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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
The family of the deceased person would leave what with the sarcophagus?
pets
fire
priests
gold, food, jewelry
The major organs (except for the heart) of a dead body were placed in ____ during ancient times in Egypt?
in the ground
canopic jars
tupperware jars
in the body
When pharaoh died in Egypt, what did the priests do with the body?
embalm it
burn it
bury it
sacrifice it
What practice did Egyptians learn about through mummification?
cave drawings
book keeping
geometry
medicine
It took a long time to become a scribe because _____.
There were so many hieroglyphs to learn
They believed society worked when everyone knew their roles
The floods left silt behind that was good for farming
Egypt - Gift of the Nile
How did Ancient Egypt's settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
The desert offered protected from invaders
Empire-building
Rivers that increased the fertility of the land by flooding
They believed society worked when everyone knew their roles
One reason the Euphrates, Nile, and Tigris valleys were the first centers of civilization is because _____.
They had the means for irrigation and transportation
Written language
Empire-building
By importance of the occupations
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy.
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Thutmose II
King Tut
What does the social pyramid show about Egyptian's social classes?
The fewest people were in the highest classes
Worshipping many gods
A new alliance with the middle class
The desert offered protected from invaders
What is silt?
rich soil left behind from flooding that was good for farming
the king
made irrigation possible
pebbles and gravel
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was
creating a dummy stuffed with straw.
removing only the eyes.
embalming it
scarab
Preservation of the dead through embalming and wrapping the body in linen is called what?
mummification
delta
scarab
cataract
The belief in many gods is called _____.
polytheism
theocracy
monotheism
democracy
What was the most important reason for Egyptian preservation of the dead?
the dead would need their bodies in the afterlife
Because they used the removed organs in rituals
To shrink them down for storage
Protection from wild animals
How much does a pyramid block weigh?
2.5 tons
2 tons
3 tons
1.5 tons
Tutenkhamen
was a Pharaoh that was killed at a young age, he was one of the most famous finds by archaeologists
Capital city of Egypt and home of the ruling dynasties during the Middle and New Kingdoms.
God of the sky
First female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade
hieroglyphics
ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
government controlled by religious leaders
royal ruling family
Middle Kingdom
pharaoh
ruler of ancient Egypt
a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing
a series of rulers from the same family
The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
Hatshepsut
First female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade
a series of rulers from the same family
goods brought in from other regions
tombs or burial places for the pharaohs
civilization
a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning and government
a series of rulers from the same family
items sent to other regions for trade
ruler of ancient Egypt
pyramids
tombs or burial places for the pharaohs
the belief in many gods and goddesses
writing system in ancient Egypt using picture-signs
goods brought in from other regions
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North
South
East
West
The Nile river ends in this body of water.
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Yellow Sea
papyrus
reed plants pressed together to form a kind of paper
a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that make land ideal for farming
a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning and government
tombs or burial places for the pharaohs
What is a delta?
the place where a river meets a slow moving body of water
land with water on 3 sides
a type of pyramid
the location where pharaohs were buried
After many of the pyramids were robbed of their riches most pharaoh's moved their burial chambers underground to this famous site. Hint= This is where King Tut was buried.
Aswan Dam
The Pyramids at Giza
The Valley of the Kings
Cairo
What continent was Egypt located on?
Asia
Europe
Africa
Eurasia
The Pyramids were built to be...
a monument to Egyptian culture and engineering
a storage space for Egyptian relics and artifacts
the burial chamber of the Pharaoh
a giant compass
When were the Great Pyramids built?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Present Kingdom
Where did Egypt develop?
along the Nile River
In the Sahara Desert
In Mesopotamia
west coast of Africa
What pharaoh was the last to rule Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Khafu
Pharaoh Khufu is famous for __________.
Building the Great Pyramid of Giza
Emphasizing the arts
Beginning outside trade
Militarizing Egypt
An amulet symbol of renewal and rebirth; in the form of a beetle is called a/an ______.
scarab
cataract
vizier
obelisk
delta
A small object that a person wears, carries, or offers to a deity (god) because he or she believes it will magically bestow a particular power or form of protection is called a/an _____.
amulet
cataract
vizier
obelisk
delta
White water rapids (shallow lengths) or small waterfalls are called ______.
amulets
cataracts
viziers
obelisks
deltas
Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river is called a _____.
amulet
cataract
vizier
obelisk
delta
An archaeologist who discovered a passageway leading to the tomb that may have been the resting place for Ramses the Great's children.
Kent Weeks
Howard Carter
Lord Carnarvon
Henry Hudson
An archeologist and Egyptologist who discovered King Tut's tomb.
Kent Weeks
Howard Carter
Lord Carnarvon
Henry Hudson
Egypt's economy was based on _______.
agriculture
solely to trade
fishing
nothing
The capital of the Old Kingdom.
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Amarna
The capital of the Middle Kingdom.
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Amarna
The capital of the New Kingdom.
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Amarna
The current capital of Egypt.
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Amarna
Which is NOT a way that people used the Nile River?
drinking & bathing
agriculture
transportation
to create clothes
True or False: Viziers are government officials (who work under the pharaoh)
True
False
Government officials and viziers led lives of ______.
poverty
luxury
unimportance
hard labor
True or False: A delta is a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
True
False
True or False: A tracer is a person who copied ancient writings and drawings to allow for further study.
True
False
The god of the dead is ____.
Anubis
Isis
Ra
Re
Goddess of healing and magic.
Ra
Re
Anubis
Isis
Who is at the top of the Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid?
(a)
Who is at the bottom of the Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid? (just one word)
(a)
