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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What's going on with that Nile River?
Irregular flooding
Annual flooding
No flooding
Constant flooding
In what direction did the Nile flow?
Up
Down
North
South
What role did the deserts play in the lives of Egyptians?
It did not help them in any way.
It did not protect them from invaders and it flowed north.
It protected them from invaders and allowed them to live anywhere.
It protected them from invaders and forced them to live near the Nile.
Which things did NOT happen during the Old Kingdom?
The Egyptians built large pyramids.
The Egyptians invaded Nubia.
The Egyptians invaded the Hittite Empire.
The Egyptians used hieroglyphics to write.
_____ wrote hieroglyphics to keep track of things like ceremonies & taxes.
shepherds
pharaohs
scribes
farmers
Upper and Lower Egypt were ____ during the Old Kingdom.
unified
fighting
A vizier was...
the chief priest in the temples
an expert farmer
another name for 'pharaoh'
the chief minister who supervised day-to-day government
A 'nomarch' can be thought of as a modern day...
potterer
farmer
governor
president
A few reasons that the Old Kingdom fell into decline include...
high cost of the pyramids
fighting between the farmers
power struggles between Nomarchs
food shortages
Even though there was a lot of turbulence during the Middle Kingdom, Egyptian pharaohs were able to...
invent irrigation systems
restore prosperity
build the great pyramids
conquer the Hittites
During the Middle Kingdom, trade increased with ____, but eventually, Egyptians occupied the area.
Nubia
Asia Minor
Greece
Sumer
The Cult of Osiris was popular during the Middle Kingdom because...
it gave people hope that they could be reborn rich.
it gave people hope that they could one day become a god.
it gave people hope they could enter the afterlife even if they weren't very rich.
The decline of the Middle Kingdom was mainly due to...
being conquered by the Hittites
not enough irrigation systems
being conquered by the Hyksos
people fighting for more power
During the New Kingdom, the empire...
expanded all the way to the Euphrates River
expanded all the way to the Persian Gulf
expanded all the way to the first cataract
expanded all the way to Greece
During the New Kingdom, Queen _____ encouraged more trading which helped the Egyptians generate more wealth.
Nefertiti
Elizabeth
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
____ was known as the first 'monotheist' pharaoh because he wanted everyone to only worship Aton.
Tutankhamen
Akhenaton
Ramses II
Khufu
____ was known as having been a very powerful ruler for 67 years, and he claimed that he 'defeated' the Hittites.
Tutankhamen
Akhenaton
Ramses II
Khufu
The New Kingdom declined mainly due to...
the death of Ramses II and many outside invaders
the death of Hatshepsut and power struggles
the irregular flooding and droughts in the region
the overwhelming debt racked up with the building of the pyramids
What time period was the Old Kingdom?
2900 - 2200 BCE
2700 - 2000 BCE
2700 - 2200 BCE
2600 - 2100 BCE
What time period was the Middle Kingdom?
2050 - 1800 BCE
2300 - 1900 BCE
2200 - 1000 BCE
3000 - 2500 BCE
What time period was the New Kingdom?
1500 - 900 BCE
2200 - 2000 BCE
1600 - 1300 BCE
1550 - 1100 BCE
