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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word ancient means

a)

tomorrow

b)

long, long ago

c)

yesterday

d)

in the future

2.

What number shows where Ancient Egypt is located?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

What river is located in Egypt?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Huang He River

d)

Mississippi River

4.

What mountains are located in Africa?

a)

Alps Mountains

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Atlas Mountains

5.

What is the world's largest hot desert that covers a large section of Egypt?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Sahara Desert

6.

Which map represents Egypt at its point of greatest influence?

a)

Map A

b)

Map B

c)

Map C

7.

Which are ancient Egyptian inventions?

a)

arches

b)

365-day calendar

c)

silk cloth

d)

water clock

e)

paper made from papyrus

8.

The word architecture means

a)

planting in water

b)

the design of buildings

c)

making new items

d)

kinds of writing

9.

Which sentence shows an example of Egypt's contributions?

a)

The restaurant had a mosaic on the floor.

b)

We built pyramids in class today.

c)

My house has columns on the front porch.

d)

Our city has aqueducts that drain water.

10.

Which picture show an example of Ancient Egyptian irrigation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Read the definition.

"Materials that come directly from nature."

Identify the term that is being defined.

a)

capital resources

b)

human resources

c)

natural resources

12.

Read the definition.

"People working to produce goods and services."

Identify the term that is being defined.

a)

human resources

b)

natural resources

c)

capital resources

13.

Read the definition.

"Goods made by people and used to produce other goods and services."

Identify the term that is being defined.

a)

natural resources

b)

human resources

c)

capital resources

14.

Which ancient Egyptian invention is used MOST often in schools today?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

compass

c)

silk cloth

d)

paper