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WorksheetsAncient Egypt, Part 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who was the ruler of ancient Egypt?
sultan
emperor
king
pharaoh
What were the pyramids used for?
Housing for workers
Storage for grain
Tombs for pharaohs
Temples for worship
Which river was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt?
Nile River
Ganges River
Mississippi River
Amazon River
What is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
pictographs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
What was the purpose of mummification?
To prevent decomposition
To study the anatomy of the body
To honor the deceased
To preserve the body for the afterlife
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Tutankhamun
Khufu
Ramses II
Cleopatra
the way people manage money and resources for production of goods
and services;
irrigation
economy
hieroglyphics
unification
tiny bits of rock and soil carried by a river;
silt
delta
economy
unification
Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid;
Menes
Ra
Khufu
Osiris
watering dry lands by means of canals or pipes;
irrigation
unification
delta
economy
king of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt;
Khufu
Ra
Isis
Menes
the southern part of ancient Egypt;
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
the northern part of ancient Egypt toward the Mediterranean Sea;
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Without the _____ the ancient Egyptian empire would never have developed.
flooding of the Nile River
discovery of copper
building of the pyramids
crowning of the pharaoh
Why did some pharaohs wear a double crown?
to show they were the richest of all Egyptians
to show the government officials who the pharaoh was
to show the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt
to show they believed in many gods
The Nile River flows _____ .
North
South
East
West
Hieroglyphics helped Egyptian scribes keep records of _____.
taxes
farm harvests
both of these
neither of these
In Egypt’s Old Kingdom what did craftworkers and artists receive as pay for the products they made for the pharaohs?
land
money
copper
food/clothes
The Old Kingdom is best described as a time when Egypt _____ . [Click all that apply.]
first developed a written language.
began using irrigation for agriculture.
became a wealthy empire covering 4 continents.
Advances the Egyptians made in science included _____ .
inventing the microscope.
developing concrete for use in pyramid building.
identifying 5 planets of the solar system.
inventing the wheel.
The group of people from western Asia who conquered Lower Egypt were the _____ .
Syrians
Nubians
Greeks
Hyksos
The Rosetta Stone was important because...
it was a valuable piece of jewelry that belonged to a pharaoh.
it contained three languages that helped translate hieroglyphics.
it told of the contents of the Great Pyramid.
Who was Egypt’s most important trade partner?
Syria
Iraq
Kush
Punt
Which is the correct sequence of events?
1. empire
2. surplus
3. civilization
4. agriculture
5. hunter/gatherer
6. specialization
1. agriculture
2. hunter/gatherer
3. civilization
4. surplus
5. specialization
6. empire
1. hunter/gatherer
2. agriculture
3. surplus
4. specialization
5. civilization
6. empire
