WorksheetsAncient Civilizations-Mesopotamia and Egypt
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were
unfair and cruel
gods in human form
greedy and selfish
the best rulers in the whole wide world
Egypt is located on which continent
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
Which river is said to "give life to Egypt" both in ancient and modern times?
Amazon
Tigris
Nile
Euphrates
Beginning with Greek historians, Egyptian kings have been known as_____________
Monarchs
Pharaohs
Czars
Chiefs
Most of the Egyptian society was.......
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
nontheistic
Atheistic
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called
cuneiform
kanji
hieroglyphics
katakana
If you went to school in Ancient Egypt, what would you write on?
clay tablets
papyrus
stone
paper
Which statement best describes burial practices of Egyptians?
they burned their bodies on a funeral pyre
they carried their dead to neighboring countries
they mummified the bodies of their dead
they buried their dead in the waters of the Nile
The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in
healing rituals
afterlife
technology
education
What was the MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
temples for religious worship
storehouses for reserves of grain
storehouses for the pharaohs wealth
tombs for pharaohs when they died
The Nile river is the heart of Egypt. It is ___________ miles long.
400
4,000
40,000
250
This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea
The Delta
The Red Sea
The Dead Sea
The Euphrates
Polytheism is the belief in.....
One God
Multiple Gods
No God
The flying spaghetti monster
Why do Pharaohs get mummified?
So their bodies stay nice and juicy
So their body doesn't decay
Because King Tut said so
To prepare them for the afterlife
What is a dynasty?
a collection of queens
a collection of kingdoms
series of rulers from different families
series of rulers from the same family
How did Egyptians get water to their crops?
Plow
Chariot
Wagon
Irrigation
What is this?
Half man half cat
Sphinx
Lion with man head
gila monster
Pyramids were constructed by large work gangs over a period of many years. The Pyramid age spans over a thousand years, starting in the third dynasty and ending in the second intermediate Period. The Greek historian Herodotus was told that it took _________men _______ years to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.
(a)
