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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the river located in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Egypt River

2.

Predictable _________ resulted in very fertile soil along the river.

a)

Flooding

b)

Rain

c)

Storms

d)

Deserts

3.

The deserts surrounding the Nile River offered natural protection against ________.

a)

Growing Crops

b)

Visitors

c)

Rain

d)

Invasion

4.

What was the Egyptian form of writing?

a)

Hierographs

b)

Hieroglypics

c)

Pictographs

d)

Cuneiform

5.

The discovery of the _________ led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics.

a)

Rose Stone

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Rosetta Rock

d)

Rosetta Pebble

6.

Hieroglyphics are made up of _______ instead of an alphabet.

a)

Symbols

b)

Animals

c)

Letters

d)

Script

7.

Egyptians were the first to write on ________.

a)

Paper

b)

Sand

c)

Stone

d)

Clay

8.

What did the Egyptians take with them into the afterlife?

a)

Their Car

b)

Personal Possessions

c)

Extra Food

d)

Their Pets

9.

King Tut is most known because ___________.

a)

He was the greatest ruler

b)

His tomb was discovered

c)

He died from a crash

d)

He had seven brothers

10.

The Egyptians believed there was a(n) ____________ after death.

a)

memorial

b)

funeral

c)

afterlife

d)

end

11.

How many days did the Egyptian calendar have?

a)

90

b)

30

c)

365

d)

294

12.

Which social class of Ancient Egypt was considered elite?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Slaves

c)

Farmers

d)

Craftsmen

13.

Which social class was the most educated?

a)

Nobles

b)

Slaves

c)

Famers

d)

Craftsmen

14.

How did the Egyptian civilization honor past kings?

a)

Great Wall to keep people out

b)

Tombstones above graves

c)

Great Pyramids were built

d)

They had a funeral

15.

A majority of the Egyptian civilization were _______.

a)

Slaves

b)

Ranchers

c)

Farmers

d)

Nobles

16.

What religion were the Egyptians?

a)

Traditional

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Polytheistic

d)

Catholic

17.

In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was ______.

a)

A protector of the king

b)

A line of rulers from the same family

c)

A well respected ruler

d)

The king of Egypt

18.

The Egyptians had to believe in all Gods and Goddesses

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The ________ allowed the Egyptians to transport good to various parts of Egypt and trade with other villages for resources they needed.

a)

Nile River

b)

Irrigation

c)

Pyramids

d)

Egypt Canal

20.

What job did the pharaohs have?

a)

Protect the kingdom

b)

Discipline the slaves

c)

Unite religion and government

d)

Create systems

21.

The Pharaohs united government and religion by being a representative to the Gods and the _________.

a)

traffic manager

b)

judge in court

c)

senator

d)

head of state

22.

When Egyptians died, their bodies were usually _________.

a)

fed to animals

b)

tossed in a fire

c)

mummified

d)

thrown away

23.

On what continent is Egypt located?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

24.
This river runs through Ancient Egypts
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Euphrates
d)
Huh?? River??  You're kidding, right?
25.
This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea
a)
The Delta
b)
The Smelta
c)
The Red Sea
d)
The Euphrates
26.
This is a strong, rapid of water found in the river
a)
river
b)
waterfall
c)
cataract
d)
flood
27.
What is Ancient Egypt surrounded by?
a)
deserts
b)
desserts
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
28.
What is one small area in the desert that water and or a few palm trees might be found
a)
mirage
b)
desert
c)
oasis
d)
cataract
29.
This ancient city was in Lower Egypt.
a)
Thebes
b)
Memphis
c)
Greeneville
d)
Did you say city??? Uhmmm.....
30.
This city was in Upper Egypt.
a)
Memphis
b)
Thebes
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Africa
31.
What land is located south of Ancient Egypt?
a)
Africa
b)
India
c)
Memphis
d)
Kush
32.
What is the other name of Kush?
a)
Cheops
b)
Narmer
c)
Nubia
d)
Duh.... Greenevillle!!
33.
According to Egyptian beliefs, who created the Nile River?
a)
Thoth
b)
Ra
c)
Osiris
d)
Anunbis
34.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
35.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
36.
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
a)
it made it easier to keep records and communicate
b)
it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
c)
it allowed them to create a system of writing
d)
it kept mice out of the granaries
37.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
38.
The definition of the word Pharaoh
a)
A King
b)
Prince
c)
A Tomb
d)
A city in Egypt
39.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)
The flying spaghetti monster
40.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)
So they stay nice and juicy
c)
Because Otzi was mummified
d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
41.
Pyramids are built to 
a)
for worshipping the Gods
b)
to look strong and cool to other nations
c)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
d)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
42.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
43.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
44.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
45.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
46.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

47.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

The temperature is warm

b)

The sand is soft

c)

Protection

d)

Easy to navigate

48.

Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.

a)

economy

b)

geography

c)

religion

d)

government

49.

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

a)

farmers and workers

b)

artisans and merchants

c)

scribes and traders

d)

soldiers and nobles

50.

The Nile River's flooding could be described as

a)

unpredictable

b)

destructive

c)

predictable

d)

rare

51.

What is Ramses II best known for?

a)

writing a set of laws for Egypt

b)

moving the capital to Thebes

c)

expanding Egypt's borders and ruling for 66 years

d)

being the ruler during the Old Kingdom

52.

Which of the following is an achievement from Ancient Egypt?

a)

365 calendar

b)

cuneiform

c)

wheel

d)

gun powder

53.

What did the development of hieroglyphics allow Egyptians to do?

a)

write the first medical books

b)

invent the chariot

c)

build pyramids and temples

d)

preserve dead bodies

54.

How did developing papyrus help the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

it led to the construction of temples

b)

it increased demand for silk

c)

it allowed for wide-spread record keeping

d)

it inspired the creation of money.

55.

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...

a)

unfair and cruel

b)

gods in human form

c)

greedy and selfish

d)

the best rulers in the whole wide world