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Ancient Civilizations-Mesopotamia and Egypt

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were

a)

unfair and cruel

b)

gods in human form

c)

greedy and selfish

d)

the best rulers in the whole wide world

2.

Egypt is located on which continent

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

3.

Which river is said to "give life to Egypt" both in ancient and modern times?

a)

Amazon

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Euphrates

4.

Beginning with Greek historians, Egyptian kings have been known as_____________

a)

Monarchs

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Czars

d)

Chiefs

5.

Most of the Egyptian society was.......

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

nontheistic

d)

Atheistic

6.

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called

a)

cuneiform

b)

kanji

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

katakana

7.

If you went to school in Ancient Egypt, what would you write on?

a)

clay tablets

b)

papyrus

c)

stone

d)

paper

8.

Which statement best describes burial practices of Egyptians?

a)

they burned their bodies on a funeral pyre

b)

they carried their dead to neighboring countries

c)

they mummified the bodies of their dead

d)

they buried their dead in the waters of the Nile

9.

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in

a)

healing rituals

b)

afterlife

c)

technology

d)

education

10.

What was the MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

a)

temples for religious worship

b)

storehouses for reserves of grain

c)

storehouses for the pharaohs wealth

d)

tombs for pharaohs when they died

11.

The Nile river is the heart of Egypt. It is ___________ miles long.

a)

400

b)

4,000

c)

40,000

d)

250

12.

This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea

a)

The Delta

b)

The Red Sea

c)

The Dead Sea

d)

The Euphrates

13.

Polytheism is the belief in.....

a)

One God

b)

Multiple Gods

c)

No God

d)

The flying spaghetti monster

14.

Why do Pharaohs get mummified?

a)

So their bodies stay nice and juicy

b)

So their body doesn't decay

c)

Because King Tut said so

d)

To prepare them for the afterlife

15.

What is a dynasty?

a)

a collection of queens

b)

a collection of kingdoms

c)

series of rulers from different families

d)

series of rulers from the same family

16.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

17.

What is this?

a)

Half man half cat

b)

Sphinx

c)

Lion with man head

d)

gila monster

18.

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)