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Worksheets💡 Fast & Curious - 3 Kingdoms of Egypt
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these was an important geographic feature of ancient Egypt?
a mountain range
a long growing season for crops
a mountain range
a river valley
How did the desert help the people of Egypt?
Many crops grew in the desert.
It made travel and trade much easier.
Animals could be hunted in the desert.
The desert protected them from foreign attack.
How did the Nile River's yearly flooding affect Egyptians?
It trapped them in their settlements.
It left silt, which improved the soil.
It made the people sick, and caused many to die.
It attracted animals, which could be hunted.
How did ancient Egyptians interact with the Nile River?
They used it for travel and trade.
They used it for drinking water.
They used it to water their crops.
All of these.
The Nile River flows into the...
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Why did the Egyptians worship the Nile River as a god?
They believed it took care of the dead.
They believed it gave them the ability to live.
They believed it protected them from animals.
Trick question! The Egyptians did not worship the Nile River.
Who was the first Egyptian leader to consolidate all the tribes along the Nile into one civilization?
Menes
Ahmose
Mentuhotep II
Hyksos
Who was considered both the head of the government and the Egyptian religion?
Pharaoh
Vizier
Sphinx
Nomarch
The early Egyptian rectangular burial chambers are called what?
shadufs
mastabas
hieroglyphics
pyramids
What is a series of rulers that come from a single family?
dynasty
empire
succession
hegemony
What was the capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period?
Cairo
Alexandria
Thebes
Memphis
Luxor
What was the first true pyramid built by the Ancient Egyptians?
Step Pyramid
Bent Pyramid
Red Pyramid
Great Pyramid
The Red Pyramid was built by what pharaoh?
Djoser
Khafre
Narmer
Snefru
Of the 100 pyramids the Egyptians built, how many still stand today?
5
40
80
100
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and
no longer depended on agriculture.
many pyramids were built.
Memphis became the capital.
the arts flourished.
Who was the widowed queen who became co-regent, and later changed her gender to become a pharaoh?
Khufu
Cleopatra
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
What are these towers of stone called?
Obelisks
Sphinxes
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Which pharaoh built an entire city from the ground up after having a spiritual awakening about Egyptian religion?
Snefru
Sesostris II
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep
What two foreign powers ruled Egypt at the end of the New Kingdom?
Persians and Mongols
Greeks and Romans
Hittites and Phoenicians
Byzantines and Turks
