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Egypt Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Middle Kingdom?

a)

Period of order and stablilty

b)

It was located towards the middle of the nile

c)

Period in which pharohs lost power

2.

What is Ramses the Great Best known for during his time?

a)

Employing many scribes

b)

Protecting Egypt from the Tehenu

c)

Building the Sphinx

3.

Which list below describes the rights of Egyptian women?

a)

Making contract, Owning property, Divorcing husbands

b)

Owning property, Murdering husbands

c)

Owning property, making contracts, temples dedicated to them

4.

Job that employed the vast majority of Egyptians

a)

Farmers

b)

Slaves

c)

Scribes

5.

Why were the pharaohs never questioned by the people?

a)

They were never wrong

b)

They were never seen by the people

c)

They were thought of as gods

6.

Why was embalming important to Egyptians

a)

A decaying body would not be recognized in the afterlife

b)

The gods demanded pristine conditions at all times

c)

scribes determined that embalming allowed an easier canvas

7.

Where was lower Egypt located?

a)

North Egypt

b)

South Egypt

c)

Middle Egypt

8.

Who is reportedly the first pharaoh of Egypt?

a)

Menes

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Rameses the Great

9.

How did the Nile's cataract help Egypt?

a)

Protect against invasion

b)

Rapid allowed for good fish

c)

Egyptians enjoyed whitewater rafting along the cataracts

10.

Which is another word for Pharaoh?

a)

Ruler

b)

Duke

c)

Traveler

d)

god among us

11.

Which feature was most important to the development of civilization in ancient Egypt?

a)

Defensive position surrounded by desert

b)

Annual flooding of the Nile river

c)

Access to trade routes that crossed the continent. 

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