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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
a place to store food surplus
one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days
How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)
fresh drinking water
floods destroyed homes and crops
floods provided silt
papyrus grew near the river
a waterway for transportation
How did Egyptians get water to their crops?
Plow
Chariot
Wagon
Irrigation
Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?
The temperature is warm
The sand is soft
Protection
Easy to navigate
Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.
economy
geography
religion
government
So they can be put on display
Because they wanted to be like Otzi
An Egyptian king. Also known as a living God.
Nomad
Ruler
Pharoah
Vizier
The process of preserving a body using salts and spices
maranade
soaking
embalming
papyrus
The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.
surgery
cleansing
cuneiform
Mummification
How did the Nile River help Egypt?
provided water
made soil good for farming
All of the Above
made it easy to travel by boat
What is a mummy?
A preserved body
A name for yo mama
A dead body
A body wrapped in toilet paper
What was the name of the sun god in Egypt?
Osiris
Isis
Ra
Set
What god was killed by his brother and had to become god of the underworld?
Ra
Isis
Osiris
Set
What was left in the body during mummification?
Heart
Liver
Brain
Stomach
In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, what was weighed against a feather to judge whether a person was evil or good?
Heart
Amulet
Scarab
Brain
What is the name of the boy who became pharaoh between ages 9 and 12
Ramses II
Khufu
Tut
Hammurabi
Who was the advisor of Tut, who some believe killed the pharaoh?
Ay
Ramses II
Ankh
Oliver
Which of these is the correct order of Egyptian Society from highest to lowest?
farmers, artisans, priests, scribes
priests scribes artisans farmers
scribes, priests, artisans farmers
artisans, priests, farmers scribes
What are two facts about the Pharaoh Narmer that makes him stand out in Egyptian History?
He was a weak military leader and had the shortest reign as pharaoh
His son Tutankhamen was found in an undisturbed tom in 1922 with a solid gold mask.
He was the last pharaoh of Egypt and he fought to separate lower and upper Egypt.
He united two tribes to make the largest land area in the world to be ruled by one person and was the first Egyptian Pharaoh.
In Ancient Egypt the _________ was both head of the government and religious life.
general
king
pharaoh
pope
Tutankhamen also known as King Tut, is known for which of these?
His tomb was found in Greeece completely empty in 1922.
A very long reign as pharaoh, dying of a broken leg in 1327
His tomb was discovered fully intact in 1922 with about 3500 artifacts
His tomb was first discovered by Woodrow Wilson in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings.
Papyrus would have been MOST important in the Egyptians ability to
irrigate
communicate
build pyramids
defeat invaders
One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia was because
they formed democratcailly elected governmnets
they were able to find ways to make stone tools
they were geographically protected from outside invaders
they used rivers and bodies of water for food and trade
The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of
farmers and workers
artisans and merchants
scribes and traders
soldiers and nobles
The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...
unfair and cruel
gods in human form
greedy and selfish
the best rulers in the whole wide world
The ancient Egyptians did not think ____ _____ was important. So, they pulled it out through the nose.
The stomach
The brain
The lungs
The liver
Ancient Egyptians put 4 internal organs in ______________.
canopic jars
four corners of the pyramid
the trash
boxes
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Mesopotamia
Eastern and Western Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
Nubia and Cairo
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
Series of rulers from the same family
a collection of kingdoms
a collection of queens
series of rulers from different families
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
the tombs served as museums
the tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
What was the role of scribes in ancient Egypt?
they planted seeds and harvested grain
the fought in military battles
they produced writings
the made laws
