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Ancient Egypt Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term below refers to Egyptian kings, were both the political and religious leaders of Egypt?

a)

pyramids

b)

piranhas

c)

pharaohs

d)

palm trees full of coconuts

2.

Which term below refers to a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, and streams?

a)

hierarchy

b)

irrigation

c)

delta

d)

coconut cream pie

3.

Which term below refers to an area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down?

a)

shadoof

b)

bureaucrat

c)

delta

d)

coconut macaroon

4.

Which term below refers to a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins?

a)

shadoof

b)

bureaucrat

c)

bucket stick

d)

coconut Ferrero Rocher

5.

Which term below refers to a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols that was used in Ancient Egypt?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

sounds and physical gestures

d)

coconut flakes

6.

Which term below refers to a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a paperlike writing surface?

a)

clay tablets

b)

pyramids

c)

papyrus

d)

coconut in the palm tree

7.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Upper Egypt is north of Lower Egypt.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Why is Upper Egypt further south of Lower Egypt?

a)

Upper Egypt is further upriver (where it started)

b)

Lower Egypt has a higher elevation (it's higher up)

c)

Upper Egypt has a greater depth (it's wider)

d)

Because the coconut said so (listen to the coconut)

9.

Why was the desert important to Ancient Egypt?

a)

it was very dry and helped with soil drainage

b)

it was full of nutrients and helped fertilize the soil

c)

it acted as a barrier, protecting Egyptian civilization

d)

It was the bestest for growing coconuts

10.

Why was the land along the Nile River so fertile?

a)

silt deposited when the Nile flooded made soil fertile

b)

silt was flushed out of the soil when the water receded

c)

the sand gave the soil good consistency and texture

d)

the sand increased the coconuts in the soil

11.

How do Egyptians use a shadoof?

a)

to pick their coconuts

b)

to harvest papyrus reed grass

c)

to transfer water from the Nile to storage basins

d)

to transfer to the coconut from the palm tree

12.

Laborers and unskilled workers were in Egypt's lower class. The lower class was Egypt's ___ social class.

a)

smallest

b)

largest

c)

most important

d)

coconuttiest