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Egypt Check In 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continent is Egypt located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

2.

Which direction does the longest river in the World(the Nile) flow?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

d)

North

3.

Who built the giant temples and the pyramids for the pharaohs?

a)

Scribes

b)

Government Officials

c)

Peasant farmers during flood season

d)

Priests

4.

Upper Egypt is located:

a)

in the north.

b)

in central Egypt.

c)

in the south.

d)

in Giza

5.

The Nile River splits into multiple channels in a ___________just before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Dynasty

b)

Desert

c)

Delta

d)

Lake

6.

What is a delta?

a)

A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water

b)

soil rich in vitamins and nutrients

c)

a fan-shaped area of silt where a river flows into a sea

d)

a complex writing system

7.

What is this an image of?

a)

Nilometer

b)

Shemu

c)

silt

d)

shadoof

8.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

9.
Menes was best known for 
a)
Being from Upper Egypt
b)
Marrying princesses
c)
Good at being a general
d)
Unifying Egypt and wearing the double crown
10.
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
11.
What does the term “pharaoh” mean?
a)
great house
b)
great ruler
c)
the king is god
d)
Egypt
12.
What did Ancient Egyptians believe about the afterlife?
a)
it was more important than “real” life
b)
it was not considered important
c)
it was only for pharaohs and their families
d)
it was believed end after death
13.

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Niger River

14.

Name given to the fertile land on the banks of the Nile used for growing crops.

a)

Red Land

b)

Blue Land

c)

Black Land

d)

Fertile Crescent

15.

What name is given to the northern section of Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Middle Egypt

c)

Upper Egypt

d)

Nubia

16.

Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.

a)

President

b)

Czar

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Consul

17.
Most of ancient Egypt's land was...?
a)
mountains
b)
desert
c)
rainforest
d)
ice
18.
Why was flooding so important to Egyptian life
a)
It only happened once every five years
b)
It wasn't
c)
It destroyed dozens of villages and cities every year
d)
It brought fertile silt to the farmland
19.

How would an Egyptian describe their climate?

a)

Hot and dry with very little rain

b)

Warm with very little rain

c)

Incredibly hot but with a decent amount of rain near the river

d)

Warmer region but with a decent amount of rain

20.
Why was the Nile River considered a "gift" to the Ancient Egyptians?
a)
Provided them a water source for everyday use & for farming.
b)
Provided them a food source.
c)
Provided them a transportation route that allowed them to trade to get the resources they lacked.
d)
All of the options are correct.