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Ancient Egypt - Quick Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When thinking about timelines, what does BCE stand for?

a)

below common era

b)

before common era

c)

before chicken egg

d)

between common era

2.

On a timeline, what abbreviation represents "Common Era?"

a)

COE

b)

CC

c)

CER

d)

CE

3.

Ancient Egyptian civilization developed along which major river(s)?

a)

The Tigris and Euphrates Rviers

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Indus River

4.

The embalming and mummifiation process was used to prepare bodies for _____.

a)

the afterlife

b)

the flooding of the Nile

c)

the construction of the Great Pyramids of Giza

d)

the Pharaoh

5.

In religion, the Ancient Egyptians were _____, believing in multiple gods and goddesses.

a)

monotheistic

b)

non-theistic

c)

polytheistic

6.

The pharaoh's double crown represented the unification of which two sections of Ancient Egypt?

a)

The Middle and New Kingdoms

b)

The Old and Middle Kingdoms

c)

Lower and Upper Egypt

d)

The Upper Class and the Peasant Class

7.

Ancient Egypt developed a system of writing known as _____.

a)

cursive

b)

morse code

c)

cuneiform

d)

hieroglyphics

8.

Ancient Egyptians considered _____ to be the sun god.

a)

Isis

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Osiris

d)

Ra

9.

The Nile River flows which direction into the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

10.

Ancient Egyptians believe which organ would be used by the gods to judge a dead person's soul?

a)

the brain

b)

the eyes

c)

the heart

d)

the liver

11.

Ancient Egyptians were among the first to mine precious stones such as turqouise and ____ which were used in jewelry.

a)

gold and copper

b)

emeralds

c)

lapis lazuli

d)

obsidian

12.

Women enjoyed more freedom and rights than most women in the anicent world. In fact, women could even become pharoah. One female pharoah was _____.

a)

Khufu

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Osiris

d)

Hatshepsut