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egypt

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
2.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
3.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
4.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
5.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)

one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days

6.
Pyramids are built to 
a)
for worshipping the Gods
b)
to look strong and cool to other nations
c)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
d)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
7.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
8.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
9.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
10.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

11.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

The temperature is warm

b)

The sand is soft

c)

Protection

d)

Easy to navigate

12.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)

So they can be put on display

c)

Because they wanted to be like Otzi

d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
13.

An Egyptian king. Also known as a living God.

a)

Nomad

b)

Ruler

c)

Pharoah

d)

Vizier

14.

The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.

a)

surgery

b)

cleansing

c)

cuneiform

d)

Mummification

15.

What was the name of the sun god in Egypt?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

c)

Ra

d)

Set

16.

Egyptians believed in an afterlife.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Pharaohs of Egypt were buried with lots of treasure and supplies

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the name of the boy who became pharaoh between ages 9 and 12

a)

Ramses II

b)

Khufu

c)

Tut

d)

Hammurabi

19.

The ancient Egyptians did not think ____ _____ was important. So, they pulled it out through the nose.

a)

The stomach

b)

The brain

c)

The lungs

d)

The liver

20.

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Eastern and Western Egypt

c)

Upper and Lower Egypt

d)

Nubia and Cairo

21.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

a)

the tombs served as museums

b)

the tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh

c)

Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom

d)

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

22.

Name the world's earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.

a)

papyrus

b)

cuneiform

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

bone script

23.

The Rosetta Stone was important because

a)

it is a unique artifact

b)

it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics

c)

it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it

d)

it represented peace

24.

Buildings like the Great Pyramid of Giza MOST show ancient Egyptians believed in the

a)

creation of laws

b)

innocence of youth

c)

existence of an afterlife

d)

importance of social equality

25.

What was the role of scribes in ancient Egypt?

a)

they planted seeds and harvested grain

b)

the fought in military battles

c)

they produced writings

d)

the made laws

26.

The Old Kingdom is also known as

a)

The Stone Age

b)

The New Age

c)

The Great Age

d)

The Age of Pyramids

27.

The Nile River begins in Ethiopia and flows out into the ____________________ Sea.

a)

Dead

b)

Red

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Black

28.

Who held the least power in the Ancient Egyptian social structure?

a)

slaves

b)

scribes

c)

pharaoh

d)

craftsmen

29.

The innovation of sail boats led to _____________.

a)

better record keeping

b)

increased farming

c)

increased trading

d)

more pyramids

30.

What are hieroglyphics?

a)

seasons in the calendar

b)

writing that used symbols for sounds, words, and ideas

c)

device used to get water to crops

d)

tombs for rulers

31.

How does the annual flooding of the Nile affect farmers in the Nile River Valley?

a)

It makes it difficult for farmers to get their crops to market.

b)

It enriches the soil with new nutrients carried in from upriver.

c)

It destroys whatever crops have not been harvested by late spring.

d)

It enables them to grow a crop of rice between the harvest of other crops.

32.

Which of these geographic features is a part of Lower Egypt?

a)

the Nile River Delta

b)

the city of Thebes

c)

the Nubian Desert

d)

the Valley of the Kings

33.

Which two activities were most important to the strength of the ancient Egyptian economy?

a)

conquest and construction

b)

shipbuilding and fishing

c)

mining and tool-making

d)

farming and trade

34.

Which group had the highest social status during the reign of the pharaohs?

a)

high-ranking soldiers

b)

temple priests

c)

wealthy merchants

d)

government scribes

35.

Which of these ancient Egyptians would have made almost daily use of papyrus?

a)

a jewelry maker

b)

a stone cutter

c)

a tax collector

d)

a military officer

36.

What large body of water is circled in purple on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile Delta

37.

What direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

North to South

b)

South to North

c)

East to West

d)

West to East

38.

What famous burial site is located in the area that is circle?

a)

The Valley of the Pharaohs

b)

The Valley of the Dead

c)

The Valley of the Living

d)

The Valley of the Kings

39.

During the Old Kingdom, where were the Pharaohs buried when they died?

a)

In the Valley of the Kings

b)

In the Pyramids

c)

In Ziggurats

d)

In the Nile River

40.

How did Egypt become wealthy during the Middle Kingdom?

a)

They conquered other civilizations and forced them to pay tribute.

b)

They mined diamonds from the Nile River.

c)

Egypt was conquered by the Assyrians who were very wealthy.

d)

Egypt was not wealthy during the Middle Kingdom.

41.

In the Middle and New Kingdom, where were Pharaohs buried when they died?

a)

In the Valley of the Kings

b)

In Pyramids

c)

In Ziggurats

d)

In the Nile River

42.

In what ways did the ancient Egyptians use the Nile River?

a)

As a fresh water source

b)

For transportation

c)

For food

d)

All of the above.

43.

Fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river.

a)

Delta

b)

Isolated

c)

Ka

d)

Mummy

44.

Life after death.

a)

Obelisk

b)

Mummy

c)

Afterlife

d)

Ka

45.

A body preserved in a way that prevents it from decomposing.

a)

Delta

b)

Pyramid

c)

Isolated

d)

Mummy

46.

Imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion

a)

obelisk

b)

sphinx

c)

cataract

d)

papyrus

47.
Who was second on the Egyptian social pyramid?
a)
priests and nobles
b)
scribes and government officials
c)
pharoahs
d)
farmers
48.

What was significant about King Tut's tomb?

a)

It was filled with diamonds

b)

It was filled with gold

c)

It was made of expensive wood

d)

It was made of papyrus

49.
The Book of the Dead tells about _________.
a)
poems
b)
government records
c)
the afterlife
d)
medical manuals
50.
Temple art was created to honor the gods.
a)
True
b)
False