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Sphinx Secrets- G8 History Day [Ancient Egypt]

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first pyramid called?

a)

The Red Pyramid

b)

The Orange Pyramid

c)

Giza’s Pyramid

d)

The Great Pyramid

2.

What were the two failed pyramids before the first pyramid called?

a)

The Angular Pyramid and Medium Pyramid

b)

The Angled Pyramid and Average Pyramid

c)

The Bent Pyramid and Average Pyramid

d)

The Bent Pyramid and Medium Pyramid

3.

Who was Thutmose II to Hatshepsut?

a)

Son

b)

Stepson

c)

Husband

d)

Father

4.

Who established the first capital city of Egypt? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Narmer

b)

Menes

c)

Meno

d)

All of the Above

5.

During which period did hieroglyphic writing and monumental architecture flourish in Egypt?

a)

The Old Kingdom

b)

The Middle Kingdom

c)

The New Kingdom

d)

The Future Kingdom

6.

Who was Thutmose III to Hatshepsut? 

a)

Husband

b)

Brother

c)

Stepson

d)

Son

7.

What was a significant artifact that was crucial in deciphering hieroglyphics?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Rose Stone

c)

The Book of Dead

d)

The Rosetta Stone

8.

Upper Egypt is located in the North

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What do the Upper and Lower Egypt’s locations reflect? (Choose all that apply)

a)

The direction (N,E,S,W)

b)

The Nile River flow

c)

Egyptian’s ruler

d)

None of the above

10.

What made the Nile delta so important? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Area for trades

b)

Area for international contacts 

c)

Area for education 

d)

All of the above

11.

How many main seasons are there in Ancient Egypt? And what are the names?

a)

2 seasons include Shemu, Akhet

b)

3 seasons include Peret,Shemu,  Rumba

c)

2 seasons include Rumba, Akhet, 

d)

3 seasons include Akhet, Peret, Shemu

12.

What is the name of the season of planting?

a)

Shemu

b)

Akhet

c)

Peret

d)

Rumba

13.

Who was Tutankhamun’s mask made for?

a)

Narmer

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Queen Nefertiti

d)

None of the above

14.

Who was god of the underworld, the afterlife?

a)

Aton

b)

Isis

c)

Ma’at

d)

Osiris

15.

Which god did Pharaoh Akhenaten’s monotheism focus on worshiping and what was he the god of?

a)

Aton, the sun-disk god

b)

Ra, the sun god

c)

Osiris, god of the underworld

d)

None of the above

16.

Which period was the Stela of Intef and his wife, Dedetamun made?

a)

Old kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New kingdom

d)

None of the above

17.

What were the 3 main steps to preserve a body? (Choose all that applies) 

a)

Embalming

b)

Wrapping it

c)

Putting it in a fancy coffin

d)

All of the above 

18.

How are hieroglyphics read? (Choose all that applies) 

a)

Top to bottom

b)

Left to right

c)

Right to Left

d)

Bottom to top

19.

What did Ancient Egyptians use Geometry for? (Choose all that applies) 

a)

Architecture

b)

Land measurement.

c)

Biology

20.

What was the 365-day calendar based on?  (Choose all that applies)

a)

Moon cycle

b)

Sun cycle

c)

Sirius, the bright Dog Star 

d)

Water cycle