the Egyptians practiced is
a)
multitheism
b)
polytheism
c)
monotheism
d)
schapeism
36.
Which archaeologist spent years looking for and finally discovered King Tut's tomb?
a)
Lord Carnarvon
b)
Howard Carter
c)
Harry Burton
d)
Arthur Cruttenden Mace
37.
Other than the body of a pharaoh, what was placed in the pyramids in ancient Egypt?
a)
body of the queen
b)
treasure for the afterlife
c)
computers
d)
deity
38.
Where was the queen buried?
a)
Queen's burial chamber
b)
Thrown into the fire
c)
Smaller pyramids to the side
d)
With the king
39.
___ is the largest desert in the world.
a)
Nile Desert
b)
Eastern Desert
c)
Arabian Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
40.
The Nile flows from ____ to ____.
a)
east to west.
b)
south to north.
c)
west to east.
d)
north to south.
41.
Once Egyptians stopped using pyramids, where did they bury their pharaohs?
a)
Valley of the Queens.
b)
Valley of the Kings.
c)
Nile Valley.
d)
Pyramid Hills.
42.
Why did Egyptians place treasure in the pyramids with their pharaohs?
a)
The queen chose her favorite items.
b)
To accompany the pharaoh into the afterlife.
c)
To honor Isis, the most important goddess.
d)
To honor Osiris, the god of the dead.
43.
Egyptians made paper out of a plant known as __.
a)
pharus
b)
papyrus
c)
platypus
d)
hoosier
44.
Outermost coffin of a mummy that was designed to look like the person who died.
a)
sarcophagus
b)
wolverines
c)
embalmer
d)
natron salt
45.
A preserved (embalmed) body that has been wrapped in linen in ancient Egypt.
a)
mummy
b)
deity
c)
canopic
d)
tusker
46.
The process by which ancient Egyptians preserved dead bodies.
a)
embalm
b)
deity
c)
dynasty
d)
enrichment
47.
Area of fertile soil at the end of a river is known as a __. 
a)
marsh
b)
river valley
c)
delta
d)
swamp
48.
who was the youngest Egyptian king
a)
hatshepsut
b)
king tut
c)
randy
d)
khfu
49.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
50.
What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Amazon
b)
Mississippi
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
51.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It had fertile land for crops.
b)
It made trade and travel easier.
c)
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
d)
It gave protection from invaders.
52.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
53.
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
homes for the pharaohs' servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
54.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing 
c)
farming
d)
metal working
55.
The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.
a)
widest
b)
shortest
c)
fastest
d)
longest
56.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
57.

The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians (Mesopotamia) used...

a)

ideographs

b)

cuneiform

c)

calligraphy

d)

letters

58.

What is a reed plant used for making paper in ancient Egypt. It grows along the Nile?

a)

Red Lands

b)

Vizier

c)

Papyrus

59.
Which of the following best describes hieroglyphics?
a)
a series of wedge-shaped symbols that represent words
b)
a series of picutres that represent words or sounds
c)
a series of letters that represent sounds
60.
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
a)
It provided clues to Queen Hapshepsut's tomb.
b)
It provided clues to how King Tut died.
c)
It provided a Greek text that could be used to translate hieroglyphics.
61.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaohs.
b)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
c)
Egyptians beleived the dead enjoyed such mateials in the afterlife. 
62.
Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a __________ where it met the Mediterranesan Sea. 
a)
delta
b)
cataract
c)
tributary
63.
Who wrote and copied relitious and literary texts?
a)
artisans
b)
priests
c)
scribes
64.
What is an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human?
a)
obelisk
b)
papyrus
c)
sphinx
65.
What was the fertile soil that the river deposited on the land when it flooded?
a)
clay
b)
loess
c)
silt
66.

What was the name of the river that the Egyptians called their "precious gift"?

a)

The Euphrates

b)

The Nile

c)

The Tigris

d)

The Amazon

67.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
68.

Why did the Egyptians rely on the yearly flooding of the Nile?

a)

It gave them more drinking water.

b)

It enriched the soil surrounding the Nile which was beneficial for farming.

c)

It was fun.

d)

It helped keep enemies out.

69.
Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
70.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
71.

Who is this?

a)

Anubis

b)

Osiris

c)

Ammit

d)

Thoth

72.

What is The Book of the Dead?

a)

A book that contains the names of all the dead U.S. Presidents.

b)

An ancient Egyptian collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife.

c)

A biblical story which discusses the miserable souls that roam the Earth.

d)

An Ancient Egyptian story about famous Pharaohs who all faced their descent after they started a war over their possessions.

73.

What are canopic jars?

a)

Storage for preserved internal organs of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy.

b)

The Egyptian version of heaven

c)

Storage for the brains used in the mummification process

d)

Storage used to hold crops during transportation

74.
______ is the title used by rulers of Egypt.
a)
Cataracts
b)
Dynasty
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Pharaoh
75.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 and led to us knowing about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
a)
Khufu
b)
Ramses the Great
c)
Cleopatra
d)
King Tutankhamen
76.

The Egyptians believed each soul had two bodies. What was the spiritual one called?

a)

Giza

b)

Ka

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Middle Kingdom

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