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Ancient Egypt...So Far

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which civilization are we currently studying?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

The Roman Empire

2.

What is the name of a king in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Thor

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

Dictator

3.

Which continent is Egypt located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

4.

What famous artifact helped historians decode Egyptian writing?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Rosetta Stone

5.

Which natural features protected Ancient Egyptians from invasion?

a)

The Nile river and the Mediterranean Sea

b)

Nile Cataracts and deserts

c)

deserts and mountains

d)

mountains and the Mediterranean Sea

6.

Hieroglyphs represent...

a)

words

b)

names

c)

sounds

d)

words and sounds

7.

Hieroglyphs were written in which direction?

a)

Diagonally

b)

Left to right

c)

Any direction, except diagonally

d)

Top to bottom

8.

Everyday hieroglyphic messages were written on...

a)

Clay tablets

b)

paper made from papyrus plant

c)

stone columns

d)

wood

9.

What natural feature was found in the NORTHERN part of Egypt?

a)

the Sahara Desert

b)

the Nile River Delta

c)

the Eastern Desert

d)

the Nile Cataracts

10.

By the end of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, scribes had to know how to write ___, which helped later people decode hieroglyphics.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Mesopotamian

c)

Italian

d)

Greek

11.

G.R.A.P.E.S. is the acronym that represents the traits of a civilization. What would be the main GEOGRAPHIC reason for Egyptian civilization?

a)

The Tigris River

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Euphrates River

d)

The Mediterranean Sea

12.

Which TWO bodies of water made trade possible for ancient Egyptians?

a)

The Tigris River

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Euphrates River

d)

The Mediterranean Sea

13.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

a)

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were all polytheistic

b)

Ancient Egyptians believed in three main gods.

c)

Ancient Egyptians only believed in one god...Aten.

d)

Most Egyptian pharaohs were polytheists, but one of them (Akhenaten) was a monotheist

14.

All Egyptian pharaohs were males.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Which of the ancient Egyptian achievements allowed us to learn so much about how they lived?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

The calendar

d)

The Shadoof

16.

Ancient Egyptian society was divided into ___ main levels.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

17.

How did Egyptians think of their pharaohs? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

They thought of them as gods living temporarily on Earth.

b)

They were like superheroes.

c)

They were the wealthiest people in Egypt.

d)

They were the only people who could enter pyramids.

18.

Who was Egypt's youngest pharaoh? (didn't share power with anyone)

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Ramses II

d)

Menes

19.

Describe the climate of ancient Egypt:

a)

hot and dry

b)

very similar to our climate

c)

very hot and rainy

d)

rainy and cold

20.

Who UNIFIED the Upper and Lower Kingdoms to create Egypt (and became its first king)?

a)

King Tut

b)

Menes / Narmer

c)

Ramses II

d)

Cleopatra