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Year 4 History Unit 1 Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Egypt is on the continent of:

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

2.

Egypt is on which continent?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

3.

In Ancient Egypt, the power of a pharaoh usually passed to a member of the same family. Families who rule in this way are called?

a)

heirlooms

b)

corporations

c)

dynasties

4.

The main reason why Egyptian farmers were able to grow lots of different crops was:

a)

the soil near the River Nile was very fertile

b)

the warm climate helped crops to grow

c)

the soil in Ancient Egypt was very soft

5.

The Egyptians needed to trade for some of the goods they needed. One material that they needed to import for building and furniture was:

a)

copper

b)

stone

c)

wood

6.

Some people had the important job of reading and writing documents. These people were called:

a)

viziers

b)

scribes

c)

merchants

7.

Most Ancient Egyptians wore light clothing made from:

a)

linen

b)

cotton

c)

wool

8.

The name of the pharaoh who ordered the first Egyptian step pyramid to be built was:

a)

Khufu

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Djoser

9.

Ancient civilisation developed over __

a)

5000 years ago

b)

4500 years ago

c)

4000 years ago

d)

5500 years ago

10.

Choose the correct order of civilisations from oldest to newest.

a)

Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt

d)

none of the answers

11.

Egypt is a country in which part of Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

12.

Most of Egypt is

a)

desert

b)

grass

c)

stone

d)

road

13.

Egypt has __

a)

little/ no rainfall

b)

average rainfall

c)

heavy rainfall at night only

14.

The __ is east of Egypt.

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Blue Sea

d)

South China Sea

e)

Caribbean Sea

15.

The __ is north of Egypt.

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Blue Sea

d)

South China Sea

e)

Caribbean Sea

16.

The River Nile flows__

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

17.

The River Nile flows for __kilometres

a)

7000

b)

6700

c)

7700

d)

3700

18.

Does the River Nile flow through the whole of Egypt?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

The River Nile usually get flooded__

a)

each year

b)

twice a year

c)

half a year

d)

three times a year

20.

What made the surrounding lands very fertile?

a)

mud from the flood

b)

adding fertilizers to the ground

c)

adding grass to the ground

d)

digging a hole to keep water around it

21.

Great Pyramid was built at Giza.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Pharaohs were__ of Ancient Egypt

a)

kings

b)

queens

23.

The pharaoh owned__of the land

a)

all

b)

part

c)

most

24.

__ made the laws

a)

law makers

b)

pharaoh

c)

people

d)

advisors

25.

Over __ pharaohs ruled Egypt

a)

170

b)

710

c)

150

d)

139

26.

There were __ dynasties

a)

30 same

b)

30 different

c)

300 same

d)

400 different

e)

359 different

27.

Dynasties are__

a)

family of rulers

b)

power of a pharaoh passed on to a member of the same family

c)

pharaoh and the his most important advisors

28.

We know about the pharaohs because modern Egyptian people wrote down the things the pharaohs did.

a)

false

b)

true

29.

Ancient Egyptians made pictures showing events from the pharaoh's lives__.

a)

carved into rock

b)

painted onto walls

c)

written on paper

d)

painted on scrolls

30.

Some of the things why we remember pharaohs are

a)

ordered huge structures built

b)

they were powerful warriors

c)

they were women

d)

tomb had many treasures

e)

they had many treasures in their palace

31.

The most famous pharaoh is __

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Djoser

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Hyksos

32.

Cleopatra is the__

a)

last Greek pharaoh

b)

first Greek pharaoh

c)

second Egypt pharaoh

d)

third Egypt pharaoh

33.

Alexander the Great invaded in the __

a)

Late Period

b)

Ptolemaic Dynasty

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Old Kingdom

e)

Middle Kingdom

34.

Tutankhamun was__ pharaoh

a)

not actually important

b)

very important

35.

Tutankhamun was remembered because his tomb contained many treasures.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

__ made it possible for farmers to grow crops.

a)

The River Nile

b)

Animals

c)

Farmers

d)

Trees

37.

__ near the River Nile helped farmers grow crops.

a)

fertile soil

b)

animals

c)

rain

d)

river

38.

Farmers dug __ from the river to the fields to water the crops.

a)

wells

b)

channels

c)

shadulf

d)

houses

39.

