This Quiz Is About Ancient Egypt.
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This quiz is about Ancient Egypt. Students will be assessed on their knowledge about the ancient culture.
- 1.Egypt was often referred to as...
- A.
The Gift of the Mediterranean
- B.
The Gift of the Nile
- C.
The Pharoah's Gift
- 2.This mineral rich material is deposited at the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt.
- A.
Fertile
- B.
Silt
- C.
Filt
- D.
Fertilizer
- 3.Ancient Egypt was divided into two seperate kingdoms. What were the two kingdoms?
- A.
Red and White
- B.
Upper and Higher
- C.
Lower and Upper
- D.
Higher and Lower
- 4.This is a name given to all the rulers of Egypt. It actually refers to the "great palace."
- A.
King
- B.
Menes
- C.
Craftworkers
- D.
Pharoah
- 5.Which body of water is a sea?
- A.
The Nile
- B.
The Mediterranean
- C.
The Euphrates
- D.
The Tigris
- 6.Irrigation is
- A.
A system for bringing water to dry areas.
- B.
A trade route that runs through the Persian Gulf.
- C.
Another name for the Nile.
- D.
A settlement near a river valley.
- 7.The job of a scribe was to
- A.
Wait on kings and priests.
- B.
Write and keep records.
- C.
Build high walls for protection.
- D.
Trade with other cultures.
- 8.How did the Nile's floods help the ancient Egyptians?
- A.
Floods caused people to build new homes.
- B.
Floods brought fertile soil.
- C.
Floods created new trade routes.
- D.
Floods took away bad soil.
- E.
All of the above.
- 9.People used the papyrus plant that grew along the Nile's banks
- A.
To make bricks.
- B.
To make a paperlike product.
- C.
To make a rare and special food.
- D.
To control flooding.
- 10.Hieroglyphics is
- A.
Ancient Egyptian picture writing.
- B.
Another name for the rulers of Egypt.
- C.
Belief in an afterlife.
- D.
Buildings with sides shaped like triangles.
- 11.The Egyptians built pyramids to
- A.
Keep people employed.
- B.
Give thanks for the Nile
- C.
Make use of their machines.
- D.
Bury their pharaohs.
- 12.Why did the people bury valuable and useful objects in tombs?
- A.
To hide them from the robbers.
- B.
To show off their wealth
- C.
To keep them safe from floods
- D.
To help the dead in the afterlife
- 13.In ancient Egypt, pyramids were built as places where
- A.
Priest gathered to worship the gods.
- B.
Pharaohs intended to spend the afterlife.
- C.
Average Egyptians were buried.
- D.
Average Egyptians honored the gods.
- 14.Explain at least three "inventions" or "creations" the Ancient Egyptians created.
- 15.Briefly describe the steps of the mummification process.
- 16.Explain why Ancient Egyptians mummified their pharoahs and not ordinary people and/or slaves.
- 17.What was your favorite part to learn about with Ancient Egypt?
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