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Topic 3: Pharaohs of Egypt

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This pharaoh focuses more on trade than conquest and introduced valuable new items such as incense into Egypt thus causing the Empire to be wealthy.

a)

Ramses II

b)

Ahkenaten

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Hatshepsut

2.

This pharaoh reigned for 66 years and led rebuilding projects in Egypt building many temples, public buildings, and public works.

a)

Ahmose

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses II

d)

Amenhotep

3.

What is a Pharaoh?

a)

King or Queen of Ancient Egypt

b)

A place to live

c)

A tradition passed down to different family members

d)

A Person who has been forced to leave their home

4.

He became King at age 9

a)

Akhenaten

b)

King Tut

c)

Ramses II

d)

King Menes

5.

Who was the first Pharaoh of Egypt?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Akhenaten

c)

King Menes

d)

King Tut

6.

Who merged the upper and lower Kingdoms of Egypt?

a)

Akhenaten

b)

Ramses II

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

King Menes

7.

Which Pharaoh dressed like a man because she was not accepted?

a)

Helen

b)

Hatshephat

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Ramses II

8.

What can you infer from the fact that the pharaoh was both a king and a religious leader?

a)

There was no separation of church and state in Ancient Egypt

b)

The Ancient Egyptians did not share a common religion

c)

The pyramids served the same function as modern churches

d)

The Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods

9.

What word best describes the function of the pyramids?

a)

Religious temples

b)

Burial places

c)

Royal palaces

d)

Apartment houses

10.

Why is the pharaoh Tutankhamun so famous?

a)

He is considered the greatest leader of Ancient Egypt

b)

He was the first pharaoh to conquer lands east of the Nile River

c)

He united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt

d)

His fame is due to the discovery of his tomb

11.

Who signed the world's first peace treaty?

a)

Egypt and the Hittites

b)

Egypt and the Persians

c)

Egypt and the Babylonians

12.

Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more...

a)

inventions to use in warfare

b)

maps based on expeditions

c)

temples and monuments

13.

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

a)

to decorate palaces of the pharaohs

b)

to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

c)

to transport goods up and down the Nile

14.

What was the method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?

a)

He declared that he was a god.

b)

He had MANY children

c)

He killed his rivals

15.

It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?

a)

the Sphinx

b)

the White Chapel

c)

the temple at Abu Simbel

d)

The Great Pyramid at Giza