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BJU6_History Ch 3-Ancient Egypt Practice Test

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: The Kushites used two forms of writing including hieroglyphics and a form of script.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False: Trade grew in Kush because of its natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: Kush conquered Egypt and influenced Egyptian dress, gods, and hieroglyphics.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: The Kushites had an abundance of resources at the time of their decline.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The Aswan High Dam controlled annual flooding.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Mark ALL the correct answers: The first step and last step in the Egyptian mummification process are

a)

that the embalmer cleaned out the skull.

b)

that the body was filled with spices.

c)

that once removed from the natron, the body was washed and wrapped in linen strips.

7.

Mark ALL the correct answers: Natural barriers that discouraged invasions from other countries include

a)

the Sahara.

b)

the cataracts of the Nile.

c)

fertile land.

8.

Mark ALL the correct answers: God used Joseph to

a)

advise Pharaoh to store food for seven years of famine.

b)

oversee food storage in Egypt.

c)

provide food to many people including Israelites.

9.

Egyptians used the _____ plant to make baskets, boats, rope, and paper.

a)

papyrus

b)

lotus

c)

cedar

d)

reeds

10.

The _____ in Giza were built to show the power and wealth of the pharaohs and as tombs for the afterlife.

a)

pyramids

b)

temples

c)

obelisks

d)

ziggurats

11.

Egyptians experienced peace and stability during the _____ Kingdom.

a)

Old

b)

Middle

c)

New

d)

Late

12.

One of the main themes of Egyptian music was the _____.

a)

Nile

b)

desert

c)

pharaoh

d)

afterlife

13.

The _____ was at the top of the social pyramid in Egypt.

a)

pharaoh

b)

priest

c)

scribe

d)

vizier

14.

God used _____ to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

a)

Moses

b)

Joseph

c)

Noah

d)

Joshua

15.

Osiris was the Egyptian _____ of the underworld.

a)

king

b)

god

c)

priest

d)

pharaoh

16.

What did the Nile provide for the people of Egypt?

a)

water

b)

swimming

c)

food

d)

transportation

17.

Became a pharaoh at age nine

a)

Osiris

b)

Rameses II

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Jean Francois Champollion

18.

Discovered and cataloged King Tut's tomb

a)

Joseph

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Howard Carter

d)

Jimmy Carter

19.

translated Egyptian hieroglyphics

a)

James Claude Van-Dam

b)

Jean-Francois Champollion

c)

Rameses II

d)

King Tut

20.

Was one of Egypt's last pharaohs

a)

Kushites

b)

Aswan High Dam

c)

Isis

d)

Rameses II

21.

Label A on Map

a)

Kush

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Egypt

22.

Label B on Map

a)

Niles Delta

b)

Sahara

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile River

23.

Label C on Map

a)

Red Sea

b)

Lake Nasser

c)

Nile River

d)

Nile Delta

24.

Label D on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Ur

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Eden

25.

Label E on the map

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Nile River

c)

Lake Nasser

d)

Lake Otis

26.

Label F on the map

a)

Sierra

b)

Sahara

c)

Kush

d)

Egypt

27.

Label G on the map

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Rome

c)

Kush

d)

Eden

28.

Label H on the map

a)

Red Sea

b)

Indian Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Nile

29.

Showed the power and wealth of the pharaohs and served as tombs. 

a)

The great pyramids

b)

Pyramids of Giza

c)

King Tut

d)

Ramses

30.

Egyptians experienced peace and stability during this time

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

pharaoh's kingdom

31.

raised by Pharaoh's daughter and led the Israelites

a)

King Tut

b)

Joseph

c)

Noah

d)

Moses

32.

crowned self as Egyptian pharaoh

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses

d)

Thutmose

33.

archaeologist who discovered and cataloged King Tut's tomb

a)

Jean-Francois Champollion

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Akhenaten

d)

Howard Carter

34.

one of the last Egyptian Pharaohs known as the Great

a)

Thutmose

b)

Ramses

c)

Moses

d)

Howard Carter

35.

became the ruling pharaoh of Egypt after the death of the queen

a)

Akhenaten

b)

Ramses

c)

Thutmose III

d)

Hatshepsut

36.

Egyptians believed a person traveled by boat to the _______ after death.

a)

Hall of Judgement

b)

Book of Death

c)

pyramid

d)

Old Kingdom

37.

Boys from _______ families started school at age 4 or five.

a)

middle-class

b)

Jewish

c)

Ur

d)

upper-class

38.

Egyptians believe that wearing an _______ protected them against evil spirits.

a)

robe

b)

amulet

c)

Anubis

d)

wig

39.

The _______  was responsible to awaken and take care of the idle Horace.

a)

pharaoh

b)

slave

c)

priest

d)

god

40.

The jackal-headed Egyptian God that weighed a person's heart was called the_______.

a)

amulet

b)

Boobk of the Dead

c)

Anibus

d)

Hall of Judgement

41.

The Egyptians were _____, having many gods.

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

c)

Jewish

d)

Christian

42.

Amenhotep IV changed his name to ____.

a)

Abraham

b)

Akhenaten

c)

Isis

d)

Osiris

43.

Egyptians often had the ____ buried with them.

a)

jewelry

b)

Book of the Dead

c)

family photos

d)

Book of gods

44.

The name of the Egyptian god and the underworld was ____.

a)

Isis

b)

Hobit

c)

Osiris

d)

Satan

45.

Both men and women wore wigs, _____,  and necklaces.

a)

cosmetics

b)

togas

c)

beaded shoes

d)

coat of armor

46.

deciphered hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone

a)

priests

b)

school aged boys from upper-class homes

c)

scribes

d)

Jean-Francois Champollion