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Egyptian civilization

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the area of Egypt?

a)

549.633

b)

432.990

c)

386.900

d)

278.956

2.

What is the capital city of Egypt?

a)

Dubai

b)

Istanbul

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Cairo

3.

The word Kemet means

a)

Yellow land

b)

Black land

4.

"All Egypt is the gift of Nile" is given by

a)

Herodotus

b)

Socrates

c)

Napolean

5.

Who made this Pyramid

a)

Khufu

b)

Khafre

c)

Zoser

6.

Amon Ra was considered as

a)

God of death

b)

God of sun

c)

God of evil

7.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

8.
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
a)
System of rules by queens
b)
Gods and pyramids
c)
Writing system
d)
Use of iron, gold and ivory
9.
Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians so
a)
many Nubians moved to Egypt
b)
they became accomplished sailors on the Nile
c)
they sold their surplus grain to Egypt
d)
they were motivated to trade
10.

What did Egyptians believed they needed to do in order to overcome death like Osiris?

a)

burn their bodies in the temple

b)

have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile

c)

pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain

d)

preserve their bodies for the afterlife

11.

Who was the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Egypt?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Menes

c)

Ramses II

d)

Seth

12.

One effect of growing surplus crops in ancient Egypt was that...

a)

more people wanted to be farmers.

b)

farmers grew different types of crops.

c)

people could specialize in different jobs.

d)

the price of crops began to decrease.

13.

Ancient Egyptians modified their environment by building...

a)

irrigation ditches to bring water from the Nile to their fields.

b)

bridges to easily cross the Nile at its widest point.

c)

tall fences to separate one farm from another.

d)

large wading pools to cool off during the hot summer months.

14.
This ruler united Upper and Lower egypt
a)
Imhotep
b)
RamsesII
c)
Narmer
d)
Tutankhamen
15.

Which option identifies the location of Upper Egypt and the reason for the name?

a)

4; Upper Egypt was a distant region with access to Red Sea trade routes.

b)

3; Upper Egypt was a mountain area closer to the Nile River source.

c)

2; Upper Egypt was a crowded area near the Nile River delta.

d)

1; Upper Egypt was a distant region with access to Red Sea trade routes.

16.

True or False: The Nile River was important to the development of papyrus.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Ancient Egypt's writing system was called

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

18.

What were the pyramids in Egypt used as?

a)

Homes

b)

Government builidngs

c)

Religious buildings

d)

Tombs

19.

What evidence do we have of Ancient Egypt's belief of an afterlife?

a)

Hieroglyphics, papyrus and the Rosetta Stone

b)

Their worship of many gods

c)

Burial rituals, mummies and pyramids

d)

Development of medical expertise

20.

What is a theocracy?

a)

Rule by the people

b)

Rule by a small group of people

c)

Rule by a person who is both a political & a religious leader

d)

Rule by an absolute monarch

21.

Which ancient civilization used Hieroglyphics as their form of writing?

a)

Chinese

b)

Egyptians

c)

Mesopotamians

d)

Aztecs

22.

One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia was because

a)

they formed democratically elected governments.

b)

they were able to find ways to make stone tools.

c)

they were protected from outside invaders by mountains.

d)

they used rivers and bodies of water for food and for trade.

23.

Which ancient civilization lived near the Nile River?

a)

Mesopotamians

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Mayans

24.

What term means king of ancient Egypt?

a)

Artisan

b)

Commerce

c)

Interdependence

d)

Pharaoh

e)

Meroitic Script