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Ancient Egypt Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A process which preserved the bodies of Pharaohs, other important individuals, and some animals for the after life

a)

cryogenics

b)

cremation

c)

embalming

d)

funerals

2.

Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in ancient Egypt?

a)

farmers

b)

pharaoh

c)

nobles

d)

slaves

3.

Who was the main god of the underworld?

a)

Anubis

b)

Osiris

c)

Isis

d)

Ra

4.

The writing system invented by the Egyptians is know as

a)
cuneiform
b)
sanskrit
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
character writing
5.
What is a dynasty?
a)
Mud plains
b)
gods and goddesses
c)
Many different lands under one ruler
d)
A line of rulers from one family
6.

What word describes ancient Egyptian religion?

a)

positive

b)

monotheistic

c)

polytheistic

d)

simple

7.

What did King Khufu build?

a)

The Sphinx

b)

Valley of the Kings

c)

Great Pyrmaid

d)

Memphis

8.

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?

a)

Narmer

b)

Osiris

c)

Isis

d)

Nefertiti

9.

What geographic feature protected Egypt in the south?

a)

cataracts

b)

marshes

c)

deserts

d)

plains

10.

What geographic feature protected Egypt in the north?

a)

delta marshes

b)

cataracts

c)

Sahara

d)

Red Sea

11.

What geographic feature is NOT in Egypt?

a)

delta marshes

b)

cataracts

c)

deserts

d)

mountains

12.

Upper Egypt is in the north and Lower Egypt is in the south.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is a deity?

a)

god

b)

polytheism

c)

immortal

d)

idol

14.

Who was the leader responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

a)

Menes

b)

Akhenaton

c)

Isis

d)

Hapi

15.

Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?

a)

Ra

b)

Anubis

c)

Isis

d)

Hapi

16.

What is the name of the muddy area where the Nile meets the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Cataract

b)

Delta marsh

c)

Plateau

d)

Giza

17.

When were the pyramids built?

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

18.

Which of the following pairs is NOT matched correctly?

a)

Cataracts - South

b)

Delta Marshes - North

c)

Sahara - West

d)

Mountains - East

19.

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of ancient Egypt?

a)

Base-10 number system

b)

Writing medical books

c)

Use of fractions

d)

Creation of the wheel

20.

Prayers necessary for the soul to get the the afterlife were collected in the

a)

Book of the Dead

b)

Hymn to the Nile

c)

Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

Story of Osiris

21.

Souls of bad people were punished for all eternity in the Underworld.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Waterfalls on the Nile River are called

a)

cataracts

b)

shadufs

c)

deltas

d)

hieroglyphics