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Ancient Egypt Assessment

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The city where the Great Pyramids are located:

a)

Luxor

b)

Alexandria

c)

Giza

d)

Cairo

2.

The belief in more than one god.

a)
Atheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Pantheism
3.

A simplified version of hieroglyphics that uses dashes and strokes to represent the pictures found in hieroglyphics.

a)

English

b)

Morse code

c)

Braille

d)

Hieratic Script

4.

A mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.

a)

Pyramid

b)

Sphinx

c)

Giza

d)

Delta

5.

A stone inscribed in three languages that helped translate hieroglyphics.

a)

Sphinx Stone

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Pyramid Stone

d)

Nile Stone

6.

When the pyramids were originally built, they were covered with shiny white ______________________.

a)

limestone

b)

mud

c)

granite

7.

The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What was the primary purpose of mummification in ancient Egypt?

a)

To preserve the body for the afterlife

b)

To display wealth and status

c)

To create art

d)

To prevent disease

9.

Which river was crucial to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

Amazon

b)

Tigris

c)

Euphrates

d)

Nile

10.

What material was commonly used for writing in ancient Egypt?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Clay tablets

c)

Wooden planks

d)

Animal skins

11.

Who were the rulers of ancient Egypt called?

a)

pharaohs

b)

sultans

c)

kings

d)

emperors

12.

System of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations.

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Environmental

c)

Tomb

d)

Construct

13.

Horse-drawn vehicle that Egyptians used in war.

a)

chariot

b)

shadoof

c)

wagon

d)

coach

14.

Triangle-shaped region formed when soil is deposited at the end of a river.

a)

Cataract

b)

Delta

15.

A female Pharaoh who ruled during the New Kingdom. It was a time of expansion and prosperity because she was an effective and powerful ruler.

a)

Mrs. De Boer

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Cleopatra

16.

A system of government ruled by religious leaders.

a)

democracy

b)

republic

c)

theocracy

d)

autocracy

17.

Continent E is ________. Egypt is located on this continent.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Brazil

18.

A family line that continuously rules.

a)

civilization

b)

dynasty

c)

scribe

19.

A large group of people who conquered and ruled southern Egypt for a century. They used war chariots and taught the Egyptians how to make bronze weapons and tools.

a)

Hyksos

b)

Fortnite default characters

c)

Minions

d)

Papyrus

20.

What were the rulers of Ancient Egypt called?

a)

Dictators

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Presidents

d)

Barons

21.

What is silt?

a)

nutrient-rich soil found near rivers

b)

desert sand

c)

filtered drinking water

d)

building material used to make Egyptian houses

22.

What were the fertile lands on the banks of the Nile River? Villages developed along the banks of the river so they could farm.

a)

red lands

b)

green lands

c)

black lands

23.

The lands to the east and west of the Nile River were uninhabited, hot deserts.

a)

black lands

b)

red lands

c)

green lands

24.

The Egyptians believed each person had two bodies: a spiritual body and a physical one.

_____ is the spiritual body.

a)

heart

b)

spirit

c)

Ka

25.

________ was the most famous pharaoh whose tomb was discovered in 1922.

a)

Menes

b)

King Tut/Tutankhamen

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Hatshepsut

26.

Which country is modern day Egypt?

a)

b)

c)

27.

Which best describes the climate of ancient Egypt?

a)

Cold and wet

b)

Hot and dry

c)

A rainy season followed by extreme cold

28.

Which goods were commonly traded in ancient Egypt?

a)

flax, papyrus, stone, and gold

b)

silk, salt, and wool

c)

diamonds and oil

29.

What is a scribe?

a)

A person in ancient times who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

b)

A person in ancient times who could build ships.

c)

A person in ancient times who could drive a chariot.

d)

A person in ancient times who could read and write.

30.

The organs of the mummified bodies were

a)

buried.

b)

put into canopic jars.

c)

left in the body.

31.

For what purpose were personal items placed in tombs?

a)

To leave a gift to the gods.

b)

To have the items in the afterlife.

c)

To hide them from looters.

32.

The root 'cracy' means:

a)

government

b)

father

c)

society

d)

home

33.

The root 'poly' means:

a)

few

b)

many

c)

faith

d)

hope

34.

The root 'thea' means:

a)

many

b)

government

c)

god or divine

35.
The plant the Egyptians used to write on was ______.
a)
Papyrus
b)
Pine Tree
c)
Willow 
36.

Egyptians wrote in...

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Hieroglyphics

37.

A person trained to write hieroglyphics who kept official records.

a)

A. Rosetta Stone

b)

B. Scribe

c)

C. Pharaoh

d)

D. Empire

38.

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were:

a)

unfair and cruel

b)

gods in human form

c)

greedy and selfish

d)

the best rulers in the whole wide world

39.

A scientist who studies things left behind by people who lived long ago is called ______. 

a)

A planter 

b)

An Archaeologist 

c)

A scorpion 

40.

Which Egyptian boy pharaoh of the New Kingdom lived only to be 18 or 19 years old?

a)

Ahmose I

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramesses II

d)

Tutankhamun (King Tut)

41.

Name the civilization:
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/
Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

42.

The important river in Egypt is called the _______. 

a)

Nile

b)

Jordan

c)

Tigris

43.

What is the name of the river shown here?

(a)  

44.

The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating:

a)

hot winds that blew across the land.

b)

Lower and Upper Egypt.

c)

rich farmland in the river valley.

d)

a large desert.

45.

This image is most closely associated with which civilization?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India

d)

China

46.
Egypt is located on the continent of _______.
a)
North America
b)
Australia 
c)
Africa 
47.

A series of rulers from the same family is called a ________________.

a)

Dojo

b)

Monarchy

c)

Tribe

d)

Dynasty

48.
True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.
a)
True
b)
False
49.

Which early civilization had hereditary rulers known as pharaohs?

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Egypt

d)

Phoenicia

50.

Instead of kings or queens, this ancient civilization was ruled by a pharaoh.

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Mali

d)

Egypt

51.

Which Pharaoh was known as the Boy King?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Akhenaten

52.

What was Egyptian Civilization called?

a)

Land of Pyramids

b)

Gift of Nile

c)

King of Deserts

53.
A pyramid is a…
a)
Tomb for the animals of Egypt
b)
Treasure map
c)
Burial place for the pharaohs
d)
A type of Egyptian food that comes from sheeps' wool
54.

The first female pharaoh was

a)
Cleopatra
b)
Nefertiti
c)
Merneith
d)
Hatshepsut
55.

Egypt is on the continent of

(a)  

56.

The important river in Egypt is called the

(a)  

57.

Which pharaoh's tomb was found completely intact?

(a)  

58.

The first female pharaoh

(a)  

59.

Egyptians writing system

(a)  

60.

The root 'cracy' means

(a)  

61.

The Great Pyramids are located in the city

(a)  

62-65.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

62.

Approximately when was the Great Sphinx carved?

a)

Around 1790 AD

b)

Around 1400 BC

c)

Around 2500 BC

d)

Around 100 AD

63.

What creature is the Great Sphinx depicted as?

a)

A human head with a horse's body

b)

A human head with a lion's body

c)

A lion's head with a human body

d)

A human head with wings

64.

Who is the Great Sphinx believed to represent?

a)

Pharaoh Khufu

b)

A Roman Emperor

c)

Pharaoh Khafre

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

65.

What is the most likely explanation for the Great Sphinx's missing nose?

a)

It fell off due to natural erosion over time.

b)

Napoleon's troops shot it off with a cannon.

c)

It was deliberately removed by chiseling.

d)

Treasure hunters removed it while digging tunnels.