WorksheetsEgyptian Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which best describes Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Wedge-shaped symbols
Picture-shaped symbols
An alphabet of 26 letters
Symbols made of circles
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
The heavens
The pharaohs
The pyramids
The afterlife
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
Scribe
Farmer
Merchant
Architect
Who created the world's first nation by uniting Egypt?
Hammurabi
Sargon I
Menes/Narmer
Rameses II
Which groups of people would be members of the lower class of Egypt?
Pharaohs, nobles, and priests
Scribes and nobles
Scribes only
Servants and farmers
Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier that helped to protect Ancient Egypt?
Desert
City walls
Cataracts
Nile Delta
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
The geography included areas for farming
The geography supported various desert plants and birds
The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely
The geography helped to unify the country
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
A collection of queens
A collection of kingdoms
Series of rulers from the same family
Series of rulers from different families.
What continent would you travel to if visiting Egypt?
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
What was the reed that grew along the Nile and was used for sandals, boats, a writing medium, and baskets?
Clay
Papyrus
Shadoofs
Murex
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
The tombs served as museums
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom
The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh
Egyptians believed the dead could use them in the afterlife.
What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone?
It was used as part of a wall in the Great Pyramid at Giza
It helped people to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics
It was the oldest example of Egyptian writing ever found
It is the most famous artifact from the Stone Ages in Egypt
Egyptian pharaohs were absolute rulers; what does this mean?
The rulers had power over the religion, government, and daily life in Egypt
The rulers could make any law they wanted with permission of their advisory council
The rulers had almost as much power as a Sumerian king
The rulers had absolute power and control during their four-year terms
What was the purpose of mummification?
To make the body able to float better on the Nile River
To preserve the body as a home for the soul.
To make the body decompose faster and therefore join the gods quicker
To encourage all peasants to cremate (burn) the bodies like Pharaohs did.
"Like the Hebrews, Akhenaten promoted a monotheistic religion". What does this statement mean?
Both worshiped only one god
Both worshiped the Sun god as their main deity
Both worshiped many gods of natural forces
Both had originally worshiped the Sumerian gods.
What were pyramids?
Circular stone tombs built for slaves
Temples where the people are allowed to come and pray
Warehouses for food storage
Triangle-shaped tombs
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian culture, burial practices, and beliefs?
Ramses the Great
King Tutankhamen
Queen Hatshepsut
Ahmose of Thebes
Who should you visit in order to get a document written for you?
King
Scribe
Pharaoh
Farmer
Which of the following facts are true about Hatshepsut?
she sent trade ships far away to bring back new products to Egypt
she ruled for over 60 years
sometimes wore the beard of the pharaoh
declared war on Egypt's neighbors
Who was the ruler that united upper and lower Egypt to become the first pharaoh of the first dynasty?
Ramses II
Khufu
Cleopatra VII
Menes (Narmer)
Which pharaoh built more temples and monuments than any other pharaoh during his long reign?
Senusret I
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Khufu
If a pharaoh's son became the next pharaoh, this started a _________.
government
kingship
pyramid
dynasty
Who became pharoah after Hatshepsut?
Ramses II
Cleopatra
Thutmose III
Khufu
This pharaoh was the first female pharaoh of Egypt.
Senusret 1
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
This pharaoh used his power to excess. Had over 100 wives, more than 100 children, and had statues built throughout Egypt in his image.
Senusret 1
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Stone pillar built to honor a diety, hero, or remember an event.
Obelisk
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Egyptians used this to help develop a calendar and divide up the days
Astronomy
Biolory
Geology
Which did the Egyptians bury with the pharoahs?
Food
Servants
Treasures/Money
All of the above
Valley of the Kings
Place where all pharoahs were born
Museum located there to learn about the Egyptian rulers
Where they buried pharoahs after stopped building pyramids
He was the youngest Egyptian ruler
Ramses II
Nefertiti
Tutankhamun
What was the name of the burial box that mummies were laid to rest in?
Casket
Sarcophagus
Coffin
Chest
From what plant did the Egyptians make paper?
Palm
Papyrus
Lotus
