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Egyptians

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life?
a)
They believed in only one god
b)
They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead
c)
They became famous warriors
d)
They prayed in temples everyday
2.
Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?
a)
So no other human would ever use them
b)
To keep thieves from stealing them
c)
To prevent his servants from stealing them
d)
So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life
3.

Where Egyptians body was taken after death?

(a)  

4.

What were Amulets

a)

drawings

b)

Prayers

c)

hieroglyph

d)

Anubis

5.
What is a Pharaoh? 
a)
emperor 
b)
King only 
c)
God only 
d)
God and king 
6.
A type of picture writing is called ________________.
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
papyrus
c)
alphabet
d)
cuneiform
7.
Which river did the Egyptians live along?
a)
MIssissippi River
b)
Amazon River 
c)
Nile River
d)
Danube River 
8.
The pyramids were built for what reason?
a)
To store grains
b)
As government buildings
c)
Monuments to the gods
d)
As tombs or graves for pharaohs
9.
The word ancient means _____________________________.
a)
long, long ago
b)
a few days
c)
old
d)
young
10.
What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
a)
They were mummifed
b)
They were buried in a casket
c)
They floated down the Nile River
d)
They were burned
11.
What is this?
a)
The Super Sand Cat
b)
The Pharaoh 
c)
The Great Sphinx of Giza
d)
Chester Cheetah
12.
Ancient Egyptians were ruled by whom?
a)
The President
b)
A Pharaoh
c)
The Mayor
d)
Religion