WorksheetsAncient Egypt Quiz
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 38mins
What was the most important geographic feature for Ancient Egypt?
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Indus River
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Ramses II
What was the capital city during the reign of Menes?
Memphis
Thebes
Giza
Luxor
What role did Pharaohs play in Egypt's religion, government, and army?
Center
Representatives
Observers
Advisors
What is the term for a series of rulers from a single family?
Dynasty
Empire
Kingdom
Republic
What did Egyptians believe about the pharaoh's ruling after death?
Eternal spirit
Reincarnation
Heavenly ascension
Complete cessation
What did the pharaoh's tomb walls depict?
Eternal comforts
Historical events
Religious rituals
Natural landscapes
During which period was pyramid building most prominent in ancient Egypt?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Late Period
What caused the decline of the Old Kingdom?
Civil War
Foreign invasions
Natural disasters
Economic collapse
Which kingdom saw the return of royal power in Egypt?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Late Period
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Who declared herself pharaoh during the Middle Kingdom?
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Nefertari
Which pharaoh conducted multiple successful invasions into Palestine and Syria?
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Seti I
Who did the Egyptians come face to face with in 1288 B.C. and became allies with for a century?
Hittites
Assyrians
Persians
Greeks
Where were the tombs of the New Kingdom rulers located?
Valley of the Kings
Giza Plateau
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Who was one of the greatest rulers of the New Kingdom?
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Akhenaten
Why did Hatshepsut successfully rule as pharaoh for 22 years?
She had the strongest military and she went into many military battles winning everything.
She expanded trade through expeditions into eastern Africa increasing the wealth of the entire nation.
She had a son she needed to train to be pharaoh.
She killed all of her competitors.
Where were the tombs of the New Kingdom rulers located?
Valley of the Kings
Giza Plateau
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
What was the main purpose of pyramid building in ancient Egypt?
Religious rituals
Historical events
Political propaganda
Architectural experimentation
What was the purpose of the Valley of the Kings?
Residential area for pharaohs
Center for religious ceremonies
Burial site for pharaohs
Administrative headquarters
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
Khafre
Menes
Amenhotep III
Why did the Ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
To preserve the body for the afterlife
To honor the deceased
To prevent the spread of diseases
To study human anatomy
What is the writing system of Ancient Egypt called?
Hieroglyphics
Demotic
Greek
Papyrus
List some of the lasting contributions made by the Ancient Egyptians.
Religion, written language, art, science, and literature
Medicine, astronomy, and mathematics
Monuments, statues, wall paintings, and jewelry
All of the above
Some of the natural barriers that helped to protect Egypt from invaders were
deserts
The Alps
caves
none of the above
The primary use for the Pyramids was
To show Egypt's success and wealth
To demonstrate King Tut's wealth
A tomb for Pharaohs
An architectural display of genius
The reed plant used to make paper, rafts, and baskets
jute
silt
papyrus
hieroglyphics
Who is the son of Isis and Osiris?
Seth
Anubis
Horus
Sorbek
This pharaoh ruled during the New Kingdom and reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other pharaoh.
Senusret 1
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
This pharaoh left behind a stunning monument to their reign—a great temple at Dayr al-Bahri. The main part of the temple was built into a cliff above the Nile River.
Senusret 1
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Egypt practiced polytheism, the worship of many gods, for most of its history.
True
False
Egyptians believed the following about the Pharaoh
that he was the child of Ra, the sun god.
believed that the Pharaoh gave life to Egypt and its people.
that Pharaoh was god that should be worshipped.
all of the above.
During the Old Kingdom only the following could be mummified for the afterlife.
Priests
scribes
Pharaohs
Pharaohs and Priests
The _______ was made from a single block of rock.
The Great Pyramid
The Temple of Ra
The Sphynx
The tomb of King Tut
The current capitol of Egypt is
Thebes
Memphis
Cairo
Punt
Akhenaton& Nefertiti were unpoplular because
they lost wars
spent too much money
changed Egypt's religion to monotheism, the worship of one god
fired all the scribes
The discovery of King Tut's tomb allowed histroians
to better understand Egyptian belief of the Afterlife
interpret hieroglyphics
to understand how Egyptians built the pyramids
how Egyptians mummified the Pharaohs
Egypt is still a country that exist today.
True
False
"Boy King" of Egypt
King Tut
King Ramses II
Hammurabi
King Trunken
Which god handled embalming, and took dead kings to the afterworld
Anubis
Thoth
Horus
Tut
What ingredient was key to preserving a mummy?
Salt
Gold
Mercury
Lead
Which organ remained inside the mummy?
Brain
Heart
Liver
Stomach
Who was the absolute ruler of Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
Pyramids
Rosetta Stone
Sarcophagus
What was the text that had magic spells to help a person in the afterlife called?
Book of the Dead
Canopic Jars
Cedar
Delta
A tall pillar monument that was build near entrance
obelisk
delta
cedar
ankh
