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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
2.
What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Amazon
b)
Mississippi
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
3.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
4.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
5.
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
homes for the pharaohs' servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
6.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing 
c)
farming
d)
metal working
7.
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
b)
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
c)
Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
d)
Egyptians buried their dead in the river.
8.

What was the most important pet to Egyptians?

a)

cat

b)

crocodile

c)

dog

d)

bird

9.

What is the name of the huge lion/human statue built next to the great pyramids?

a)

Tut

b)

Khudufu

c)

papyrus

d)

Sphinx

10.

What are the name of the containers that the organs or mummies were put into?

a)

Canopic Jars

b)

Senet Jars

c)

Organ Jars

d)

Nile Jars

11.

When making a mummy, they left this inside the body because they believed it was the center of intelligence and being.

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

liver

d)

stomach

12.

Ancient Egypt was mostly in the

a)

snow area

b)

forest

c)

desert

d)

United States

13.

The people who mostly built the Egyptian pyramids were

a)

paid workers

b)

slaves

c)

pharaohs

d)

women

14.

What animals were not kept as pets in ancient Egypt

a)

cats

b)

pigs

c)

lions

d)

dogs

15.

What is this called?

a)

football field

b)

Greek colloseum

c)

rectangular prism

d)

pyramid

16.

Ancient Egypt is located on the continent of _____ .

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

17.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
The tombs served as museums.
b)
The tombs were the private storage rooms for the pharaoh.
c)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
d)
Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
18.
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

19.

Collection of texts made up of spells or magic formulas, placed in tombs and believed to protect and help the deceased in the afterlife.

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Book of the Dead

d)

Old Testament

20.

The ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.

a)

Anubis

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Isis

21.

He is the god of chaos and the desert.

a)
Seth/Set
b)
Ra
c)
Anubis
d)

Osiris

22.

The pharaoh was identified with this falcon-headed Egyptian god. He was the god of the sky.

a)
Horus
b)
Ptah
c)
Anubis
d)

Ra

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