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Unit 5: Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A waterfall or rapids in a river are called...

a)

Cataracts

b)

Deltas

c)

Currents

d)

Riptides

2.

The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying in known as...

a)

Theocracy

b)

Embalming

c)

Shadoof

d)

Mummification

3.

A shadoof is....

a)

a reed plant that grew along the Nile River.

b)

a type of government worker in Ancient Egypt.

c)

a piece of woven cloth.

d)

a type of irrigation system used in water transportation.

4.

A fan-shaped river area where a river flowers into a sea is called a(n)...

a)

Cataract

b)

Rapid

c)

Delta

d)

Waterfall

5.

A textile is...

a)

a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and symbols.

b)

a type of government worker.

c)

a piece of woven cloth.

d)

a type of written text.

6.

A Pharaoh is...

a)

a ruler of Ancient Egypt.

b)

a government representative to another country.

c)

a government official.

d)

a line of rulers from one family.

7.

A government official can also be called an...

a)

Envoy

b)

Diplomat

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Bureaucrat

8.

A type of government that is controlled by a religious leader is a(n)...

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Republic

9.

"This area is a flat grassland, with scattered trees." This describes a(n)...

a)

Delta

b)

Savanna

c)

Plateau

d)

Tundra

10.

Papyrus is...

a)

a type of irrigation system which is used to transfer water.

b)

a fan-shaped area where a river can flow into the sea.

c)

a reed plant that grows along the Nile River.

d)

a piece of woven cloth.

11.

An envoy is a(n)...

a)

a government representative to another country.

b)

a ruler of Ancient Egypt

c)

a government controlled by religious leaders.

d)

a line of rulers from one family

12.

Hieroglyphs are....

a)

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying.

b)

the earliest writing system, developed by the Sumerians.

c)

the language that the Akkadian Empire spread throughout Mesopotamia.

d)

A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols.

13.

A line of rulers from one family is called a(n)...

a)

Dynasty

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Envoy