Ancient Egypt Real Test
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- 1.The dry deserts around Egypt were called
- A.
Kemet
- B.
Gift of the Nile
- C.
Deshret
- D.
Papyrus
- 2.The rich, black soil around the Nile River were called...
- A.
Kemet
- B.
Deshret
- C.
Papyrus
- D.
Osiris
- 3.Ancient Egypt is often called the Gift of the _______
- A.
Nile
- B.
Gods
- C.
Mediterranean
- D.
Osiris
- 4.Ancient Egyptian formal writing is called....
- A.
Hieroglyphics
- B.
Nileometer
- C.
Hieratic
- D.
Thoth
- 5.Every year the Nile river would __________, this would leave behind rich soil and make it very easy to grow crops.
- A.
Flood
- B.
Dry up
- C.
Change course
- D.
Disappear
- 6.Which of these was NOT an Ancient Egyptian invention that helped them to move water from the Nile to the fields.
- A.
Papyrus
- B.
Canals
- C.
Ditches
- D.
Shaduf
- 7.Ancient Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was ______
- A.
A god
- B.
Elected by the people
- C.
The everyday jman
- D.
The Nile
- 8.Egypt's civilization began around the ____________ river.
- A.
Nile
- B.
Tigris
- C.
Mississippi
- D.
Yellow
- 9.The Nile River flooded so predictably that the Ancient Egyptians designed their ___________ around it.
- A.
Calendar
- B.
Social structure
- C.
Writing
- D.
Entertainment
- 10.At the top of the Egyptian Social Structure was the ______.
- A.
Pharaoh
- B.
Priest
- C.
Farmer
- D.
Trader
- 11.These people were the second from the bottom of the social structure and supplied all the food for the civilization.
- A.
Farmers and Herders
- B.
Slaves
- C.
Priests
- D.
Pharaoh
- 12.Hieroglyphics were first translated using the ___________.
- A.
Rosetta Stone
- B.
Google
- C.
Red Scrolls
- D.
Stars
- 13.The Nile River flows in which direction?
- A.
North
- B.
South
- C.
West
- D.
East
- 14.Egypt was divided into two sections they are the ____________.
- A.
Upper and Lower Egypt
- B.
East and West Egypt
- C.
Top and Bottom Egypt
- D.
Wet and Wild Egypt
- 15.The Nile flows into the ___________________. This allowed it to trade with other ancient civilizations such as Greece and Rome.
- A.
Mediterranean Sea
- B.
Atlantic Ocean
- C.
Red Sea
- D.
Gulf of Mexico
- 16.Ancient Egyptians believed that the Ba and the Ka were
- A.
Two Egyptian gods
- B.
Two famous mummies
- C.
Two parts of the soul
- D.
Two great Pharaohs
- 17.How did the poor prepare their family member for the afterlife?
- A.
Tried to embalm the body themselves
- B.
Buried it in the desert sand
- C.
Prayed for 40 days
- D.
Left the bodies in the NIle
- 18.Ancient Egyptians put 4 internal organs into _____________.
- A.
Canopic Jars
- B.
Mason Jars
- C.
Feed them to sacred cats
- D.
Left them at the four corners of the Pyramid
- 19.The Ancient Egyptians did not think __________ ________ was important. So, the pulled it out through the nose.
- A.
The Brain
- B.
The Stomach
- C.
The Lungs
- D.
The Liver
- 20.Why did Ancient Egyptians feel they needed mummies and riches in their tombs?
- A.
They need them in the afterlife
- B.
So family could visit them
- C.
To leave them for their grandchildren
- D.
To leave for future generations to find and worship
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