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Egypt Unit Test Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Egyptians look forward to the annual flooding of the Nile?

a)

Egyptians could travel faster on the flooded waters.

b)

Flooding encouraged other groups to use the Nile as a trade route.

c)

The flood improved farmland by depositing a rich layer of soil called silt.

d)

The floods allowed the Egyptians to test the strength of their dikes.

2.

Two thirds of Egypt's fertile farmland was located in the triangular-shaped area in Lower Egypt on the map. What is a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river such as the Nile?

a)

Delta

b)

Alpha

c)

Beta

d)

Gamma

3.
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements BEST supports this fact?
a)
The geography supported various desert plants and birds.
b)
The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt buffalo.
c)
The geography included fertile soil for farming
d)
The geography helped to unify the country.
4.

The Rosetta Stone was an important find to archaeologists because of what reason stated below?

a)

It showed the location of King Tut's tomb.

b)

It measured the size of the food harvest.

c)

It surveyed the lands after the Nile flooded.

d)

It translated hieroglyphics so we could learn about Egypt

5.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
c)
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
d)
Mr. B's backyard
6.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
a piano
7.
How did ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
a)
Worshipped the god of the dead, Isis.
b)
They let dead bodies rot in the desert west of town
c)
They embalmed and preserved dead bodies
d)
They became mighty warriors
8.
In which religious idea did most ancient Egyptians NOT believe?
a)
polythesim
b)
monotheism
c)
afterlife
d)

Horus as pharaoh

9.
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
Temples for religious worship
b)
Storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
Homes for the pharaoh’s servants
d)
Tombs for pharaohs when they died
10.
Which of the following best describes the image above?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Pictographs
d)
Phoenician alphabet
11.

What is a triangular area of land formed from deposits (sediments) at the mouth of a river called?

a)

Nile River

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Cataracts

d)

Delta

12.

The Nile River is the ______________ river in the world

a)

shortest

b)

longest

c)

deepest

d)

coldest

13.

What type of climate does Egypt have?

a)

Hot and wet

b)

Hot and dry

c)

Cold and wet

d)

Cold and dry

14.

Why is Nile River called the gift of Egypt?

a)

It brings ocean water to the area

b)

Without the Nile River, the entire area would be a rainforest

c)

Without the Nile River, the entire area would be desert

d)

The Egyptian Gods have called it the gift of Egypt for years

15.

Who attends schools in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Boys and Girls

b)

Boys only

c)

Girls only

d)

no one

16.

Who is at the #1 spot of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Priests

c)

Soldier

d)

Doctors

e)

Merchants

17.

What is a plant that grows in the Nile used to make paper?

a)

Bamboo

b)

Rosetta

c)

papyrus

d)

Hieroglyphics

18.

Who is the ruler of the Egyptians?

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

God

d)

Queen

19.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

20.

Which famous Egyptian Pharaoh united all of Egypt under one rule (there is no longer Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt)?

a)

King Tut

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

e)

Menes

21.

What is the first step of mummification?

a)

washing the body

b)

removing the brain

c)

removing the organs

d)

drying the body

22.

How is the brain removed from the body for mummification?

a)

It is cut out through the top of the head

b)

removed through the eye sockets

c)

it is not removed

d)

it is removed with a hook through the nose

23.

How long is the body dried during mummification?

a)

10 days

b)

6 days

c)

70 days

d)

1 year

24.

At what point of mummification is the sarcophagus used?

a)

washing the body

b)

burial

c)

removing the organs

d)

drying the body

25.

What are the 4 jars used to safekeep the organs of a human that was mummified called?

a)

natron

b)

mummification

c)

Canopic Jars

d)

sarcophagus

26.

The people in Ancient Egypt used this technology to water their fields.

a)

Excavation

b)

Irrigation

c)

Exclamation

d)

Fire

27.

Lower Egypt is located in the Northern part of Egypt?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

This was very important to the creation and survival of Ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

The flooding of the Nile River every summer so that they could farm.

b)

The sweeping away of desert dust from their automobiles.

c)

The creation of weapons of mass destruction to force their enemies into slavery.

d)

The drought of the Nile River created seven years of not being able to farm.

29.

The economy, religion, and government of Ancient Egypt was controlled by this person?

a)

The Pharaoh

b)

Anubis

c)

Osiris

d)

The Army

30.

Which is NOT true about Egyptian religion?

a)

The Egyptians believed in many gods.

b)

Pharaohs were no longer considered gods after death.

c)

Pyramids served as palaces for dead pharaohs.

d)

The Egyptian king was worshipped as a god.

31.

Who was the sun god?

a)

Ra

b)

Anubis

c)

Isis

d)

Elvis

32.

The Egyptians thought that the Pharaoh was an ordinary man and ruler?

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What group of words go together with farming?

a)

Pharaoh, Menes, Kush

b)

Hatshepsut, Punt, expedition

c)

Irrigation, Nile River, silt

d)

Scribe, papyrus, hieroglyphics

34.

The discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 was important because?

a)

He found gold.

b)

Hieroglyphics were able to be translated.

c)

Tourists were able to make money by selling artifacts to local Egyptians.

d)

It was the only intact tomb found with almost all of its artifacts.

