WorksheetsEgypt Under the Pharaohs Part 1 from GR (6th WH: LFCS)
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 28mins
What are cataracts?
groups of rocks
groups of rapids
groups of rocky rapids
groups of traders
What is a delta?
an airline
an area of sediment- soil or minerals carried by water- deposited at the mouth of the river
an area of sediment- soil or minerals carried by water- deposited at the foot of the river
an area of sediment- soil or minerals carried by traders- deposited at the mouth of the river
What is a pharaoh?
king of a united England
king of a united Russia
king of a united Phoenicia
king of a united Egypt
What is a dynasty?
a ruling person
a ruling family
a ruling priest
a ruling king
What is a bureaucracy?
a system of offices and officials that handle the business of the government
a system of offices and officials that handle the business of the country
a system of offices and officials that handle the business of the city
a system of offices and officials that handle the business of the king
What is a mummy?
bones preserved by a special process
jewelry preserved by a special process
a body preserved by a special process
animals preserved by a special process
As in the Fertile Crescent, Egypt’s civilization developed in a _________________ with rich soil.
lake valley
mountain valley
river valley
ocean valley
The Egyptians knew that without the __________ (river), their land would be nothing but a sun-baked desert of bright blue skies and dry sand.
Nile
Ural
Ganges
Tisza
Danube
What is the world's longest river?
Danube
Tisza
Ural
Ganges
Nile
The Nile begins in East Africa and flows about 3,500 miles north to the ______________________ Sea.
Black
Red
Mediterranean
Baltic
The great river has two main sources: the ____________ Nile and the _______________ Nile.
White
Blue
Red
Black
Yellow
The White Nile flows from what lake?
Velence
Balaton
Victoria
Turkana
Malawi
The Blue Nile rushes from the highlands of present-day ______________________.
Somalia
Ethiopia
Sudan
Kenya
Eritrea
The two rivers meet in present day ____________. In ancient times, northern Sudan was known as Nubia, or Kush.
Sudan
Ethiopia
Chad
Libya
In Nubia and Egypt, the Nile flows through the ______________, a vast desert that stretches across most of northern Africa.
Atacama
Sahara
Gobi
Karoo
Guban
The rocky _________________ made it impossible for people to travel by ship upstream from Egypt.
deltas
cataracts
cliffs
sea caves
sea stacks
The river carries ______, fine mineral particles that can form fertile soil.
silt
soil
humus
clay
peat
A _______ is an area of sediment, soil or minerals carried by water, deposited at the mouth of a river.
cataract
delta
swamp
peat bog
The ________ delta forms the region known as Lower Egypt.
Danube
Nile
Amazon
Euphrates
Ebro
The rich, dark soil was very important to the Egyptians and they called their country Kemet, which means the "___________________"
Red Land
Black Land
White Land
Blue Land
The Nile floods were known to be unpredictable. Explain the results of too much water or too little water.
If too much water came, the floods could be a natural disaster that swept away soil.
If too little water came, the floods could be a natural disaster that swept away soil.
If too little water came, Egypt would suffer a drought, or a short-age of water.
If too little water came, Egypt would suffer a drought, or a long-age of water.
Droughts could bring hunger by causing crops to fail.
Egyptians called the vast deserts on either side of the Black Land “the ________.” Unlike the Black Lands, the _________ was a deadly place of hot, burning sands.
Black Land
White Land
Blue Land
Red Land
Explain how the earthen walls Egyptian farmers built helped them to grow food.
Egyptian farmers learned to build earthen walls around fields to trap the Nile’s flood waters.
Egyptian farmers learned to build earthen walls around fields to trap the Danube’s flood waters.
The water soaked into the soil and allowed grains such as wheat to grow.
This simple form of crop irrigation allowed farmers to produce a food surplus, or an amount of food greater than their own family’s needs.
This simple form of crop irrigation allowed farmers to produce a food shortage, or an amount of food lesser than their own family’s needs.
