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Ancient Egypt 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What body of water does the Nile River empty into?

a)

The Dead Sea

b)

The Red Sea

c)

The Blue Nile

d)

The Mediterranean Sea

2.

What did the Nile River provide in order for farmers to tend to their crops?

a)

Salt

b)

Silt

c)

Sand

d)

Water

3.

What are the seasons of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Rains

b)

Akhet

c)

Peret

d)

Shomu

4.

This tool made it easier for farmers to gather water and take it to their fields.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Basin irrigation

c)

Shadoof

d)

Irrigation canals

5.

What was Ancient Egypt's most important crop?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Wheat

c)

Barley

d)

Flax

6.

Which one of these did NOT lead to the growth of Ancient Egypt?

a)

A surplus of food

b)

Irrigation systems

c)

Specialization of jobs

d)

Polytheism

7.

What did the Ancient Egyptians build with the imported cedar or wood?

a)

Ships

b)

Fences

c)

Paper

d)

Furniture

8.

What killed Menes?

a)

An alligator

b)

A hippopotamus

c)

A snake

d)

Another person

9.

What was important about the Old Kingdom?

a)

King Khufu built the Great Pyramid of Giza

b)

They had advanced knowledge of geometry and architecture

c)

Giza was the capital city

d)

Memphis was the capital city

10.

In the New Kingdom, which ruler focused on trade instead of fighting wars?

a)

Thutmose III

b)

Queen Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Mentuhotep II

11.

The pyramids were built for which of the following reasons?

a)

Tombs for the pharaohs

b)

To protect the pharaohs from weather and thieves

c)

To protect the pharaohs on their journey to the afterlife

d)

All of these are reasons for the pyramids to be built

12.

What did Ancient Egyptians use to navigate the underworld?

a)

Papyrus paper

b)

Their belongings

c)

Pyramid of Giza

d)

The Book of the Dead

13.

The upper class consisted of how many of these groups of people?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Government officials

c)

Priests

d)

Scribes

14.

Enslaved people were part of the lower class.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

During the mummification process, what was NOT removed from the body?

a)

The brain

b)

The heart

c)

The lungs

d)

The liver

16.

Which god did the Ancient Egyptians believe was the pharaoh?

a)

Horus

b)

Thoth

c)

Seth

d)

Ma'at

17.

The Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic

a)

True

b)

False

18.

There was a high degree of realism in Ancient Egyptian art

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What were some medical practices the Ancient Egyptians achieved?

a)

Autonomy due to mummification

b)

Had surgeons and dentists

c)

Used animal waste for wounds

d)

Herbs

20.

Another ancient civilization used the same number system as the Ancient Egyptians. Who were they?

a)

Ancient China

b)

Ancient India

c)

Ancient Isreal

d)

Ancient Rome