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WorksheetsAncient Egypt Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient Mesopotamia was unpredictable and sudden. What was the Nile flooding like?
Unpredictable and sudden
Unpredictable but gradual
Predictable and gradual
Predictable but sudden
Which sea is immediately north of Egypt?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Caspian Sea
What were the kings of Ancient Egypt called?
Viziers
Pharaohs
Nubians
Scarabs
In which kingdom was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Neo Kingdom
What's one of the most important accomplishments of Hatshepsut?
Inventing the chariot
Building a pyramid
Building the sphinx
Expanding trade
Who are one step below pharaohs in the social class pyramid of Egypt?
Officials and scribes
Artisans and merchants
Armers
Priests
Which river is said to "give life to Egypt" both in ancient and modern times?
Amazon
Potomac
Tigris
Nile
What geographical features act as natural barriers that protect Egypt from attack?
Snow and Nile River
Deserts and the Nile cataracts (waterfalls and rapids)
Nile Cataracts and high mountains
The savanna and the Nile cataracts
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?
It isolated the settlements
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
It left silt that created rich, fertile soil
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife
If you went to school in Ancient Egypt, what would you write on?
Clay tablets
Stone
Papyrus
Paper
The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in__________________.
Healing rituals
Afterlife
Technology
Education
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
Temples for religious worship
Storehouses for reserves of grain
Storage for the pharaoh's treasures
Tombs for the pharaohs when they died
Why were the tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.?
Tombs were museums
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh
They believed the dead needed and enjoyed their belongings in the afterlife
The Nile River flows in which direction?
North to south
East to west
South to north
West to East
How was the development of Egyptian civilization influenced by its geographic location? Select all that apply.
It allowed them to transfer goods by trade
It provided them with fertile soil
It allowed them to not be able to trade
It allowed them transportation
It gave enemies easy access to their natural resources
Why might the Nile river be difficult to navigate?
It contains many turns
It flows in the opposite direction
It contains cataracts (rapids)
It has deep water
Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in natron.
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.
C, A, B
C, B, A
B, A, C
A, C, B
How does natron work to preserve bodies?
It hardens the internal organs
It puts a thin protective film on surfaces
It dries up the liquids and fats
It stiffens the cell walls of human cells
In the mummification process, which organ was left in the body?
Liver
Lungs
Heart
Brain
Anyone could be buried in a pyramid in Ancient Egypt.
True
False
Other than the body of a pharaoh, what was placed in the pyramids in ancient Egypt?
Body of the queen
Treasure for the afterlife
Computers
Deity
Egyptians made paper out of a plant known as ________________.
Pharus
Platypus
Hoosier
Papyrus
The process by which ancient Egyptians preserved dead bodies.
Dynasty
Embalm
Deity
Enrichment
The area of fertile soil at the end of the Nile River.
Nile River Delta
Nile River
Nile River Valley
Nile River Cataracts
Where did most of the Egyptian population live?
Along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Along the coast of the Nile River
In the desert
Along the coast of the Red Sea
Who was the first pharaoh and leader who united the kingdoms of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Menes
Seth
Who were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?
Artisans
Bureaucrats
Pharaohs
Scribes
What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Greek
Hieroglyphics
A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a _________________.
Dynasty
Theocracy
Pharaoh
Bureaucrat
Who made up the largest social class in Egypt's social structure?
Merchants and artisans
Farmers and unskilled workers
Pharaoh and his family
Priests and nobles
Two advantages the Nile had over the rivers of Mesopotamia were the predictable flooding and the _________________.
Water for irrigation
Fertile soil
Protection it provided
Fish for food
Which pharaoh tried to change the religion of Egypt to monotheism?
Akhenaton
Ahmenotep
King Tut
Hatshepsut
What caused problems during the Middle Kingdom?
Diseases swept through the land
Invaders called the Hyksos took over Egypt
There was a civil war
All of the above
Egypt became very rich because of its military conquests during the New Kingdom.
True
False
Daily life for the Egyptians changed greatly from the Old Kingdom to the Middle and New Kingdom.
True
False
Which pharaoh had all their monuments destroyed when their son became pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Ahmose
Ramses II
None of the above
What does "absolute power" mean?
To be elected as pharaoh
To have total control of everything and everyone
To share the ruling power with others
To have no power
How did Egypt gain more land during the New Kingdom?
Military takeovers
Trading
Peaceful treaties
It bought new land
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They attended school and learned how to govern
People voted for them
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
They inherited the position from a family member
It is surprising that ______________ had as many rights as they did in Ancient Egypt.
the poor
the uneducated
children
women
Who could be a priest?
Men
Only the pharaoh
Women
Both men and women
Pharaohs were looked upon as...
The general of the armies
Gods
Lowest ranked priest
a Vizier
