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WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the leader of Ancient Egypt?
Ms. Mosco
King
President
Pharoah
People of high rank are called...
nobles
aristocrats
leaders
monarchy
Who was at the lowest level of Egypt's social pyramid?
artisans
pharoahs
slaves
priests
Polytheistic people believe in...
one god
many gods
What river did Ancient Egypt settle near?
Tigris & Euphrates
Yangtze & Yellow
Nile
Indus River
What happened around the same time each year in Egypt?
The river flooded
There was a new pharaoh in charge
There was a sand storm
They traded with the Mesopotamians
The mineral left behind in the soil after the Nile River flooded that made the soil rich for farming was called _______.
Zinc
Phosphorus
Silt
Nitrogen
Process of preserving the dead is known as...
Mummification
Burial
Resuscitation
Cheating death
What was special about each leader of Ancient Egypt?
They were always men
Anyone could be a leader
They were chosen because they were wealthy
They were chosen because they were believed to be a god.
What is the name of the item that we used to understand Ancient Egyptian writing?
Sphinx
Great Pyramid of Giza
Rosetta Stone
Tombs
What was Ancient Egypt's form of writing system?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
The name of the item Ancient Egyptians used for paper.
Papyrus
Bamboo
Sand
Trees
The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of
farmers and workers
artisans and merchants
scribes and traders
soldiers and nobles
The process of preserving a body using salts and spices
maranade
soaking
embalming
papyrus
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
Which of the following are Ancient Egyptian inventions? (Multiple answers!)
Paper
Fireworks
Clock
Calendar
An example of Egyptian architecture is...
The Great Wall
Pyramids
The Sahara Desert
Triangles
Pyramids were built as __________ and __________ to the Pharaohs.
burial places
art
monuments
homes
Which way does the Nile flow?
west
north
east
south
What is the only organ left in the body after mummification?
liver
brain
heart
lungs
What things might you see in an ancient Egyptian tomb?
board games
art on the walls
mummified cats
all of these
