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Egypt!

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
2.

What is the name for the Egyptian writing used for decoration?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Gaeilge

c)

Cyrillic

d)

The alphabet

3.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
4.

The ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as:

a)

Palaces for the kings

b)

Tourist attractions

c)

Temples for the gods

d)

Tombs for the pharaohs

5.

Third female pharaoh of Egypt was....

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Your mom

6.

Pharaoh who tried to force all Egyptians to worship one god named “Aten”

a)

King Tut

b)

Rick Astley

c)

Akhenaten

d)

Ramses the Great

7.
a)
unskilled workers
b)
pharaohs
c)
traders
d)
artisans
8.

The people who made up the biggest part of the social hierarchy pyramid had...

a)

Most of the power

b)

A great deal of power

c)

Some power

d)

Least amount of power

9.

The ancient artifact found by French archaeologists called the Rosetta stone

a)

Helped people decide what to order at Starfire

b)

Helped translate the Egyptian language

c)

Helped people translate cuneiform

d)

Was good for throwing

10.
The definition of the word Pharaoh
a)
A King
b)
Prince
c)
A Tomb
d)
A city in Egypt
11.
An example of a delta is 
a)
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
b)
A plane formation
c)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
d)
The rapids along the Nile
12.
A royal dynasty
a)
a group of powerful people
b)
a series of rulers from the same family
c)
a popular video game
d)
the gods
13.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)
The flying spaghetti monster
14.
People who are from rich and powerful families are called
a)
 Nobles
b)
Scribes
c)
Merchants
d)
Slaves
15.
When people die in Egypt, they believe in the life after death, which is called
a)
heaven
b)
afterlife
c)
pyramids
d)
mummification
16.
Horus the Avenger is the God of the 
a)
Pharaohs, and rules as God King of Egypt
b)
God of the harvest and makes food grow
c)
God of the Nile, giving life
d)
God of all the Gods
17.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
18.
Because of the way the Nile flows, Upper Egypt is located
a)
North (above Lower Egypt)
b)
South (below Lower Egypt)
19.
A delta is always located where on a river 
a)
Beginning 
b)
End 
c)
Middle 
d)
North
20.
a water fall or a rapid in a river? 
a)
Ocoee
b)
Nantahalee
c)
Cataract 
d)
Glacuama
21.

This God of Ancient Egypt waged war against Osiris and killed him.

a)

Anubis

b)

Horus

c)

Set

d)

Isis

22.

Pharaohs would hold these and were on their tombs.

a)

crook & flail`

b)

fly swatter

c)

Isis

d)

death mask