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Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was in charge of Egypt?
a)
The Pharoh
b)
Cats
c)
The Pharoh's wife
d)
Gods
2.

Which of the following rivers supplies the Egyptians with water?

a)

Nile river

b)

Blue river

c)

White river

d)

Niger river

3.

What is Hieroglyphics?

a)

The paper that Egyptians wrote on

b)

The name of a pharaoh

c)

The language of Ancient Egypt

d)

The name of a phyramid

4.

a rock formation that creates churning rapids

a)

delta

b)

dynasty

c)

scribe

d)

cataract

5.

an area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water

a)

cataract

b)

Nile

c)

hierarchy

d)

delta

6.

An Egyptian King

a)

Pharaoh

b)

vizier

c)

dynasty

d)

mummy

7.

a massive monumental tomb for a pharaoh

a)

pyramid

b)

mummy

c)

delta

d)

scribe

8.

a paper-like material made from reeds

a)

mummy

b)

scribe

c)

barter

d)

papyrus

9.

a picture representing an object, sound, or idea that was part of the ancient Egyptian writing system

a)

hierarchy

b)

hieroglyph

c)

papyrus

d)

cataract

10.

the preserved body of a pharaoh or other powerful person in ancient Egypt

a)

mummy

b)

delta

c)

phramid

d)

pharaoh

11.

The process of a dead body becomes dried or preserved so they will not decay

a)

Acidification

b)

Decomposition

c)

Lithification

d)

Mummification

12.

Title used to describe the monarchs of ancient Egypt

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

Supreme Leader

13.

Who was at the very top of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt?

a)

Peasants

b)

Government officials

c)

Artisans

d)

Pharaoh

14.

Which group in ancient Egypt was responsible for the temples and religious rituals?

a)

Scribes

b)

Priests

c)

Artisans

d)

Peasants

15.

Who was at the bottom of Ancient Egypt's social class?

a)

Slaves

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Traders

d)

Priests

16.
What is the belief in more than one god called?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Atheism
d)
Pantheism
17.
An Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular-shaped building called a(n) _______________.
a)
pyramid
b)
cataract
c)
papyrus
d)
ziggurat
18.
Why were the pyramids built?
a)
as tombs for the pharaohs
b)
as vaults for the government's wealth
c)
as shelters for the homeless
d)
as monuments to the gods
19.
Why were the pyramids built?
a)
as tombs for the pharaohs
b)
as vaults for the government's wealth
c)
as shelters for the homeless
d)
as monuments to the gods
20.
Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?
a)
His favorite wife, the queen
b)
His priest
c)
His vizier
d)
His army general
21.

What did Egyptians believe in?

a)

Past Life

b)

Unicorns

c)

After Life

d)

all of the above

22.

What do the Egyptians remove when they're making a mummy

a)

Organs

b)

Liver

c)

Lungs

d)

All of the above

23.

I am the Egyptian god of the dead, funerals, and embalming. I am one of the oldest gods of Egypt. I have a Jackal as a head and a human body.

a)

Horus

b)

Seth

c)

Osiris

d)

Anubis

24.
The pharaoh Ramses II was best known for . . .
a)
being the first female pharaoh
b)
his military leadership
c)
promoting the arts and trade
d)
his Great Pyramid at Gize
25.
Which Paraoh's tomb was uncovered in 1922, revealing a wealth of ancient treasures?
a)
Khufu
b)
Senusret I
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
King Tut
26.

What is Egypts largest pyramid called?

a)

The garden of Babylon

b)

The Pyramid of Giza

c)

The Great Pyramid

d)

Pyramid XL

27.

Was the second female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Queen Hatshepsut

c)

Queen Ramesses

d)

Queen Tut

28.

She was the last Egyptian pharaoh who built strong trading relationships and boosted Egypt's economy

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Queen Hatshepsut

d)

Queen Tutt

29.

What is the Rosetta Stone?

a)

An ancient Mesopotamian artifact

b)

A famous painting

c)

A type of writing system used in ancient Egypt

d)

A broken stone slab with a message written on it

30.

How many languages were on the Rosetta Stone?

a)

Five

b)

One

c)

Six

d)

Three

31.

What languages are written on the Rosetta Stone?

a)

English, French, and Spanish

b)

Phonecian, Sumerian, and Hieroglyphs

c)

Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew

d)

Hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Ancient Greek

32.

What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone for Egyptology?

a)

It is a cool piece of art

b)

It is shows what religion the Ancient Egyptians believed in

c)

It provided the key to understanding ancient Egyptian language and culture

d)

There is no significance

33.

Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?

a)

Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming

b)

It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.

c)

It has dangerous cataracts.

d)

It is the longest river in the world.

34.

What was the fine fertile soil that was left behind after the flood every year

a)

Carpet

b)

Top Soil

c)

Rock

d)

Silt

35.

What was inside the pyramid...

a)

lots of enslaved people

b)

things that the Pharaoh might need in the after-life (treasures, food, furniture...)

c)

snakes and snake pits

d)

the secret to how the pyramid was built

36.

What was NOT a way the pyramids were used for

a)

Thombs

b)

Sites for sacrifice

c)

place for worship

d)

graveyard

e)

Astronomical Tools

37.

Which one is NOT what pyramids have in common.

a)

Built without advanced tools

b)

Built by skilled workers

c)

They were made with limestone

d)

Only slaves built them

38.

What is Linen?

a)

Cloth

b)

Portrait

c)

Food

d)

none of the above

39.

How long are you dead before they throw a funeral?

a)

100 days

b)

5 months

c)

70 days

d)

the day after you die

40.

The Egyptians used a hook to pull out the brain from the nose

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What would the coffins be made out of?

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

plastic

d)

silver

42.
The large stone coffin that holds the other wooden coffins is called a
a)
Shaduf
b)
Shenti
c)
Masoleum
d)
Sarcophagus
43.
The jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are called
a)
Canopic
b)
Bell
c)
Ziploc
d)
Mason
44.
The goal of mummification was to 
a)
Make sure the body decayed
b)
Preserve the body and achieve immortality
c)
Become one with the universe
d)
None of the above
45.
The Egyptians mummified the body because they believed 
a)
Their soul needed it
b)
The gods needed it
c)
The body was going to resurrect in the next life
d)
It was required by law
46.
How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life?
a)
They believed in only one god
b)
They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead
c)
They became famous warriors
d)
They prayed in temples everyday
47.
The only organ left in the body was the ______ it was believed to be the center of intelligence
a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
48.
This organ was considered useless so it was removed and thrown away
a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
49.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
50.
These were the people who specialized in learning and writing Hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt.
a)
Pharaohs
b)
Scribes
c)
Mummies
d)
Soldiers
51.

For what was papyrus used?

a)

building coffins

b)

making clay

c)

ink

d)

making paper

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