WorksheetsAncient Egypt 2021
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
The Dead Sea
The Red Sea
The Blue Nile
The Mediterranean Sea
What did the Nile River provide in order for farmers to tend to their crops?
Salt
Silt
Sand
Water
What are the seasons of Ancient Egypt?
Rains
Akhet
Peret
Shomu
This tool made it easier for farmers to gather water and take it to their fields.
Irrigation
Basin irrigation
Shadoof
Irrigation canals
What was Ancient Egypt's most important crop?
Papyrus
Wheat
Barley
Flax
Which one of these did NOT lead to the growth of Ancient Egypt?
A surplus of food
Irrigation systems
Specialization of jobs
Polytheism
What did the Ancient Egyptians build with the imported cedar or wood?
Ships
Fences
Paper
Furniture
What killed Menes?
An alligator
A hippopotamus
A snake
Another person
What was important about the Old Kingdom?
King Khufu built the Great Pyramid of Giza
They had advanced knowledge of geometry and architecture
Giza was the capital city
Memphis was the capital city
In the New Kingdom, which ruler focused on trade instead of fighting wars?
Thutmose III
Queen Hatshepsut
Ramses the Great
Mentuhotep II
The pyramids were built for which of the following reasons?
Tombs for the pharaohs
To protect the pharaohs from weather and thieves
To protect the pharaohs on their journey to the afterlife
All of these are reasons for the pyramids to be built
What did Ancient Egyptians use to navigate the underworld?
Papyrus paper
Their belongings
Pyramid of Giza
The Book of the Dead
The upper class consisted of how many of these groups of people?
Pharaohs
Government officials
Priests
Scribes
Enslaved people were part of the lower class.
True
False
During the mummification process, what was NOT removed from the body?
The brain
The heart
The lungs
The liver
Which god did the Ancient Egyptians believe was the pharaoh?
Horus
Thoth
Seth
Ma'at
The Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic
True
False
There was a high degree of realism in Ancient Egyptian art
True
False
What were some medical practices the Ancient Egyptians achieved?
Autonomy due to mummification
Had surgeons and dentists
Used animal waste for wounds
Herbs
Another ancient civilization used the same number system as the Ancient Egyptians. Who were they?
Ancient China
Ancient India
Ancient Isreal
Ancient Rome
