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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river allowed Egypt to begin?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Delta

2.

What is the mouth of the Nile River called?

a)

Misr

b)

Agriculture

c)

Delta

d)

Senet

3.
What is Ancient Egypt surrounded by?
a)
deserts
b)
desserts
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
4.

In ancient Egypt, the pyramids were built _____ .

a)

as tombs for the kings and queens

b)

to punish slaves

c)

as a payment to the gods

5.

From what plant did the Egyptians make paper?

a)

Palm

b)

Papyrus

c)

Lotus

6.

What is the name of the written language in the picture?

a)

Characters

b)

Symbolism

c)

Hieroglyphics

7.

Upper Egypt is located in the ___________ area.

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Southern

8.

Who was at the TOP of Egyptian Social Structure?

a)

Farmers

b)

Slaves

c)

Merchants

d)

Pharaohs

9.

What have learnt in today's lesson?

4 lines
10.

Why did people choose to settle near the Nile River?

a)

They needed a supply of water

b)

To wash their clothing

c)

There was more clay in the soil to build homes

d)

Yearly floods cause the land to be nutrient-rich, which was perfect for growing crops

11.

What major natural feature influenced Ancient Egypt's settlements?

a)

The Sphinx

b)

Nile River

c)

Sand dunes

d)

Black Sea

12.

Ancient Egyptian rulers were called

a)

Pharoahs

b)

Emperors and Empresses

c)

Kings and Queens

d)

Chiefs

13.

Ancient Egypt's social structure has upper, middle and lower classes. Which groups of people formed the middle class?

a)

Pharoahs, nobility, officials and priests

b)

Scribes and soldiers

c)

Merchants and craftsmen

d)

Slaves and farmers

14.

(a)   were a form of Ancient Egyptian writing where pictures and sounds were represented by pictures and symbols.

15.

What was the name of the burial box that mummies were laid to rest in?

a)

Casket

b)

Sarcophagus

c)

Coffin

d)

Chest

16.

Ancient Egyptian kings were called ...

a)

Bosses

b)

Masters

c)

Pharaohs

d)

Lords

17.

Egypt is in this continent.

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

America

18.

The bodies wrapped in bandages are called _____.

a)

daddies

b)

mummies

c)

uncles

d)

puppies

19.

Ancient Egyptians used to write on ____.

a)

computers

b)

notebooks

c)

leaves

d)

papyrus

20.

Egyptian kings and queens were placed in _____ after they had died.

a)

boxes

b)

coffins

c)

pyramids

d)

water