WorksheetsAncient Egypt - Quiz SY25
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
When we talk about Ancient Egypt, about when was this? _________BCE.
around 1,500 BCE -1,000 BCE
around 3,000 BCE- 30 BCE
around 1-1,500 BCE
About how many years did ancient Egypt last?
300
1,500
3,000
Draw a map diagram that includes Egypt, Nile, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea.
The Nile River has two sources: the Blue Nile, which begins in the country of ___________ and the W_________ N_________ which flows north from Lake Victoria.
West Nile
The large river in Egypt is named ___________.
the Nile
the Euphrates
the Tigris
As the land gets closer to sea level approaching the Mediterranean sea, the Nile branches out into many smaller rivers. This area is called a ___________.
peninsula
delta
waterfall
Cataract
(a) is the name of the country to the south of PRESENT day Egypt.
Historians are able to interpret so much of Ancient Egypt’s history, events, and belief systems because they translated Egyptian text. They did this by using the ___________.
Book of the Dead
Ancient scrolls
___________ was one of the most famous of the writing systems in ancient Egypt.
Cuneiform
Egypt, was called “______________,” referring to its black soil.
The Land Between the Rivers
Draw a diagram that illustrates the social structure (classes) of ancient Egypt.
Over the course of several thousand years, Egypt’s rulers came from only about 30 families. These families of rulers that had one Pharaoh after another were called ____________.
lineages
hereditary monarchs
Ancient Egypt was a __________, which means that its government was run by the rules of the religion they followed.
polytheism
monotheism
theocracy
Pharaohs especially, but also anyone who could afford it, went through a process called m (a) tion when they died.
The pyramids, which sit just outside of the modern city of Cairo, are famous as burial places of the pharaohs. Many of the Pharaohs were buried at a place called __________.
Giza
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
The special salt found in Egypt called "natron" was used to __________.
preserve bodies in mummification.
preserve food that was placed in the tombs of pharaohs.
perform religious ceremonies.
Explain the process used to make a mummy in ancient Egypt.
Name one famous pharaoh.
Judging from geographic placement, why would other countries want to control Egypt?
So they can access the vast deserts of Egypt.
So they can control trade between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea (the Suez)
So they can gain access to archaological sites such as pyramids.
The Nile River was used for transportation, but one of its main functions was bringing rich soil for agriculture, every time it ___________.
dried up
flooded
At first, people thought hieroglypics represented ideas, but then historians figured out that many times they actually represented ___________.
pictures
letters
sounds
Egypt was ruled by kings who claimed to be gods called ______________, a name which referred to their “great house."
Priests
Pharaohs
Generals
Bodies were preserved permanently so that the person would be able to live in the _______________________.
pyramid
afterlife
sarcophagus
What continent can you find Egypt?
Asia
North America
Africa
Antarctica
"Upper Egypt" is located in the __________ part of Egypt.
Northern
Southern