Farmers dug channels from__ to water the crops

a)

river to fields

b)

sea to fields

c)

fields to houses

40.

Farmers had to give __ to the government as tax

a)

part of their produce

b)

money

c)

slaves

41.

Which are working farm animals?

a)

oxen

b)

donkeys

c)

goats

d)

ducks

e)

geese

42.

Egyptians traded __

a)

grain

b)

gold

c)

papyrus

d)

pottery

e)

wood

43.

Egyptians imported other goods such as__

a)

metals

b)

wood

c)

gem stones

44.

Early merchant boats were made of __

a)

reeds

b)

wood

c)

metal

d)

plastic

45.

Merchants did not transport goods along the River Nile.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

Merchant only transport goods over sea.

a)

false

b)

true

47.

Examples of Egyptian art and writing have__ for thousands of years

a)

disappeared

b)

survived

c)

been unknown

48.

Ancient Egyptians developed a kind of writing called

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

gyroglyphics

c)

carved glyphics

49.

Hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different

a)

words

b)

sound

c)

objects

d)

actions

e)

ideas

50.

Writing stayed the same over time of the Egyptian civilisation.

a)

false

b)

true

51.

The Egyptians created forms of writing that were easier and faster to write.

a)

true

b)

false

52.

People from different countries used and changed the hieroglyphics.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

Alphabets used around the world have developed from Egyptian hieroglyphics.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

__ helped people to understand Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

a)

Rosetta Stone

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

walls of the pyramids

55.

The wall paintings and carvings also tell us about Ancient Egyptian__

a)

food

b)

clothing

c)

work

d)

recreation

e)

children

56.

__ took ideas from Ancient Egypt to other countries.

a)

merchants

b)

travellers

c)

farmers

d)

scribes

57.

Egyptians developed a calendar with __

a)

12 months of 30 days with 5 extra feast days

b)

24 months of 31 days with 10 extra feast days

c)

6 months of 30 days with 15 extra feast days

58.

Pyramids have __ that represent__

a)

angled sides, rays of the sun

b)

curved sides, power of the pharaohs

59.

Sarcophagus is __

a)

a decorated coffin to place the mummy

b)

a name of a pyramid

c)

a name of a pharaoh

d)

a city in Egypt

60.

Ancient Egypt is famous for buildings known as

a)

pyramids

b)

palace

c)

Stone

d)

sarcophagus

61.

Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they__

a)

went to live another life in another place

b)

they did not have another life

c)

did not know where they went

d)

they went to serve the heavenly pharaohs

62.

__ inside the pyramid were designed to confuse ___

a)

passageways, tomb robbers

b)

traps, tomb robbers

c)

passageways, slaves

d)

steep steps, slaves

63.

As time passed, Egyptians changed from pyramids for royal tombs to burry at__

a)

Valley of Kings

b)

Palace of Kings

c)

Valley of the Great

d)

Palace of the Remembered

64.

Tutankhamun is probably the most famous pharaoh today.

a)

true

b)

false

65.

Tutankhamun was buried in__

a)

the Valley of the Kings

b)

a pyramid

c)

unknown

66.

__ is/are completely sure how the pyramids were built.

a)

Many archaeologist

b)

No-one

c)

Everyone

d)

Some historians

67.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is __

a)

the largest pyramid

b)

most famous pyramid

c)

least famous

d)

second largest

e)

third largest

68.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu was built using more than __

a)

2 million huge stone blocks

b)

1 million small stone blocks

c)

2 million medium stone blocks

d)

1 million stone blocks

69.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu was covered in__

a)

limestone blocks

b)

redstone blocks

c)

orangestone blocks

d)

whitestone blocks

70.

The blocks used on the Great Pyramid of Khufu gave __ that shone in the sun.

a)

smooth

b)

white surface

c)

brown surface

d)

orange surface

e)

angled

71.

The Valley of the Kings is on the __ bank of the Nile __.

a)

north, opposite Thames

b)

south, opposite Thebes

c)

east, next to Thebes

d)

west, opposite Thebes

72.

Tomb robbers stole everything from most of the tombs in __

a)

pyramids

b)

Valley of Kings

c)

none

73.

