WorksheetsAncient Egypt-Western Civ (DLP)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Jars that preserved organs of the dead
Silt
Canopic Jars
Tomb
Papyrus
What continent is Egypt found on?
Europe
North America
Asia
Africa
Tiny particles of rock and minerals found in water
Pyramid
Pharaoh
Silt
Mummification
Egypt was divided into Upper and Lower Egypt
The process of preserving a dead body to prevent decay
Mummification
Papyrus
Tomb
Hieroglyphics
Flooding in Egypt made the soil bad for growing crops
A system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Pyramid
Canopic Jars
The alphabet was used in hieroglyphics
A ruler of ancient Egypt
Mummification
Silt
Pyramid
Pharaoh
A house or chamber for the dead
Tomb
Pyramid
Silt
Hieroglyphics
Structures used as burial places and monuments for Pharaohs
Pharaoh
Canopic Jars
Mummification
Pyramids
A plant that was turned into a material to write on
Silt
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Tomb
Which organ was left in the body during mummification?
Heart
Brain
Liver
Stomach
What did they do with the brain during the mummification process?
Left it in the body
Put it in a canopic jar
Threw it away
Weighed it against an ostrich feather
The mummification process only took 2 days.
How did ancient Egyptians irrigate their farmland?
The used sprinklers
They dug canals from the river
They used hoses
They watered by hand
Which was NOT one of the kingdoms in ancient Egypt?
New
Old
Middle
First
Which was NOT a place pharaohs were buried?
Graveyards
Valley of Kings
Hidden Tombs
Pyramids
Pharaohs believed they could use their belongings in the afterlife.
"Hiero" means holy.
Slaves were at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy.
How old were scribes when they began training?
10-11 years old
21 years old
14-15 years old
6-7 years old
Pharaohs could be men or women.
Male pharaohs wore makeup.
Pharaohs often married family members to keep power in the family.
Egyptians only believed in one god.
Egyptians even mummified animals.
"Glypichs" means pictures.
Which river ran through Egypt?
Nile River
Indus River
Mississippi River
Platte River
What was a person's heart weighed against before they could enter the afterlife?
Their brain
An ostrich feather
Another person's heart
A bowling ball
