wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Egypt Crash Course Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Pyramids are one of three remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What type of civilization was ancient Egypt?

a)

Steppe nomads

b)

Herders

c)

River valley

d)

The Mongols

3.

What are some of the ways that we can look at history?

a)

Clashes between great men

b)

A conversation among philosophies

c)

Who has cooler rocks

d)

From the point of view of traditionally marginalized communities

4.

The Nile was _______

a)

regular

b)

navigable

c)

divine

d)

in denial

5.

Agriculture along the Nile was:

a)

Very difficult and complex

b)

Not too hard, but not very productive

c)

Very easy and productive

d)

Unpredictable and dangerous

6.

What kind of water management did the Egyptians use?

a)

Basin irrigation

b)

Complex hydraulic systems

c)

They let it flood the fields

d)

They trained the river by giving it treats

7.

Based on how easy agriculture was in Egypt, this contributed to a general sense of __________

a)

Pessimism (everything is going to go bad)

b)

Optimism (everything is going to go well)

c)

Fatalism (I can’t change anything)

d)

Laziness

8.

The Pyramids are:

a)

Tombs

b)

Palaces

c)

Alien landing pads

d)

Grain storage

9.

Why is King Tut famous?

a)

He was a great and innovative pharaoh

b)

His tomb was left alone until modern day

c)

He was a hated king

d)

He was the longest reigning pharaoh

10.

What did Egyptian food surpluses result in?

a)

Lots of trading

b)

Lots of time and energy to build things

c)

Egypt being raided by nomads

d)

Not paying attention to good farming practices

11.

What did Egyptians think about cats?

a)

They had divine powers

b)

They were dirty and hated

c)

They were ok

d)

I can haz cheezburger?

12.

Which kingdom was the most imperial?

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

New Order

13.

Akhenaten is best known for?

a)

Introducing a new god and making everyone worship that god

b)

Building the biggest pyramid

c)

Being the longest reigning pharaoh

d)

Expanding the Egyptian Empire the most

14.

Who many Americas of time between the Pyramids and King Tut?

a)

5 and a half

b)

12

c)

2

d)

7 and a half

15.

What are the names of the Egyptian writing systems?

a)

Hieroglyphics and Danish

b)

Hieroglyphics and Deutsch

c)

Hippogrifs and Demotic

d)

Hieroglyphics and Demotic