WorksheetsModule 4 Test
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following characterized the Upper Kingdom of Egypt? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
C. Its capital city was located at Nekhen.
b)
D. Its king wore a cone-shaped white crown.
c)
F. It was located in the southern part of Egypt.
d)
A. Its king wore a red crown.
e)
B. Its capital city was located at Pe.
2.
Which of the following foods were eaten by ancient Egyptians? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
A. barley
b)
C. duck
c)
D. fish
d)
B. corn
e)
E. potatoes
3.
Number each group to show its level in society (1 is the highest level and 5 is the lowest level).
1___ farmers
2___ pharaohs
3___ priests and nobles
4____ slaves and servants
5____ government officials and rich merchants
(a)
4.
Which of the following pieces of art have been found inside of the tombs of the pharaohs? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
A. gold jewelry
b)
B. carved ivory figurines
c)
F. brightly colored scenes of Egyptian life
d)
C. marble statues of athletes
e)
D. seated portraits of famous Egyptians
5.
Which of the following describes the Kingdom of Aksum? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
B. Its official religion was Christianity.
b)
E. It traded gold and ivory for cloth and spices.
c)
F. King Ezana became its most powerful ruler.
d)
A. Its official language was Arabic.
e)
C. It was located in modern-day Egypt.
6.
Which of the following religious beliefs did the ancient Egyptians and ancient Sumerians (Mesopotamians) share? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
A. There are many gods.
b)
D. Creation myths explained the beginning of the earth.
c)
E. Kings were chosen by the gods to protect their people.
d)
B. There is only one god, who is all-powerful.
e)
C. The sun god is the most important of the gods.
7.
Which of the following groups did the Egyptians fight during the New Kingdom period? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
B. Hittites
b)
C. Hyksos
c)
F. Tehenu
d)
A. Greeks
e)
D. Persians
8.
What were ancient Egyptian construction workers paid for their labor?
a)
A. gold or silver coins
b)
B. cows, sheep, or camels
c)
C. grain or other foodstuffs
d)
D. land suitable for farming
9.
What is a cataract?
a)
A. an inactive volcano
b)
B. a large stretch of desert
c)
C. a series of rapids in a river
d)
D. a piece of land between two bodies of water
10.
Which Egyptian ruler drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
a)
A. Ahmose
b)
B. Hatshepsut
c)
C. Khufu
d)
D. Menes
11.
Which of the following legal rights did ancient Egyptian women have?
a)
A. They could become scribes.
b)
B. They could change certain laws.
c)
C. They could divorce their husbands.
d)
D. They could become regional governors.
12.
Which statement accurately describes ancient Egyptian writing?
a)
A. There are few remaining examples of ancient Egyptian texts.
b)
B. There are twenty-six letters in the ancient Egyptian alphabet.
c)
C. Hieroglyphics are symbols, some of which resemble animals.
d)
D. Hieroglyphics were used throughout the ancient world as a common script.
13.
What is an obelisk?
a)
A. a large, granite statue of a pharaoh
b)
B. a tall, pointed pillar often erected at temple complexes
c)
C. a mythical creature with the head of a man and the body of a lion
d)
D. a four-sided triangular-shaped tomb made out of limestone blocks
14.
Which army defeated the Kushite kingdom with the use of superior iron weaponry?
a)
A. Assyrian
b)
B. Greek
c)
C. Hittite
d)
D. Persian
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