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Quiz-Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a Reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paper-like writing material

a)

flax

b)

papyrus

c)

obelisk

d)

cataracts

2.
What is the sea to the NORTH of Egypt where the Nile River flows into? 
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Nile Sea
d)
Gulf of Mexico 
3.
What is silt? 
a)
Good soil deposited by the rivers
b)
Bad soil deposited by the rivers
c)
Good soil deposited through windstorms in the desert
d)
Bad soil deposited by windstorms in the desert
4.

What is located in the circled area of the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Thebes

d)

Nile Delta

5.

Name the body of water circled in the picture.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile River

6.
What were the 3 seasons of the Nile?
a)
Winter, Summer, Spring
b)
Rainy, Dry, Temperate
c)
Flood, Planting, Harvest
d)
Cold, Hot, Warm
7.

Which of the following would have the most status, importance, and power on the social pyramid?

a)

artisan

b)

a farmer

c)

a scribe

d)

a priest

8.

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid?

a)

Triangle represented the 3 season

b)

Most people at bottom, fewest people at the top

c)

Scientists like pyramids

d)

Pharaohs had pyramids built

9.
Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?
a)
His favorite wife, the queen
b)
His priest
c)
His vizier
d)
His army general
10.

Which two groups were at about the same level on the social pyramid?

a)

Priests and Government Officials

b)

Vizier and Pharaoh

c)

Farmers and Artisans

d)

Scribes and Priests