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Ancient Egypt Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Oldest-known ancient Egyptian writing system

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Pictographs

d)

Sanskrit

2.

Title used to describe the monarchs of ancient Egypt

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

Supreme Leader

3.

She ruled Egypt from 1473 to 1458 BCE. She was the most powerful female Egyptian ruler and was important in expanding trade.

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Khufu

c)

Sensuret

d)

Ramses II

4.

longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible

a)

Nile River

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

d)

Cataract

5.

southern part of Egypt

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

c)

Cataract

d)

Delta

6.

northern part of Egypt

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Cataract

c)

Delta

d)

Pharaoh

7.

fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river

a)

Delta

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Menes

d)

Pyramid

8.

first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt

a)

Menes

b)

Pyramid

c)

Mummy

d)

Afterlife

9.

a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top

a)

Pyramid

b)

Mummy

c)

Afterlife

d)

Old Kingdom

10.

a body preserved in a way that prevents it from decomposing

a)

Mummy

b)

Afterlife

c)

Old Kingdom

d)

Theocracy

11.

successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years

a)

Queen Hapshepsut

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Papyrus

12.

a type of paper made out of reeds

a)

Papyrus

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Obelisk

d)

King Tut

13.
papyrus
a)
This is a plant the ancient Egyptians used to make a paper like material.
b)
This is when many people do not have enough food to eat.
c)
This is land that cannot grow any plants so it is empty.
d)
This is a type of government that is controlled by religious leaders.
e)
This is a series of actions that are preformed in the same way, and usually for religious reasons.
14.
pharaoh
a)
This was the political and religious ruler of ancient Egypt.
b)
A person who is born near the top of a social hierarchy and has special rights and privileges.
c)
A series of rulers that come from a common family.
d)
This is the belief in a life after death.
e)
This is a person who's job it is to be academic student.
15.

What were pyramids used for?

a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)

tombs for all citizens

16.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
17.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)

one god

b)

multiple gods

c)

no god

d)

one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days

18.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
19.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
20.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

flooding water would provide silt in the soil which was excellent for crop growth

d)

a waterway for transportation

21.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

The temperature is warm

b)

The sand is soft

c)

Protection

d)

Easy to navigate

22.

Why did Pharaohs get mummified?

a)

To help their families

b)

So they can be put on display

c)

Because they wanted to be famous

d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
23.

An Egyptian king. Also known as a living God.

a)

Nomad

b)

Ruler

c)

Pharoah

d)

Vizier

24.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
25.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

26.

A black granite stone near the town of Rosetta that was the key for translating Egyptian hieroglyphics

a)

The Egyptian Stone

b)

The Great Stone Tablet

c)

The Rosetta Stone

27.

What two civilizations were the first to create their own form of writing?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Ancient Rome

28.

What civilization was the first to perform medical surgery?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Ancient Egypt

29.

Ancient Egyptians created irrigation systems to adapt to their environment. The system helped them -

a)

build better pyramids

b)

move water inland for farming

c)

fish in the rivers and seas

d)

construct taller obelisks

30.
What did the Egyptians invent to help take care of their teeth?
a)
The dental drill 
b)
Toothpaste
c)
 Gold fillings
d)
All of the above
31.

Which were inventions by the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

Geometry and medical surgeries

b)

Geometry and wheels

c)

Irrigation and medical surgeries

d)

Irrigation and compass

32.

Who is believed to be not only the first woman pharaoh, but maybe the world's first ever woman ruler?

a)

Tut

b)

Ramses II

c)

Khufu

d)

Hatshepsut

33.

Everything in ancient Egypt was based around what naturally occurring phenomenon?

a)


Sandstorms

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Flooding of the Nile

d)

Snowstorms

34.

A lot of the economy in ancient Egypt came from _____.

a)

Education and farming

b)

Farming and trade

c)

War and farming


d)

Education and war

35.

Why did some pharaohs wear a double crown?

a)

to show they were the richest of all Egyptians

b)

to show the government officials who the pharaoh was

c)

to show the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt

d)

to show they believed in many gods

36.

The group of people from western Asia who conquered Lower Egypt were the _____ .

a)

Syrians

b)

Nubians

c)

Greeks

d)

Hyksos

37.

The Rosetta Stone was important because...

a)

 it was a valuable piece of jewelry that belonged to a pharaoh.

b)

it contained three languages that helped translate hieroglyphics.

c)

it told of the contents of the Great Pyramid.

38.
Egypt borders what 2 seas?
a)
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
b)
Dead Sea & Red Sea
c)
Dead Sea & Mediterranean Sea
39.

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

a)

along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

b)

along the coast of the Red Sea

c)

along the banks of the Nile River

d)

in the desert

40.

The Nile River flows through two important regions of Egypt

a)

Upper and Lower Egypt

b)

Eastern and Western Egypt

c)

Nubia and Cairo

d)

Mesopotamia and Canan

41.

Why was the Nile River Valley a good place for settlement?

a)

The geography helped unify the country.

b)

The geography included areas for farming.

c)

The geography supported hunting.

d)

The geography supported desert plants and birds.

42.

Egyptian sun god

a)

Ra

b)

Menes

c)

Ptah

d)

Horus

e)

Tutankhamen

43.
The flooding of the Nile was 
a)
predictable
b)
unpredictable
44.

Which region of Egypt is circle on the map?

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

45.

Ancient Egyptians sent trade products by land using caravans.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Egyptians traded with Greece and Rome, and as far East as Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

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