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History Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This half-term in History we have been learning about ...

a)

Ancient Greeks

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Romans

d)

World War 2

2.

The Ancient Egyptians were and an advanced civilisation in Southern Africa

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Ancient Egyptians lived at the same time as Bronze age societies.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

What does this image represent for the Ancient Egyptians?

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5.

The Ancient Egyptians used a hierarchy can you identify which one is correct?

a)

Pharaohs

Nobles

Soldiers

Scribes

Merchants

Craftsman

Farmers

Slaves

b)

Scribes

Farmers

Pharaohs

Nobles

Soldiers

Merchants

Craftsman

Slaves

c)

Slaves

Farmers

Craftsman

Scribes

Pharaohs

Nobles

Soldiers

Merchants

d)

Pharaohs

Nobles

Soldiers

Merchants

Slaves

Craftsman

Farmers

Scribes

6.

What was papyrus used for?

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7.

How many kingdoms were there in Ancient Egypt?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

3

d)

5

8.

(a)   were some of the only people in Egypt who could read and write.

9.

What was the name of the most well-know pharaoh who was also known as the boy pharaoh?

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Narmer

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Thutmose

10.

Why was the river Nile important to Egyptians?

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11.

We know so much about Tutankhamun is because his tomb was left undisturbed for almost (a)   years after his death.

12.

What was the name of one of the main archeologists that found King Tutankhamun tomb?

a)

Carter Higgs

b)

Henry Carter

c)

Carter Hayworth

d)

Howard Carter

13.

What did we try to mummify in class?

a)

The teachers

b)

Tomatoes

c)

Pears

d)

Oranges

14.

What is the process of mummification?

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15.

The god of death and rebirth was called ...

a)

Amun

b)

Osiris

c)

Ra

d)

Hapi

16.

Hieroglyphics were among the earliest written language

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Why did Egyptians shave their heads and wear wigs?

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18.

The River _____ runs through Egypt.

a)

Nile

b)

Tana

c)

Nun

d)

Naryn

19.

Egypt is ______ percent desert.

a)

100

b)

70

c)

90

d)

80

20.

The Egyptians based there calendar around the River Nile.

Write a fact about one of the seasons (Akhet, Peret and Shemu)?

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21.

Fill in the blank.

The first settlers arrived in the Nile valley around ________ BCE.

a)

7500

b)

750

c)

5700

d)

7050

22.

Most people were poor and buried in pits in the desert. Pyramids were built as burial tombs for the most important people in society.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What was the name of the last Pharaoh of Egypt?

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Narmer

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Khufu

24.

Write down any other interesting facts you have learnt from out Ancient Egypt topic.

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25.

Finish the sentence below.

Learning about Ancient Egypt has been...

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