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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is Ancient Egypt located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

2.

A king in Ancient Egypt is called a

a)

president

b)

queen

c)

pharaoh

d)

ruler

3.

What is Egypt's climate like?

a)

cold and snowy

b)

wet and rainy

c)

cold, dry

d)

hot and dry

4.

Hieroglyphics was a type of

a)

written language

b)

architecture

c)

paper

d)

flower

5.

Which river runs through Egypt?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

James River

6.

Egyptians made paper out of

a)

trees

b)

water

c)

papyrus

d)

wood

7.

Which if the following were invented by the Ancient Egyptians? Check all that are correct.

a)

365 day calendar

b)

fireworks

c)

clock

d)

paper

8.

Which words means a long. long, time ago?

a)

ancient

b)

new

c)

fun

d)

grow

9.

What features of land can you find in Ancient Egypt? Check all the are correct.

a)

icy

b)

flooding

c)

deserts

d)

Nile River

10.

The Egyptians depended on the Nile River to flood once a year because

a)

get water

b)

take a bath

c)

grow crops

d)

make pottery

11.

Irrigation is the process of

a)

using papyrus to make paper

b)

traveling on water

c)

trading goods and services

d)

bringing water to dry land

12.

What did the people of Ancient Egypt specialize in?

a)

ship building

b)

farming

c)

road building

d)

gold mining

13.

Check all of the specialized workers of Ancient Egypt

a)

bookkeeper

b)

farmer

c)

soldier

d)

scribe

e)

artisan

14.

A farmer in Egypt can only grow one crop. He must choose between barley and wheat. The farmer chooses wheat. The barley is his

a)

opportunity cost

b)

breakfast

c)

contribution

d)

economic choice

15.

An ancient Egyptian soldier goes to the market. He needs to choose between a bow and arrow and a sword. He chooses the bow and arrow. The bow and arrow is his

a)

breakfast

b)

opportunity cost

c)

economic choice

d)

contribution