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WorksheetsEgypt Quiz, Les. 1-4
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the best reason to explain why pyramids were made?
To show honor and respect to farmers, who were members of the highest social class
To show honor and respect to priests, who were members of the highest social class
To show honor and respect to nobles, who were members of Pharaoh's family
To show honor and respect for the pharaoh, who was considered both king and a god.
Why was the calendar an important piece of technology for the ancient Egyptians?
It was used to keep track of the dates of religious ceremonies.
It was used to keep track of when the Nile River would flood and crops could be planted.
It was used to keep track of how many years each pharaoh had reigned.
It was used to keep track of when the pyramids were built.
Which statement is TRUE regarding the Egyptians' beliefs about the afterlife?
They believed it was a long journey, but with a peaceful end, better than earthly life.
They believed that the pharaoh guided the dead through the underworld journey.
They believed only members of the upper social class reached the "Field of Reeds", the place of peace.
They believed the afterlife was a sad, gloomy place.
What was the reason that bodies were mummified or embalmed?
Egyptians believed embalming bodies helped a soul gain access to the "Field of Reeds"
Egyptians believe embalming bodies helped a person navigate through the afterlife successfully.
Egyptians believed that embalming a body transformed the person into a god or goddess.
Egyptians believed embalming was a sign of purity and a heart that was "lighter than a feather."
Wheat and barley...shall be given unto him therein, and he shall flourish there just as he did on earth."
Which statement supports this piece of evidence from "The Egyptian Book of the Dead"?
It shows that the afterlife is believed to be a place of happiness and contentment.
It shows that the afterlife is believed to be a place of punishment and torment.
It shows that only the Pharaoh would be able to enter in the afterlife.
It shows that the Egyptians were not concerned with the afterlife.
Which of the following was a DIRECT effect of the Nile River flooding every spring and summer?
Egypt traded with nearby civilizations.
Egypt was isolated from other civilizations.
Egypt had a surplus of crops.
Egyptian farmers were a part of the lower class and were not well respected.
Because Egypt had a surplus of crops, they
were attacked by other civilizations frequently.
were able to trade for resources they did not have.
built a strong army to attack other civilizations for resources and slaves.
were able to invent many types of tools and weapons.
According to this map of ancient Egypt, what two landforms are on Egypt's east and west?
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Eastern and Western Deserts
Nile River and Nile River Delta
Upper and Lower Egypt
Using the information about the types of landforms and water sources surrounding Egypt, what type of transportation will be easier for the Egyptians to use to trade?
the wheel attached to carts
to cross desert terrain
a sled called a toboggan to cross desert terrain
the wheel attached to chariots and pulled by horses to cross desert terrain
the sailboat to cross seas and to sail upstream or downstream on rivers
The Nile River is the most important feature in ancient Egypt because it
allows Egyptians to grow a surplus of crops and a way of transporting the crops for trade.
allows Egyptians to have the supplies they need to build pyramids.
it allows Egyptians to have a pharaoh who they believe is a descendant of the sun god, Ra/Re.
it inspires the Egyptians to live good lives so that they can enter the afterlife's Field of Reeds when they die.
Egyptians believed that dead bodies were needed for the afterlife. Which set of beliefs did this relate to?
Government beliefs
Social classes beliefs
Cultural beliefs
Beliefs about the pharaoh being a descendant of Ra/Re.
What is the most likely reason that Egyptians mummified or embalmed their dead?
So that the bodies could be used for Egyptian doctors to study.
So that tombs could be built to bury them.
Because the dead needed their physical body to complete the journey to the afterlife.
Because the dead needed their bodies to pass judgment.
Which organ was NOT removed from the body for mummification in ancient Egypt?
lungs
liver
heart
brain
The heart had to be lighter than this in order for the person to be judged worthy to enter the "Field of Reeds" according to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs.
Osiris's staff of judgment
Ma'at's feather of Truth
Anubis's jackal mask the priests wore
the cobra that encircled the sun god Ra/Re.
