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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the leader of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Ms. Mosco

b)

King

c)

President

d)

Pharoah

2.

People of high rank are called...

a)

nobles

b)

aristocrats

c)

leaders

d)

monarchy

3.

Who was at the lowest level of Egypt's social pyramid?

a)

artisans

b)

pharoahs

c)

slaves

d)

priests

4.

Polytheistic people believe in...

a)

one god

b)

many gods

5.

What river did Ancient Egypt settle near?

a)

Tigris & Euphrates

b)

Yangtze & Yellow

c)

Nile

d)

Indus River

6.

What happened around the same time each year in Egypt?

a)

The river flooded

b)

There was a new pharaoh in charge

c)

There was a sand storm

d)

They traded with the Mesopotamians

7.

The mineral left behind in the soil after the Nile River flooded that made the soil rich for farming was called _______.

a)

Zinc

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Silt

d)

Nitrogen

8.

Process of preserving the dead is known as...

a)

Mummification

b)

Burial

c)

Resuscitation

d)

Cheating death

9.

What was special about each leader of Ancient Egypt?

a)

They were always men

b)

Anyone could be a leader

c)

They were chosen because they were wealthy

d)

They were chosen because they were believed to be a god.

10.

What is the name of the item that we used to understand Ancient Egyptian writing?

a)

Sphinx

b)

Great Pyramid of Giza

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Tombs

11.

What was Ancient Egypt's form of writing system?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Calligraphy

12.

The name of the item Ancient Egyptians used for paper.

a)

Papyrus

b)

Bamboo

c)

Sand

d)

Trees

13.
This is a strong, rapid of water found in the river
a)
river
b)
waterfall
c)
cataract
d)
flood
14.
What is Ancient Egypt surrounded by?
a)
deserts
b)
desserts
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
15.

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

a)

farmers and workers

b)

artisans and merchants

c)

scribes and traders

d)

soldiers and nobles

16.
True or False: The Egyptians were the first civilization to invent the wheel.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

The process of preserving a body using salts and spices

a)

maranade

b)

soaking

c)

embalming

d)

papyrus

18.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

floods provided silt

d)

papyrus grew near the river

e)

a waterway for transportation

19.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

20.

Which of the following are Ancient Egyptian inventions? (Multiple answers!)

a)

Paper

b)

Fireworks

c)

Clock

d)

Calendar

21.

An example of Egyptian architecture is...

a)

The Great Wall

b)

Pyramids

c)

The Sahara Desert

d)

Triangles

22.

Pyramids were built as __________ and __________ to the Pharaohs.

a)

burial places

b)

art

c)

monuments

d)

homes

23.

Which way does the Nile flow?

a)

west

b)

north

c)

east

d)

south

24.

What is the only organ left in the body after mummification?

a)

liver

b)

brain

c)

heart

d)

lungs

25.

What things might you see in an ancient Egyptian tomb?

a)

board games

b)

art on the walls

c)

mummified cats

d)

all of these