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Walk like an Egyptian.....

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT an invention of the ancient Egyptians?

a)

calendar

b)

potter's wheel

c)

papyrus

d)

cuneiform

2.

What is a dynasty?

a)

a collection of queens

b)

series of rulers from the same family

c)

a collection of kingdoms

3.

The river that flows through Egypt is called the...

a)

Hudson

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates

d)

Tigris

4.

What sea does the Nile River empty into?

a)

Black

b)

Caspian

c)

Mediterranean

5.

Why were the tombs filled with art, jewelry and other treasures?

a)

They were museums

b)

They were private storage areas for the kings

c)

Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest place for their king's belongings

d)

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed their materials in their afterlife

6.

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

a)

Nubia and Cairo

b)

The land between two rivers

c)

Upper and Lower Egypt

d)

Northern and Southern Egypt

7.

Pyramids are....

a)

warehouses where surplus food is stored

b)

temples where the people are allowed to come and pray

c)

stone tombs with four triangular sides that have steps going up

d)

royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

8.

What is hieroglyphics?

a)

ancient Egyptian written language

b)

modern English written language

c)

ancient Sumerian written language

9.

What continent is Egypt on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

10.

Which organ was not thrown away during the mummification process?

a)

the lungs

b)

the stomach

c)

the heart

d)

the colon

11.

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

a)

the heavens

b)

the afterlife

c)

the pharaohs

12.

Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

a)

the dynasty in power

b)

the mummies whose ka was disturbed

c)

the pharaoh who was both ruler and god

13.

The Egyptians used this to write on...

a)

stone

b)

cork

c)

papyrus

d)

paper

14.

What is a delta?

a)

An airline

b)

A Greek letter

c)

A fan shaped flat land left by silt as a river drains into a large body of water

d)

A place where people can swim safely in a river

15.

Pharaoh Hatshepsut was....

a)

A man

b)

A woman

c)

A child

16.

What was the largest social class in ancient Egypt?

a)

slaves and farmers

b)

priests

c)

merchants

d)

gods and pharaohs

17.

The Black Land was caused by...

a)

Sharpies leaking all over the land

b)

yearly flooding of the Nile

c)

the desert surrounding the Nile

d)

the damming of the Nile River

18.

The builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza was...

a)

The Pharaoh Tut

b)

The Pharaoh Hatshepsut

c)

The Pharaoh Khufu

19.

What is a pharaoh?

a)

A person's spirit

b)

An ancient Egyptian ruler

c)

A dead body that is well preserved