WorksheetsAncient Egypt Test Prep
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What continent is Ancient Egypt located on?
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
What is the name of the river next to the Ancient Egyptian civilization?
Nile River
African River
Congo River
Mississippi River
Why was the Nile River important to farming in Ancient Egypt?
The farmers could take a bath in it.
The annual flooding drown the animals that ate the crops.
The annual flooding produced rich soil for farming.
The daily flooding made for good soil.
Which type of dirt was good for farming?
Red Dirt- super dry and creates a barrier to protect from invaders
Black Dirt- ran along side both sides of the Nile, lots of silt
White Dirt- very fine and hard to find in Egypt
Green Dirt- full of mold and fertilizer from dead plants.
What were the months that the Nile River annually flooded? (think seasons)
January to March
June to August
July to October
November to January
How did the farmers get seeds into the soil?
Large seed dispensing machines
They ran up and down the fields throwing them everywhere
The used domesticated animals to stomp them into the soil.
They paid some random neighbor kid to do it.
What were the most common crops of the Ancient Egyptians?
Wheat, barely, onions, grapes, figs
flax, beans, lentils, peas, dates
leeks, barley, watermelons, flax
all of the above
Upper Egypt was located where on the Ancient Egyptian Map?
In the Northern part of Egypt
In the Southern part of Egypt
In the Western part of Egypt
In the Eastern part of Egypt
What resource did Lower Egypt have access to?
The desert
The best trade routes
The Mediterranean Sea
The best soil
What is a pantheon
a family of pharaoh's
a family of slaves
a family of gods
a family of pyramid builders
Which god was the most important?
Isis the goddess of protection
Horus- The god of the sky
Ra- the sun god that created all forms of life
Osiris- the ruler of the underworld
What is the most important reason for the body to be preserved before death?
so it doesn't stink
so the Ka(soul) will have a place to return to when going to the afterlife
so the person can come back to life if they want
so the god of the underworld can take it over and become mortal
What happened in the Hall of Judgement?
A person's heart would be weighed on a scale with a feather to determine how good or bad a person was
A panel of Egyptian Gods would have a meeting about what kind of person you were
the dead person would have to fight Osiris to see if they deserved to go to the afterlife
Anubis would give you a hug and decide if you got to go to the afterlife.
Ancient Egypt is broken up into how many time periods?
hundreds
20ish
3
1.5
A period of time based on the members of one family ruling Ancient Egypt
kingdom
dynasty
pantheon
reign
Who was the O.G. Pharaoh who was the first to unite Upper and Lower Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Senusret
Pharaoh Narmer
Pharaoh Khufu was an important pharaoh in the Old Kingdom, what did he build to make him important?
The Valley of the Kings
Djeser Dejeseru
The Pyramid at Giza
The Hall of Judgement
True or False, The Old Kingdom was the longest kingdom in Ancient Egypt
True
False
The Middle Kingdom is made up of which dynasties?
1-10th
11th, 12th & 13th
13th, 14th and 15th
15th, 16th and 17th
Pharaoh Sensusret I's reign was the best for which group of people?
Scribes
the pharaoh's
The priests
Craftspeople
What was a key characteristic of being a crafts person?
They had to go to school
They were the most wealthy in the civilization
They worked with their hands to create things that were needed
They weren't allowed in the afterlife.
Hatshepsut was a famous New Kingdom pharaoh for doing what?
Being the most successful female ruler
taking the power from her nephew/stepson
increasing Egypt's borders through trade
all of the above
What happened to Hatshepsut's monuments and statues?
someone destroyed them
they ended up in museum's
nothing their fine
they are the most famous monuments in Egypt
Thutmoses III was brilliant at which part of being a pharaoh?
He was really good at increasing the art in Ancient Egypt
He was an incredible military leader, he never lost a fight!
He was really good to the people of Ancient Egypt.
All of the above, HE WAS AWESOME!
One great way to be prepared for our test tomorrow is
study my worksheets
take notes on the questions I missed so I can be prepared
both of these things
do nothing and keep my fingers crossed.
