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Egypt Geography and Religion

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cataract?

a)

fan shaped area of fertile land

b)

dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water

c)

a desert

d)

a waterfall

2.

The Egyptian writing system

a)

cuneiform

b)

irrigation

c)

Latin

d)

hieroglyphics

3.

What did the Egyptians study to get into the afterlife?

a)

book of the dead

b)

book of spells

c)

book of magic

d)

encyclopedia

4.

The flooding in Egypt was ___________.

a)

dangerous

b)

unpredictable

c)

predictable

d)

long

5.

The Egyptians were the first civilization the publish books about __________.

a)

Geometry

b)

Latin

c)

astronomy

d)

medicine

6.

What 3 geographic features provided natural protection for Egypt?

a)

cataracts

b)

ocean

c)

Delta

d)

deserts

e)

valley

7.

What did the Egyptians develop while building the pyramids?

a)

math skills and astronomy

b)

irrigation and flooding

c)

hieroglyphics and writing

d)

making cloth and weaving

8.

What location is colored yellow on the map?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile River

d)

Persian Gulf

9.

What location is colored red on the map?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile River

d)

Persian Gulf

10.

What location is colored green on the map?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile River

d)

Persian Gulf

11.

What location is colored blue on the map?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile River

d)

Persian Gulf

12.

A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea is called a _________.

a)

cataracts

b)

delta

c)

river

d)

mountain

13.

A bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile River is called a ____________.

a)

irrigation

b)

bucket

c)

shadoof

d)

papyrus

14.

What did Egyptians believe about their pharaoh? Select 3

a)

the pharaoh was considered a god or deity on earth

b)

he was cruel to all people

c)

unity came from a strong leader

d)

he did not want his people to have a successful harvest

e)

he helped their kingdom survive famine and war