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Ancient Egypt - Government, Jobs, and Inventions

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Laws in ancient Egypt were made by ...

a)

the pharaoh alone.

b)

the pharaoh and the queen.

c)

the pharaoh and the government

d)

the queen alone.

2.

Stoneworkers built all of the following, EXCEPT ...

a)

pyramids

b)

houses

c)

statues

d)

tombs

3.

Weavers ...

a)

made cloth/garments from linen.

b)

used metal knives and needles.

c)

were usually women.

d)

all of the above.

4.

The pharaoh's responsibilities were to ...

a)

control temples and armies.

b)

control the economy and trade.

c)

oversaw all government officials

d)

all of the above.

5.

A vizier ...

a)

A) controlled the water and food supplies.

b)

B) served as the king's eyes and mouth.

c)

C) kept public records, and hired lower government officials.

d)

A and C only

6.

Brain Break: Which of the following is your favorite?

a)

chocolate

b)

ice cream

c)

cookies

d)

no dessert please

7.

Laws were made about ...

a)

A) protection and property.

b)

B) jobs.

c)

C) answers A and B

d)

D) answer A only

8.

The following are examples of punishments:

a)

A) beating with sticks

b)

B) answers A, C, and D

c)

C) noses and ears cut off

d)

D) being killed

9.

The ancient Egyptians calendar ...

a)

all of the below.

b)

included three seasons

c)

had 12 months.

d)

was based on the Nile River's yearly flood cycle.

10.

The Ancient Egyptians had _______ different ways to track time.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

ten

11.

Brain Break: The best color is ...

a)

blue

b)

black

c)

red

d)

green

12.

All of the following were medical discoveries, EXCEPT:

a)

certain plants used to treat patients.

b)

freezing their instruments before surgery to reduce infection.

c)

tools such as sharp knives, lances, and scissors.

d)

wooden splints padded with cloth.

13.

A scribe ...

a)

were the only ancient Egyptians to know how to read and write.

b)

used papyrus and ink to write in hieroglyphs.

c)

kept track of the land and livestock (animals).

d)

all of the above.

14.

The irrigation system ...

a)

A) needed boats

b)

B) brought water to lands not reached by the Nile's flooding.

c)

Only choice A.

d)

Choices A and B.

15.

Ancient Egyptian rafts ...

a)

A) were wooden.

b)

B) had sails

c)

C) were used to transport heavy stone blocks.

d)

D) none of the above.

16.

So far I've found this characteristic of ancient Egypt to be most interesting and I'd like to learn more about it.

a)

Religion

b)

Social Hierarchy

c)

Government

d)

Jobs/Inventions