35.

King Tutankamun’s tomb was made in the Valley of the Kings?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The Egyptians used mummification to

a)

Be buried with all of their favorite things

b)

To attempt to live forever in the afterlife.

c)

To make sure they are really dead.

d)

To walk like an Egyptian.

37.

King Tutankamun was well known for his great ability to rule Ancient Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What was the Ka?

a)

Scribe

b)

Delta

c)

Spirit

d)

Earth

39.

What allowed historians to read hieroglyphics?

a)

Hammurabi's Code?

b)

Obelisks

c)

Pyramids

d)

Rosetta Stone

40.

Which was an achievement made by the Egyptians?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Papyrus

c)

The wheel

d)

Ziggurats

41.

The belief in many gods

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Polytheism

d)

Scribe

42.

To bring water to an area or to bring water to crops.

a)

polytheism

b)

scribe

c)

City-state

d)

irrigate

43.

Why was the Nile River Valley ideal for human settlement?

a)

No Hurricanes

b)

Dry climate

c)

Fertile Land

d)

Rain all year long

44.

What direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

south

b)

north

c)

east

d)

west

45.

What sea does the Nile River empty out into?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

46.

What does the Nile River leave behind as it floods that the Egyptians are grateful for?

a)

crops

b)

destruction

c)

boulders

d)

silt

47.

What tool did the Egyptian farmers develop that helped to carry the water from the Nile to their fields during the dry season?

a)

canals

b)

basin

c)

shadoof

d)

pipes

48.

Mostly Egyptian boys learned how to write. When they grew up they became ____________________.

a)

priests

b)

scribes

c)

doctors

d)

farmers

49.

What was the name of the first capital city in ancient Egypt?

a)

Giza

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Thebes

d)

Memphis

50.

What did the Egyptians believe about the afterlife?

a)

Life after death was not important to them

b)

Life after death was impossible

c)

Life after death would be even better than the present life

d)

Life after death caused many wars between the people

51.

The Egyptians purchased a book to study its prayers and magic spells to prepare the the afterlife. What was the name of the book?

a)

The Book of the Living

b)

The Book of the Dead

c)

The Book to Prepare for the Afterlife

d)

Afterlife, the Book to Study

52.

Why did the process of embalming emerge?

a)

So Egyptians could learn how to mend broken bones

b)

So Egyptians could learn how to sew cuts

c)

So Egyptians could protect bodies for the afterlife

d)

So Egyptians could take the brain out of the body through the nose

53.

Who was The Great Pyramid built for?

a)

Osiris

b)

Narmer

c)

Khufu

d)

Hatshepsut

54.

Who is the most famous pharaoh today because his tomb was not robbed by thieves?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Khufu

c)

King Tut

d)

Hatshepsut

55.

What did the word pharaoh originally mean?

a)

leader

b)

great house

c)

president

d)

ruler

56.

Which body of water is the arrow pointing to on the map?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

57.

Which physical feature is shaded on the map?

a)

cataract

b)

delta

c)

peninsula

d)

sea

58.

First, the body had to be preserved through the process of embalming. This is mummification. The soul also had to be supported with spells from the Book of the Dead. They believed that the afterlife was a mysterious place where the dead person traveled. The funeral marked the transition of the dead person from the world of the living to the land of the dead. The person would then travel to the Hall of Truth.

What is the central purpose of this passage?

a)

to describe how spells were cast upon the soul

b)

to describe the process for entering the afterlife

c)

to explain why funerals were necessary to the afterlife

d)

to explain that mummification involves embalming the body

59.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
60.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing 
c)
farming
d)
metal working
61.
On which continent can ancient Egypt be found?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Eurpoe
62.
A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper from it.
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
papyrus
d)
embalming
63.

What did the pschent of Egypt symbolize?

a)

That both farming and herding were important

b)

That the Nile River flowed two ways

c)

The pharaoh's rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt

d)

The pharaoh's combined rule with his queen

64.

Who created the an empire by uniting Egypt?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon I

c)

Menes/Narmer

d)

Rameses II

65.

Which groups of people would be members of the lower class of Egypt?

a)

Pharaohs, nobles, and priests

b)

Scribes and nobles

c)

Scribes only

d)

Servants and farmers

66.

Who should you visit in order to get a document written for you?

a)

King

b)

Scribe

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Farmer

67.
The "Red Land" was 
a)
Libya
b)
near the Red Sea
c)
right along the Nile
d)
deserts surrounding Egypt
68.
Oval-shaped nameplate on which the pharaoh's name is written using hieroglyphics
a)
shadoof
b)
cartouche
c)
Rosetta Stone
d)
vizier
69.

The Egyptians did this to allow the soul to recognize the body in the afterlife.

a)

perspiration

b)

adjudication

c)

desiccation

d)

mummification

70.

Which organ in the body had little to no value to the Egyptians?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

liver

71.

How did Tutankhamen affect religion in ancient Egypt. He changed the religion from...

a)

polytheistic to monotheistic.

b)

monotheistic to polytheistic.

c)

agnostic to atheistic.

d)

Catholic to Zoraostic.

72.

I will be ready for the test on Tuesday and I love social studies!

a)
Yes
b)
No

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