The River Nile flows from__

a)

south to north

b)

north to south

c)

west to north

d)

east to north

74.

__ lived a life of luxury

a)

people in the royal palaces

b)

pharaohs

75.

A person's job marked that person's place in society.

a)

true

b)

false

76.

Noblemen and religious leaders received gifts and land from the pharaoh.

a)

true

b)

false

77.

Soldiers were given land when they retired.

a)

true

b)

false

78.

__ helped organise the country.

a)

government officials

b)

noblemen

c)

religious leaders

d)

scribes

79.

Scribes did not come from wealthy families

a)

false

b)

true

80.

Scribes wrote official documents

a)

true

b)

false

81.

Most people worked as peasant farmers on other people's land

a)

true

b)

false

82.

__ is made from the fibres of he flax plant

a)

linen

b)

cotton

c)

wool

d)

silk

83.

Light clothes kept people protected from the sun.

a)

true

b)

false

84.

Towns and villages were built on

a)

flat ground as there was no flooding

b)

higher ground to prevent flooding

85.

People

a)

hardly ever ate meat

b)

ate meat frequently

c)

never ate meat

86.

Houses were built with

a)

mud bricks

b)

straw

c)

wood

d)

metal

87.

Rich Egyptians were prepared for the next life in a special way. The body was preserved in a process called

a)

mummy

b)

mummification

c)

tomb

88.

The preserved body is called

a)

mummy

b)

mummification

c)

tomb

89.

Pyramids were a symbol of

a)

power

b)

wealth

90.

The pyramid was not a special tomb

a)

true

b)

false

91.

The mummy was placed in a decorated coffin.

a)

true

b)

false

92.

Pyramids were built to protect the mummy and treasures.

a)

true

b)

false

93.

Most pyramids were built near the river so that the workers did not have to move the blocks far.

a)

true

b)

false

94.

Boats transported the huge blocks used to build the pyramids up the __

a)

River Nile

b)

Mediterranean Sea

95.

Most settlements were near the River Nile because

a)

the soil was fertile

b)

access to water to irrigate crops

c)

let animals drink

d)

people drank river water

96.

Name A

a)

ploughing

b)

harvesting

c)

winnowing

d)

watering

e)

threshing

97.

Name B

a)

ploughing

b)

harvesting

c)

winnowing

d)

watering

e)

threshing

98.

Name C

a)

ploughing

b)

harvesting

c)

winnowing

d)

storing

e)

threshing

99.

Name D

a)

ploughing

b)

harvesting

c)

winnowing

d)

storing

e)

threshing

100.

Name E

a)

ploughing

b)

harvesting

c)

winnowing

d)

storing

e)

threshing

101.

Name F

a)

ploughing

b)

harvesting

c)

winnowing

d)

storing

e)

threshing

102.

Write the letters in the correct order of the tasks. (Eg ABCDEF)

(a)  

103.

A is made by a __

a)

furniture-maker

b)

house builder

c)

jeweller

d)

leather-worker

e)

weaver

104.

B is made by a __

a)

furniture-maker

b)

house builder

c)

jeweller

d)

leather-worker

e)

weaver

105.

C is made by a __

a)

furniture-maker

b)

house builder

c)

jeweller

d)

leather-worker

e)

weaver

106.

D is made by a __

a)

furniture-maker

b)

house builder

c)

jeweller

d)

leather-worker

e)

weaver

107.

E is made by a __

a)

furniture-maker

b)

house builder

c)

jeweller

d)

leather-worker

e)

weaver

108.

F is made by a __

a)

potter

b)

house builder

c)

jeweller

d)

leather-worker

e)

weaver

109.

The Ancient Egyptians were the first civilisation to use the number 10 system

a)

true

b)

false

110.

In the number system: A staff meant

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

111.

In the number system: A heel meant

a)

10 000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

112.

In the number system: A coil of rope meant

a)

10 000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

113.

In the number system: A lotus flower meant

a)

10 000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

114.

In the number system: A pointing finger meant

a)

10 000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

115.

In the number system: A tadpole meant

a)

10 000

b)

100 000

c)

100

d)

1000

116.

In the number system: An astonished man meant

a)

10 000

b)

100 000

c)

1 000 000

d)

1000