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Egypt

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Niger River

2.
What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper? 
a)
Flax
b)
Cotton
c)
Papyrus
d)
Palm
3.
What is the name of the continent where Egypt is located?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
4.
This river runs through Ancient Egypts
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Euphrates
d)
Huh?? River??  You're kidding, right?
5.
This ancient city was in Lower Egypt.
a)
Thebes
b)
Memphis
c)
Greeneville
d)
Did you say city??? Uhmmm.....
6.
This is a strong, rapid of water found in the river
a)
river
b)
waterfall
c)
cataract
d)
flood
7.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
8.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
9.

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

10.

Title used by Egyptian rulers

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

11.

Series of rulers from the same family

a)

pharaoh

b)

dynasty

c)

noble

d)

delta

12.

What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Greek