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Egyptian Civilization

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the river that runs across Egypt?

a)

Nile

b)

Sahara

c)

Thames

d)

Ganga

2.

What were the pyramids used for?

a)

To store animals

b)

To store the bodies of dead kings

c)

To store food

d)

For entertainment

3.

True or False: Pharaohs were the kings of Egypt

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The ancient Egyptians lived along the Nile river because...

a)

they loved to ride on their boats

b)

they like to take a shower every hour

c)

they liked to catch fish

d)

it helped them grow crops and drink water

5.
The part of ancient Egypt located in the northern delta where the river spreads out and empties into the Mediterranean Sea was called _____ Egypt/
a)
lower
b)
upper
c)
middle
d)
black
6.
The sea to the east of the Nile River is called ______.
a)
Pacific
b)
Meditereanean
c)
Black
d)
Red
7.
A series of rulers from the same family or line
a)
kings
b)
dynasty
c)
scribes
d)
presidents
8.
People who kept records and wrote messages
a)
Thebes
b)
Scribes
c)
Nubians
d)
Sumerians
9.

What term means the buying and selling of goods and services?

a)

Artisan

b)

Commerce

c)

Interdependence

d)

Pharaoh

e)

Meroitic Script

10.

What is the name for the Egyptian form of writing?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Logographs

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Characters

11.

What is used to create the paper-like material that Egyptian scribes used?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Tree

c)

Clay Tablets

d)

Animal Hides

12.

What did Egypt export? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Cotton

b)

Gold

c)

Textiles (Cloth)

d)

Grain

13.

Which is the god that has a man's body with a hawk head and a headdress with a sun disk?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

c)

Ra

d)

Anubis

e)

Horus

14.

"All Egypt is the gift of Nile" is given by

a)

Herodotus

b)

Socrates

c)

Napolean

15.

It was through Rosetta stone that ancient Egyptian writing came to be deciphered

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Mother was the head of the family in Egyptian Civilization

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Name the three periods in which the Egyptian civilization was divided:

a)

Ancient Kingdom, New Kingdom and Modern Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom

c)

Kingdom I, Kingdom II and Kingdom III

d)

Old Kingdom, Midterm Kingdom and Modern Kingdom

18.

--------were at the bottom of the Egyptian society.

a)

Priests

b)

Scribes

c)

Slaves

19.

The Egyptian followed the ---- calendar.

a)

Lunar

b)

Zodiac

c)

Solar

20.

The god of mummification

a)

Anubis

b)

Thoth

c)

Horus

21.

A popular board game

a)

Ludo

b)

Chess

c)

Senet

22.

There were 2 types of buildings in ancient Egypt.( choose 2 options)

a)

Dwelling houses

b)

Public buildings

c)

Giza