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Worksheetsegypt
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
a place to store food surplus
one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days
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
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 removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.
surgery
cleansing
cuneiform
Mummification
What was the name of the sun god in Egypt?
Osiris
Isis
Ra
Set
Egyptians believed in an afterlife.
True
False
Pharaohs of Egypt were buried with lots of treasure and supplies
True
False
What is the name of the boy who became pharaoh between ages 9 and 12
Ramses II
Khufu
Tut
Hammurabi
The ancient Egyptians did not think ____ _____ was important. So, they pulled it out through the nose.
The stomach
The brain
The lungs
The liver
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Mesopotamia
Eastern and Western Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
Nubia and Cairo
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
Name the world's earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.
papyrus
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
bone script
The Rosetta Stone was important because
it is a unique artifact
it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics
it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it
it represented peace
Buildings like the Great Pyramid of Giza MOST show ancient Egyptians believed in the
creation of laws
innocence of youth
existence of an afterlife
importance of social equality
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
The Old Kingdom is also known as
The Stone Age
The New Age
The Great Age
The Age of Pyramids
The Nile River begins in Ethiopia and flows out into the ____________________ Sea.
Dead
Red
Mediterranean
Black
Who held the least power in the Ancient Egyptian social structure?
slaves
scribes
pharaoh
craftsmen
The innovation of sail boats led to _____________.
better record keeping
increased farming
increased trading
more pyramids
What are hieroglyphics?
seasons in the calendar
writing that used symbols for sounds, words, and ideas
device used to get water to crops
tombs for rulers
How does the annual flooding of the Nile affect farmers in the Nile River Valley?
It makes it difficult for farmers to get their crops to market.
It enriches the soil with new nutrients carried in from upriver.
It destroys whatever crops have not been harvested by late spring.
It enables them to grow a crop of rice between the harvest of other crops.
Which of these geographic features is a part of Lower Egypt?
the Nile River Delta
the city of Thebes
the Nubian Desert
the Valley of the Kings
Which two activities were most important to the strength of the ancient Egyptian economy?
conquest and construction
shipbuilding and fishing
mining and tool-making
farming and trade
Which group had the highest social status during the reign of the pharaohs?
high-ranking soldiers
temple priests
wealthy merchants
government scribes
Which of these ancient Egyptians would have made almost daily use of papyrus?
a jewelry maker
a stone cutter
a tax collector
a military officer
What large body of water is circled in purple on the map?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Nile Delta
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North to South
South to North
East to West
West to East
What famous burial site is located in the area that is circle?
The Valley of the Pharaohs
The Valley of the Dead
The Valley of the Living
The Valley of the Kings
During the Old Kingdom, where were the Pharaohs buried when they died?
In the Valley of the Kings
In the Pyramids
In Ziggurats
In the Nile River
How did Egypt become wealthy during the Middle Kingdom?
They conquered other civilizations and forced them to pay tribute.
They mined diamonds from the Nile River.
Egypt was conquered by the Assyrians who were very wealthy.
Egypt was not wealthy during the Middle Kingdom.
In the Middle and New Kingdom, where were Pharaohs buried when they died?
In the Valley of the Kings
In Pyramids
In Ziggurats
In the Nile River
In what ways did the ancient Egyptians use the Nile River?
As a fresh water source
For transportation
For food
All of the above.
Fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river.
Delta
Isolated
Ka
Mummy
Life after death.
Obelisk
Mummy
Afterlife
Ka
A body preserved in a way that prevents it from decomposing.
Delta
Pyramid
Isolated
Mummy
Imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion
obelisk
sphinx
cataract
papyrus
What was significant about King Tut's tomb?
It was filled with diamonds
It was filled with gold
It was made of expensive wood
It was made of papyrus
