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WorksheetsEgypt + Thanksgiving
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 36mins
The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.
Tigris River
Nile River
Amazon River
What name is given to the northern section of Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta?
Lower Egypt
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt
A dynasty is a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed down through heredity.
True
False
What protected Egypt from constant invaders?
Deserts and seas
The Himalayas
The Great Wall
During the mummification process, brains were extracted through the nostrils and organs were stored in canopic jars.
True
False
Ancient Egyptians were ________________.
Monotheistic
Monistic
Polytheistic
Egyptian form of writing.
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
What name was given to Egyptian tombs built to prepare a ruler for the after-life?
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Ancient Egyptians had little concern for the after-life.
True
False
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
What were pyramids?
temples to the gods
prisons
tombs for pharaohs
What is Egyptian writing called?
cuneiform
hieroglyphic
characters
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
it made it easier to keep records and communicate
it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
it allowed them to create a system of writing
Why was the Rosetta Stone an important discovery?
It was written in Sumerian and Greek and allowed historians to translate cuneiform.
It was written in Phoenician and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Phoenician alphabet.
It was written in hieroglyphics and Greek and allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
slaves
pharaoh
scribes
What vital organ did the Egyptians believe had to be weighed after death?
intestines
heart
stomach
What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper?
Flax
Cotton
Papyrus
Most of ancient Egypt's land was...?
mountains
desert
rainforest
What do most people eat on Thanksgiving?
Candy
Donuts
Turkey
In the US Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated on the 4th _______ of November.
Wednesday
Friday
Thursday
What is this dessert?
cake
pie
ice cream
What is bird is eaten at Thanksgiving?
chicken
turkey
duck
goose
When is Thanksgiving?
Spring
Winter
Fall
Summer
What month is Thanksgiving?
January
November
March
July
Turkeys have
feathers
fur
scales
Who helped the Pilgrims?
Students
Teacher
Native Americans
Which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following facts is NOT true about autumn?
The weather starts to get cooler.
The leaves start to change.
There are pumpkins at the stores.
It stays light outside longer.
In what direction do birds begin to migrate in autumn?
North
East
South
West
How do you spell the mascot of Thanksgiving?
Terkey
Turky
Terky
Turkey
What Starbuck's beverage is purchased the most this time of year?
Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
Pumpkin Frappuccino
Smores Frappuccino
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Autumn
Spring
monster
scarecrow
squirrel
scarecrow
pine cone
Which of these helped the rise of civilization in ancient Egypt?
strong religious beliefs
advancements in agriculture
This map shows the features of Ancient Egypt. Which inference is supported by the information in the map?
Major cities relied on their location near the river in order to survive.
The long distance between cities made governing difficult.
Why did Egypt have strong trade relationships with other civilizations?
Egypt was able to grow grains and food that other civilizations needed
Egyptians needed to import most necessities in order to survive.
How does the annual flooding of the Nile help farmers in the Nile River Valley?
It makes it difficult for farmers to get their crops to market.
It enriches the soil with new nutrients carried in from upriver.
Which factor contributed most to the development of towns and cities in ancient Egypt?
extra food that allowed some people to work non-farming jobs
the fear of of being invaded
How did the invention of irrigation systems help ancient Egypt?
It allowed agriculture to spread beyond the river valley.
It reduced farmers’ dependence on aid from the pharaoh.
Which two activities were most important to the strength of the ancient Egyptian economy?
conquest and construction
shipbuilding and fishing
mining and tool-making
farming and trade
To the people of ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was primarily a
political symbol
religious leader
Which group had the highest social status during the reign of the pharaohs?
high-ranking soldiers
temple priests
wealthy merchants
government scribes
Ancient Egyptians mummified the deceased to
prevent the smell of decomposition
preserve bodies for research purposes
preserve bodies for life in the underworld
Which statement describes the major difference between peasants and farmers in ancient Egypt?
Peasants were not allowed to participate in the same religious rituals.
Peasants did not own the land that they farmed and worked on.
Why were the ancient Egyptians buried with their prized possessions?
They wanted their possessions to help identify them.
They wanted their possessions to be available to them in the afterlife.
Ruler of Egypt.
Pyramid
Pharaoh
Theocracy
Unify
A type of paper made out of reeds.
Pharaoh
Afterlife
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Egyptian writing system that used symbols for words or ideas.
Hieroglyphics
Isolated
Decline
Ka
A body preserved in a way that prevents it from decomposing.
Delta
Pyramid
Isolated
Mummy
A stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides.
Pyramid
Obelisk
Embalm
Ka
A dry area of land with little vegetation or rain.
Desert
Afterlife
Delta
Unify
A person's soul or spirit
Decline
Mummy
Ka
Papyrus
Third female pharaoh of Egypt was....
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Imhotep