What did powerful people and families collect from the farmers?
Powerful people and families were able to collect some of the farmers’ surplus crop as taxes.
Powerful people and families were able to collect some of the farmers’ surplus crop as tributes.
Powerful people and families were able to collect some of the farmers’ surplus crop as indulgences.
Powerful people and families were able to collect some of the farmers’ surplus crop as food for the poor.
What did the local rulers use this surplus for? To buy...
rich cloth
jewelry
luxury goods
more food
more land
Who supplied these specialty items? (Select 2 synonyms)
merchants
kings
queens
priests
artisans
What were merchants or artisans?
skilled workers who practice a handicraft
skilled athletes who practice a sport
skilled workers who practice a subject
skilled scholars who earned university degrees
True/False: During the 3000s B.C., two kingdoms developed in Egypt.
True
False
What color crowns did the kings of Upper Egypt wear?
Red
White
What color crowns did the kings of Lower Egypt wear?
Red
White
According to legends, who united the two kingdoms?
Narmer
Hammurabi
Sargon
Cyrus
True/False: Egypt made Narmer the first pharaoh, or king of Egypt.
True
False
True/False: Narmer wore a double crown of red and white.
True
False
True/False: Narmer founded Egypt's earliest dynasty.
True
False
How do historians divide Egypt’s history?
periods based on kingdoms
periods based on dynasties
periods based on lakes
periods based on rivers
True/False: The Old Kingdom lasted from 2686 B.C. to 2125 B.C
True
False
Select all that is true about the Old Kingdom.
It was a period of prosperity
It was a period of political strength
It was a period of cultural achievement
It was a period of debt
Select all that is true about the Middle Kingdom.
After a period of civil wars, the Middle Kingdom began.
It lasted from about 2055 B.C. to 1650 B.C.
Pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom dealt with one of Egypt’s major environmental challenges- the Nile floods.
They built a system of canals that could drain dangerous flood waters and irrigate new farmland.
They built a system of canals that could drain dangerous flood waters and irrigate old farmland.
Select all that is true about the New Kingdom.
The New Kingdom followed more civil wars and invasions.
The New Kingdom lasted from about 1550 B.C. to 1070 B.C.
The New Kingdom lasted from about 1550 B.C. to 1080 B.C.
New Kingdom pharaohs conquered lands in Asia and Africa.
The New Kingdom ended when Egypt was finally conquered by the Greek army of Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.
What kingdom dealt with the Nile Floods?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
What kingdom was the highpoint of ancient Egyptian power and prosperity?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
In 332 BC, who conquered Egypt?
the Greek army of Alexander the Great
the Greek army of James the Great
the Greek army of John the Great
the Greek army of Matthew the Great
the Greek army of Cyrus the Great
True/False: The pharaoh relied on a bureaucracy.
True
False
The head of Egypt’s bureaucracy was an official called the _________.
Tut
king
vizier
pharaoh
priest
How did farmers pay for taxes?
Surplus crops
Surplus store items
Surplus desserts
Surplus meat
True/False: The bureaucracy collected the taxes from merchants and artisans.
True
False
Explain how the bureaucracy distributed the surplus with more than one answer.
The bureaucracy took some of this surplus for itself.
It distributed the rest to priests, to the pharaoh, and to artisans and merchants who worked for the pharaoh.
Egypt’s bureaucracy and system of taxation were a model for later governments, including those of today.
Egypt’s bureaucracy and system of taxation were a model for later governments, including those of the past.
The bureaucracy gave some of the surplus to the poor as charity.
MENTIONED BONUSES: True/False: On Good Friday, the washing of the feet occurs.
True
False
MENTIONED BONUSES: True/False: Peter denies Jesus three times.
True
False
MENTIONED BONUSES: True/False: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday make up the Easter or Paschal Triduum.
True
False
MENTIONED BONUSES: True/False: On Holy Thursday, Jesus has the Last Supper with his disciples.
True
False
