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WorksheetsAncient Africa - Egypt and the Nile River
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a delta?
A mountain range
A plain at the mouth of a river
A desert
A type of soil
Look at the map of Egypt. Which region is located in the south of Egypt?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Western Desert
Eastern Desert
What is a dynasty?
A) A type of god
B) Succession of rulers from the same family
C) The title given to ancient Egyptian kings
D) A period of famine
What is a pharaoh?
The title given to ancient Egyptian kings
The god of the afterworld
The king of the gods
The goddess of healing
The Great Sphinx was built to protect the Great Pyramid.
True
False
There is some evidence that the farmers and workers who built the pyramids were slaves.
True
False
According to the passage, what did most historians believe workers used to move stones during the construction of the pyramids in Egypt?
Horses and carts
Sleds and logs
Trucks
Cranes
What was the original height of the Great Pyramid at Giza?
449 ft
481 ft
400 ft
500 ft
Who had the first pyramid built for him by his vizier/architect/doctor Imhotep?
Khufu
Djoser
Menkaura
Thutmose III
A regent is an adult who rules in the place of a ruler who is a child, inherited a kingdom too young, is absent, or is disabled.
True
False
Who ruled as regent for Thutmose III when he was a child?
Imhotep
Hatshepsut
Menkaura
Khufu
Who was the pharaoh before King Tut who tried to replace the Egyptian gods with monotheism?
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Cleopatra
Amenhotep III
Who was considered one of the most beautiful queens of Egypt and was the wife of Akhenaten?
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Nefertari
Who was Ramses the Great?
A) A famous artist
B) A great warrior and ruler of Egypt
C) An enemy of the Hittites
D) A modern-day archaeologist
How long did Ramses the Great reign?
10 years
66 years
100 years
5 years
Papyrus plants like to grow near marshy riverbanks because they need a lot of water.
True
False
Why did Egyptians write in hieroglyphics on papyrus?
To decorate their homes
To communicate across their empire and keep records of their history and achievements
To make clothes
To build houses
The oldest papyrus scroll has been linked to the reign of which Pharaoh?
Tutankhamun
Khufu
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Papyrus was also popular in which of the following regions?
Ancient Greece
Rome
Various Arabic regions
All of the above
Before 2700 BCE: Who united the Upper and Lower Egyptian Kingdoms?
King Tutankhamun
King Menes
Cleopatra
Ramses II
When was the Kingdom of Kush at its most powerful?
3000 BCE to 2500 BCE
2000 BCE to 1500 BCE
1000 BCE to 500 BCE
500 BCE to 1 CE
Which river was the Kingdom of Kush located on?
Amazon River
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
