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Review for Egypt Final

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following explains why the Egyptians built the pyramids?

a)

The pyramids were built as symbols of their power and wealth

b)

The pyramids were built as protection against enemies

c)

The pyramids were built as burial places and monuments to the Pharaohs.

d)

The pyramids were built to store valuable resources.

2.

There are around 138 Egyptian pyramids. Which one is the largest?

a)

the Pyramid of Khufu, also called the Great Pyramid of Giza.

b)

Djoser Pyramid

c)

Khafre's Pyramid and the Great Sphinx

d)

The Red Pyramid

3.

Nearly all Egyptian Pyramids are located on the west bank of what River?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Tigris River

c)

The Amazon River

d)

The Guadalupe River

4.

Which continent are the Egyptian Pyramids found in?

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

5.

Who records the amount of work accomplished each day?

a)

Painter

b)

Mason

c)

Scribes

d)

Carver

6.

Who were the pyramids built for?

a)

The workers

b)

Pharaohs

c)

They were just decoration

d)

The gods

7.

How long did it take to build a pyramid?

a)

Days

b)

Years

c)

Weeks

d)

Months

8.

Why did later pharaohs decide to be buried in tombs instead of pyramids?

a)

Tombs took less time to build

b)

Tombs made it easier to reach the afterlife

c)

Tombs were harder to spot by tomb raiders

d)

Tombs were more impressive

9.
Who built the Great Pyramid at Giza?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Khufu
c)
Tutankhamun
d)
Ramses II
10.
Who ruled as the first female Pharoah?
a)
Senusret I
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Khufu
d)
Hatshepsut
11.
an ancient Egyptian leader is called a ___________________________.
a)
priest
b)
ruler
c)
pharoah
d)
emperor
12.

Egypt's Black land was caused by

a)

the damming of the Nile

b)

pollution from farmers

c)

deserts around the Nile

d)

yearly flooding of the Nile

13.

If a pharaoh's son became the next pharaoh, this started a _________.

a)

government

b)

kingship

c)

pyramid

d)

dynasty

14.

How did the Egyptians view their pharaoh?

a)

As a father to all of them

b)

As a legend

c)

As a deity (god)

d)

As one of them

15.

Who was usually the pharaoh's heir?

a)

his wife

b)

his brother

c)

his favorite child

d)

his oldest son

16.

Why is Tutankhamun (King Tut) the most famous pharaoh in history?

a)

He was buried in the Great Pyramid at Giza.

b)

He was the son of Akhenatun, the Heretic King who changed Egypt's religion.

c)

He accomplished so much in his short life.

d)

His tomb was found by archaeologists in 1922 unopened.

17.
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition is called a _____________.
a)
mummy
b)
daddy
c)
Cleopatra
d)
sphinx
18.
 ____________ was an important part of daily Egyptian life.
a)
Religion
b)
Mummy
c)
Mummification
d)
Giza
19.
All Egyptians worshipped principal gods but different parts of Egypt had their own special _______.
a)
gods
b)
mummies
c)
bananas
d)
afterlives
20.
Many gods were shown as humans with ___________ heads.
a)
animal
b)
mummy 
c)
banana
d)
two
21.
The souls of the dead needed their ___________ or they would not survive in the afterlife.
a)
possessions they had enjoyed in life 
b)
friends
c)
medicine
d)
mummies and daddies
22.
The bodies of important people and especially royalty were the ones who were ____________.
a)
mummified
b)
frozen
c)
cremated
d)
made into gods
23.
The preserving of mummies was ___________________________________.
a)
a long, involved process for the workers and artisans
b)
done quickly before the body began to smell
c)
done before the person died
d)
completed by the pharaoh's family
24.

What did Egyptians have to help them reach the afterlife?

a)

a statue

b)

a bible

c)

Book of the Dead

d)

journal

25.
How did the Egyptians symbolize that a mummy had moved on to a higher plain of existence?
a)
By removing it's brain with a hook.
b)
By burying it in a tomb
c)
By placing a death mask over it's face
d)
By washing it with natron
26.
Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Natron
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.
a)
A, B, C
b)
C, B, A
c)
B, C, A
d)
A, C, B
27.
What might you find in canopic jars?
a)
A mummy's ka
b)
A mummy's internal organs
c)
A mummy's posessions
d)
A mummy's limbs
28.
What is the best synonym for the Egyptian word "Ka"?
a)
Soul
b)
Body
c)
Mummy
d)
Afterlife
29.

Egyptian Doctors might treat a disease by using spells

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Egyptian doctors only used herbal cures

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Workers that kept written records were called

a)

viziers

b)

artisans

c)

scribes

d)

priests

32.

Egyptians used this material to write on.

a)

Papyrus

b)

bark

c)

bamboo

d)

clay tablets

33.

This ingredient was included in Egypt's breath mints

a)

ginger

b)

peppermint

c)

cinnamon

d)

garlic

34.

An Egyptian pharaoh ruled for

a)

4 years

b)

10 years

c)

life

d)

2 years

35.

This animal effectively pulled plows for farming Egyptian lands.

a)

horse

b)

oxen

c)

donkeys

d)

cows

36.
The lives of Egyptian peasants was greatly influenced by
a)
their ability to read and write.
b)
the study of astronomy.
c)
the planting seasons.
d)
the contact with merchants from other countries.
37.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic

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