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Ancient Egypt Midterm

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Pharaoh?

a)

a river plant used to make paper

b)

an ancient Egyptian king

c)

a tool used to carve the stones for a pyramid

d)

the time when the Nile River overflows its banks

2.

Which is true of Egypt's Pharaohs?

a)

They were believed to be gods

b)

They were the religious leader, the head of armies, the king

c)

They owned all the land and were responsible for the health and safety of Egypt's people

d)

All answers are correct

3.

Which of the follow was not one of the three seasons of the Nile?

a)

the planting season

b)

the flooding season

c)

the freezing season

d)

the harvest season

4.

Which Egyptian pharaoh was the first female pharaoh, as well as the pharaoh who encouraged trade, and promoted arts and great architecture?

a)

Pharaoh Khufu

b)

Pharaoh Hatshepsut

c)

Pharaoh Ramses II

d)

Pharaoh Senusret I

5.

Inside a pyramid was the tomb where the Pharaoh's body lay inside a coffin. The body was wrapped to preserve it. What is the wrapped body called?

a)

mummy

b)

grave

c)

hieroglyph

d)

papyrus

6.

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called:

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Nubia

c)

Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt

d)

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

7.

What is another name for the Old Kingdom period?

a)

The Age of the Pyramids

b)

The Age of Irrigation

c)

The Time of the Ancients

d)

The Dynastic Period

8.

What major development occurred near the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian civilization that helped the Egyptians to make records and run the government?

a)

Horse and Chariots

b)

Irrigation

c)

Pyramids

d)

Hieroglyphics

9.

During which Kingdom period was the golden Age of Egypt when the Egyptian empire expanded?

a)

Chill Kingdom

b)

Art and Dynastic Kingdom

c)

Old Kingdom

d)

New Kingdom

10.

What are the two ways that many historians use to outline the history of the Ancient Egyptian Empire?

a)

Kingdoms and Periods

b)

Art and Freedoms

c)

Kingdoms and Religion

d)

Art and Architecture

11.

Ruling during the New Kingdom, this Pharaoh was one of the most successful women Pharaohs in Egypt's history.

a)

Menes

b)

Ramses

c)

Amenhotep III

d)

Hatshepsut

12.

What invention of the Egyptians was important in enabling them to run a complex covernment?

a)

Cosmetics

b)

Toothpaste

c)

Medicine

d)

Writing

13.

What body of water played a major role in the development of the Ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Nile River

d)

Victoria Lake

14.

Where was Ancient Egypt located?

a)

Northeast Africa

b)

Southern Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Southern Africa

15.

Around how many years did the civilization of Ancient Egypt last?

a)

100 years

b)

300 years

c)

3000 years

d)

1200 years

16.

What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?

a)

The Viper, Cat, and Crocodile Kingdoms

b)

The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms

c)

The Assyrian, Greek, and Roman Kingdoms

d)

The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

17.

What other civilization or civilizations conquered Ancient Egypt?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Persia

d)

Assyria

e)

All answers are correct

18.

Which of the following is true about the use of makeup in Ancient Egypt?

a)

It was used by both men and women

b)

It protected their skin from the harsh sun

c)

It was thought to have special healing powers

d)

All answers are correct

19.

True or False. Being a scribe was a lowly job as scribes were looked down upon by the rest of Ancient Egyptian society.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Who was the last Pharaoh?

a)

Ramses

b)

Cleopatra VII

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Akenhaten

21.

What Greek conqueror captured Egypt in 332 B.C?

a)

Philiip of Macedonia

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Marc Antony

22.

Where were the Pharaohs buried during the age of the New Kingdom?

a)

Valley of the Kings

b)

Pyramids

c)

The Sphinx

d)

Giza

23.

The place where the Ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died.

a)

Afterlife

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Dynasty

d)

River Nile

24.

Special jars that held the organs of a mummy including the lungs, intestines, liver, and stomach.

a)

Canopic Jars

b)

Organ Jars

c)

storage containers

d)

Giza

25.

A place where several large pyramids and the Great Sphinx were built.

a)

Giza

b)

Age of Pyramids

c)

Valley of Sphinx

d)

Land of the afterlife

26.

A type of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians that used a combination of pictures and symbols.

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

tombswriing

c)

Egyptian writing

d)

Hierarchy

27.

A people that conquered Lower Egypt for a time. They brought superior weapons and the chariot.

a)

Hyksos

b)

River Men

c)

Greeks

d)

Plytomaics

28.

A plant that grew on the banks of the Nile. The Ancient Egyptians used it to make paper, boats, sandals, baskets, and rope.

a)

Papyrus

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Sphinx

29.

A mythological beast with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh or god.

a)

Giza

b)

Sphinx

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Liontomber

30.

The second in command in the Egyptian government after the pharaoh.

a)

Hyksos

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Vizier

d)

Osiris

31.

A text that had a number of magic spells that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife.

a)

The Book of the Dead

b)

The Trial of the Dead

c)

The Book of spells

d)

The curse of the afterlife

32.

The region of land where the Nile River split into several branches before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Delta

b)

River

c)

Nile

d)

Pond

33.

The capital city of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. It was near the border of Upper and Lower Egypt.

a)

Memphis

b)

Giza

c)

Sphinx

d)

Valley of Kings

34.

A queen of Egypt who was famous for her beauty.

a)

Nefertiti

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Cleo

d)

Ramses II

35.

Egyptian god of the afterlife.

a)

Osiris

b)

Ramses

c)

Re

d)

Ha Ha Ha

36.

A special stone that had the same inscription written both in Greek and in Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was very helpful in translating and understanding hieroglyphics.

a)

Tombs writing

b)

Translator

c)

Ra

d)

Rosetta Stone

37.

Who was the first architect of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Menes

c)

Imhotep

d)

Djoser

38.

Which pharaoh ruled for 67 years and built many monument?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Akhenaten

c)

Amenhotep

d)

Tuthmosis

39.

Which of the following was developed during the Middle Kingdom that helped Egyptians carry water from the Nile to their crops?

a)

horse and chariot

b)

pyramids

c)

irrigation

d)

famine

40.

Which Kingdom was a time of greatest prosperity for the Ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

The Old Kingdom

b)

The Middle Kingdom

c)

The New Kingdom

d)

Third Intermediate Period

41.

How long is the Nile River?

a)

over 4,100 miles long

b)

3000 miles long

c)

1000 miles long

d)

220 miles long

42.

Around which month did the Nile overflow it banks and flood the surrounding area?

a)

March

b)

May

c)

September

d)

January

43.

True or False. The Nile flows NORTH through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

True or False. The Egyptians DID NOT build their calendar around the Nile River.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which of the following is another name for the GROWING SEASON.

a)

Peret

b)

Shemu

c)

Akhet

d)

First season

46.

Which of the following is another name for the HARVEST SEASON.

a)

Peret

b)

Shemu

c)

Akhet

d)

Aur

47.

Which of the following is another name for the TIME OF FLOODING

a)

Akhet

b)

shemu

c)

peret

d)

osiris

48.

Which of the following is considered the FIRST season.

a)

Akhet

b)

Shemu

c)

Peret

d)

Nilly

49.

What did the Egyptians call the Nile?

a)

Shemu

b)

Aur

c)

Akhet

d)

Peret

50.

What did the Egyptians call the rich black soil from the floods of the Nile

a)

"Gift of the Nile"

b)

"Horror of the Nile"

c)

Akhet

d)

Shemu