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Women in Egypt

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which pharaoh was the first female ruler?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Khufu

c)

Osiris

d)

Menes II

2.

How did Akhenaten change Egyptian religion?

a)

He introduced the concept of monotheism

b)

He introduced the concept of misotheism

c)

He introduced the concept of pantheism

d)

He introduced the concept of doutheism

3.

Which of these jobs were permitted only to men?

a)
owning land
b)
running a business
c)
working as a scribe
d)
asking for a divorce
4.
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
a)
They were worshiped as gods.
b)
They could become priestesses.
c)
They ran all religious ceremonies.
d)
They were not allowed in temples.
5.

Both men and women wore makeup in Ancient Egypt. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Women in Egypt.... Choose 3

a)

usually got married at the age of 12

b)

were often chosen as pharaohs

c)

could be priestesses

d)

could own land

e)

were seen as higher (better) then men.

7.

Who were Hatshepsut and Cleopatra VII?

a)

Egyptian goddesses

b)

Egyptian gods

c)

Priestesses

d)

Pharaohs

8.

How were Egyptian women treated differently than most other ancient civilizations?

a)

They were the heads of their households

b)

They were seen as equals under the law

c)

They were buried with their husbands

d)

Their spouses were chosen for them

9.

What is Hatshepsut best known for?

a)

good food

b)

traveling

c)

for her interests in trading and building

10.

What are the names of two women Egyptians?

a)

Ramses and Nefertiti

b)

Thutmose and Nefertiti

c)

Hatshesput and Nefertiti

d)

Tutankhmaun and Nefertiti

11.
Which Egyptian queen is known for her 'beauty'?
a)
Nefertiti
b)
Hapshetsut
c)
Ankhesenamun
12.
I am the great female pharaoh who ruled after my husband's death. I expanded trade and had many monuments built during my reign. Who am I? 
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Menes
d)
Khufu
13.

What was Nefertiti's royal role?

a)

Ambassador to Nubia

b)

Chief wife of Akhenaten

c)

Mother of Akhenaten's children

d)

Chief housekeeper of Akhenaten

14.

What did Nefertiti's political role involve?

a)

Smiting, equal status as Akhenaten, participates in political ceremonies

b)

Smiting, participates in religious ceremonies, creating buildings dedicated to Akhenaten

c)

Participating in religious ceremonies, dedicating her life to Akhenaten and the Aten

d)

Participating in political ceremonies and defeating Akhenaten's enemies

15.

What is significant about the depictions of Nefertiti smiting?

a)

It shows her importance to the Aten religion

b)

It shows foreigners were belittled

c)

It shows woman were physically strong

d)

It was a depiction usually reserved for an Egyptian king

16.

How does Amarna art indicate that Nefertiti and Akhenaten had the same status?

a)

They were shown as a loving couple

b)

They were always depicted together

c)

They were depicted as the same size

d)

They were both depicted in a palanquin

17.

Pharaoh Hatshepsut was

a)

The Pyramid Builder

b)

A female pharaoh

c)

The Patron of the Arts

d)

A pharaoh during the Old Kingdom.

18.

"She" was the 2nd pharaoh to not be buried in a pyramid. "She" was buried in the Valley of the Kings.

a)

Pharaoh Ramses II

b)

Pharaoh Khufu

c)

Pharaoh Hatshepsut

d)

Pharaoh Senusret I

19.

The famous artwork of Nefertiti is a beautiful

a)

painting

b)

bust

c)

sarcophagus

d)

sculpture

20.

Some historians believe Nefertiti may have been a princess from

a)

Babylon

b)

Greece

c)

Sudan

d)

Syria

21.

Nefertiti and Pharaoh Akhenaten stripped Egyptian religion down from 2000 gods to just one god, the disc of the sun...

a)

Amun Ra

b)

Aten

c)

Thoth

d)

Bes

22.

In Armarna art Nefertiti and her family often have skulls that look like

a)

Lions

b)

Giraffes

c)

Aliens

d)

Crocodiles