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WorksheetsAncient Egypt Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why was the Egyptian civilization able to grow and thrive for so long?
It was isolated by physical geography.
It made alliances by trading with other civilizations.
It had few people willing to explore the outside world.
It was disinterested in training an army.
Why was the Nile River important to farmers?
Annual flooding left fertile soil on the river banks.
Mud from the river was used to build large walls.
Water from the river was used to irrigate fields.
Papyrus was collected from riverbanks to make paper.
How did growing extra crops in ancient Egypt change life for the people?
People could specialize in different trades.
The size of the Egyptian population declined.
Fewer homes were built on the banks of the Nile.
More people were interested in moving to Egypt.
Who was Narmer, and why is he important in Egyptian history?
He was a farmer who built large canals along the Nile.
He was a king that united Egypt under one ruler.
He was a scholar who created the first hieroglyphs.
He was a God who controlled the annual harvest.
Egyptian pharaohs __________. Choose the correct answer.
learned how to harvest grain at young age
were believed to be Gods
had to attend school before becoming a ruler
shared power with their advisers
Why were pharaohs embalmed after they died?
to protect their bodies for the afterlife
to preserve their bodies for future generations
to protect their bodies from graverobbers
to preserve their bodies for scientific study
Why were the pyramids in ancient Egypt built?
store surplus amounts of grain
channel water from the river to fields
honor pharaohs who had died
study the movements of the planets
Why did the Egyptians use a number system based on 10 and fractions?
to count grain
to determine population size
to figure out taxes
to make building pyramids easier
How did life for ancient Egyptian women compare to women in other ancient civilizations?
Egyptian women were more likely to learn to read and write.
Egyptian women were more likely to be the head of a household.
Egyptian women had more rights and freedoms.
Egyptian women had fewer job opportunities.
When a new dynasty of pharaohs came to power in ancient Egypt, where was the capital city moved?
Cairo
Thebes
Alexandria
Memphis
What did artists in ancient Egypt do? Select ALL that apply.
They created statues of pharaohs showing them as ordinary humans.
They decorated tombs with stories about Gods.
They painted pictures of stars to help predict floods.
They worked as metalworkers as well as artists.
