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💡 Fast & Curious - 3 Kingdoms of Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these was an important geographic feature of ancient Egypt?

a)

a mountain range

b)

a long growing season for crops

c)

a mountain range

d)

a river valley

2.

How did the desert help the people of Egypt?

a)

Many crops grew in the desert.

b)

It made travel and trade much easier.

c)

Animals could be hunted in the desert.

d)

The desert protected them from foreign attack.

3.

How did the Nile River's yearly flooding affect Egyptians?

a)

It trapped them in their settlements.

b)

It left silt, which improved the soil.

c)

It made the people sick, and caused many to die.

d)

It attracted animals, which could be hunted.

4.

How did ancient Egyptians interact with the Nile River?

a)

They used it for travel and trade.

b)

They used it for drinking water.

c)

They used it to water their crops.

d)

All of these.

5.

The Nile River flows into the...

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Sea of Galilee

6.

Why did the Egyptians worship the Nile River as a god?

a)

They believed it took care of the dead.

b)

They believed it gave them the ability to live.

c)

They believed it protected them from animals.

d)

Trick question! The Egyptians did not worship the Nile River.

7.

Who was the first Egyptian leader to consolidate all the tribes along the Nile into one civilization?

a)

Menes

b)

Ahmose

c)

Mentuhotep II

d)

Hyksos

8.

Who was considered both the head of the government and the Egyptian religion?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Vizier

c)

Sphinx

d)

Nomarch

9.

The early Egyptian rectangular burial chambers are called what?

a)

shadufs

b)

mastabas

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

pyramids

10.

What is a series of rulers that come from a single family?

a)

dynasty

b)

empire

c)

succession

d)

hegemony

11.

What was the capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period?

a)

Cairo

b)

Alexandria

c)

Thebes

d)

Memphis

e)

Luxor

12.

What was the first true pyramid built by the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

Step Pyramid

b)

Bent Pyramid

c)

Red Pyramid

d)

Great Pyramid

13.

The Red Pyramid was built by what pharaoh?

a)

Djoser

b)

Khafre

c)

Narmer

d)

Snefru

14.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
15.

Of the 100 pyramids the Egyptians built, how many still stand today?

a)

5

b)

40

c)

80

d)

100

16.

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and

a)

no longer depended on agriculture.

b)

many pyramids were built.

c)

Memphis became the capital.

d)

the arts flourished.

17.

Who was the widowed queen who became co-regent, and later changed her gender to become a pharaoh?

a)

Khufu

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Ramses II

d)

Hatshepsut

18.

What are these towers of stone called?

a)

Obelisks

b)

Sphinxes

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Papyrus

19.

Which pharaoh built an entire city from the ground up after having a spiritual awakening about Egyptian religion?

a)

Snefru

b)

Sesostris II

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Amenhotep

20.

What two foreign powers ruled Egypt at the end of the New Kingdom?

a)

Persians and Mongols

b)

Greeks and Romans

c)

Hittites and Phoenicians

d)

Byzantines and Turks