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Ancient Egypt Review - PA Social Studies

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group had power and authority in ancient Egypt?

a)

priests

b)

nobles

c)

pharaohs

d)

scribes

2.

How was ancient Egyptian society divided?

a)

power

b)

wealth

c)

social class

d)

gender

e)

intelligence

3.

How did ancient Egyptian social classes develop?

a)

over time

b)

immediately

c)

they never developed

4.

Which group of people made up the largest and most important group of ancient Egyptian society?

a)

artisans

b)

government officials

c)

unskilled workers

d)

farmers

5.

Which of the social classes were at the bottom of the social pyramid?

a)

nobles

b)

merchants

c)

slaves

d)

priests

6.

In ancient Egypt, the middle class consisted of _____________.

a)

craftsmen/artisans

b)

skilled workers

c)

merchants

d)

all of the above

7.

Calculating taxes and keeping written records were the responsibility of which group of people?

a)

priests

b)

nobles

c)

artisans and craftsmen

d)

scribes

8.

Which group of people would likely have been able to read and write?

a)

slaves

b)

nobles

c)

artisans and craftsmen

d)

scribes

9.

This is the term for a system where family members pass power from one generation to the next.

a)

monarchy

b)

kingdom

c)

dynasty

d)

empire

10.

The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which animal was valued in ancient Egyptian society?

a)

goat

b)

dog

c)

jackal

d)

cat

e)

cow

12.

The ancient Egyptian religion was.....

a)

Judaism

b)

polytheistic

c)

monothestic

d)

unithesistic

e)

Daoist

13.

True of False, ancient Egyptian society was tolerant of divorce, marital separation, and polygamy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The ancient Egyptians used a system of writing called

a)

pictographs

b)

cuneiform

c)

an alphabet

d)

hieroglyphics

15.

In ancient Egypt, women had few rights in society. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these statements are true?

a)

Pharaohs were viewed as less important than gods.

b)

Ancient Egyptians valued cleanliness.

c)

Egyptian women were considered the head of their household.

d)

Egyptian women had rights in society.

17.

Which of the following was Hatshepsut able to do in her role as a leader in ancient Egypt?

a)

take care of the people.

b)

force the people believe in monotheism

c)

build temples and other buildings

d)

create a new religion based on a single god