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Chapter 5: Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About how much of the Ancient Egyptian population lived near the Nile River?

a)

20%

b)

60%

c)

2%

d)

95%

2.

Which TWO of the following were NOT considered the "Golden Age" of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

3.

Which of the following was an important benefit provided by the Nile river

a)

Silt

b)

Access to iron ore

c)

Mummification rituals

d)

Access to flying falcons

4.

Which Ancient Egyptian Period was known as the AGE OF ROYALTY?

a)

Middle Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom

c)

Upper Egypt

d)

Lower Egypt

e)

New Kingdom

5.

Which of the following stands 481 feet tall and is the largest ever built?

a)

Pyramid of Khufu

b)

Pyramid of Tutu

c)

Pyramid of Blutu

d)

Pyramid of Chad

6.

Which of the following is the writing system developed by the Ancient Egyptians and later translated thanks to the Rosetta Stone?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

French

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Wingdings

e)

Cuneiform

7.

What eventually ended the "Old Kingdom"?

a)

Crop failures

b)

Cost of Pyramids

c)

Power Struggles

d)

All of the Above

8.

The embalming process that Egyptians believed would help take them to the next life was called what?

a)

mummification

b)

reincarnation

c)

pickling

d)

naptime

9.

Which of the following is a belief system with ONE God?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Agnosticism

10.

Which of the following is a belief system with MANY Gods?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Agnosticism

11.

Which of the following is a type of GOVERNMENT where political leaders are ALSO religious leaders?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Agnosticism

12.

When bloodlines carry the ruling power, father to son or mother to daughter and so forth - the period of time under a bloodline of rulers is called what? (sometimes used in Japanese history)

a)

dynasty

b)

era

c)

eon

d)

epoch

13.

Why did ancient Egyptians build statues of fearsome creatures?

a)

To guard their important areas (like tombs and pyramids)

b)

To use up all the sand they had laying around

c)

As a kind of weird flex to brag on other civilizations

14.

Which of the following is the significant trading partner of the Ancient Egyptians that WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND IN OUR NOTES?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Italians

c)

Greek

d)

Romans

15.

According to our notes, slides, discussions, and readings - where did Ancient Egypt get all of its PURPLE from?

a)

Murex Shellfish

b)

Special rocks

c)

Crushed leaves of a red plant and a blue plant

16.

Which of the following is the name of the civilization that crushed the Egyptians during the Middle Kingdom?

a)

Greek

b)

Assyrian

c)

Hyksos

d)

Romani

17.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:

Besides worship, Temples in the Middle Kingdom were often used for what:

a)

Workshops

b)

Schools

c)

Libraries

d)

Barber Shops

18.

Who was the first female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Tutankhamen

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses III

d)

Ramses XIV

19.

Name as many things as you can think of that made the Nile River important to the Egyptians:

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20.

Name and describe AT LEAST ONE Egyptian God or Goddess (explain what they looked like or maybe what they stood for)

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