Ancient Egypt Civilization Quiz Questions
The great Pyramids are some of the things that come to mind every time we mention ancient Egypt. However, a lot of civilization has occurred in the recent years. The quiz below tests on how much you know of this.
- 1.The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called...
- A.
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
- B.
Mesopotamia
- C.
Eastern Egypt and Western Egpyt
- D.
Nubia and Cairo
- 2.The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
- A.
The geography supported Various desert plants and birds.
- B.
The geography included many areas for hungers to hunt widely.
- C.
The geography included areas for farming.
- D.
The geography helped unify the country
- 3.Which of the following best describes how the Egyptian civilization developed?
- A.
Villages replaced towns.
- B.
Farms grew into villages and then cities.
- C.
Cities broke off into scattered farms.
- D.
Farms replaced cities and then pyramids
- 4.Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?
- A.
It had temples in which to worship
- B.
It had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration.
- C.
It had natural barriers to protect against invaders.
- D.
It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.
- 5.Pyramids are
- A.
Warehouses where surplus food is stored
- B.
Temples where the people are allowed to come and pray
- C.
Stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof.
- D.
Royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top.
- 6.Which of the following best defines dynasty?
- A.
A collection of queens
- B.
A collection of kingdoms
- C.
Series of rulers from different familes
- D.
Series of rulers from the same family
- 7.The first pharaoh built a new capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called
- A.
Nekhen
- B.
Memphis
- C.
Pe
- D.
Sinai
- 8.The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on
- A.
Merchants who helped build trade routes
- B.
Priests who helped build the temples.
- C.
Wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders
- D.
Wealthy fisherman who emerged as leaders
- 9.The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
- A.
That the Nile River flowed two ways
- B.
That both farming and herding were important
- C.
Their joint rule with their respective queens
- D.
Their rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt
- 10.Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or disease struck?
- A.
The farmers whose small villages were unclean
- B.
The mummies whose ka was disturbed
- C.
The pharaoh who was both ruler and god
- D.
The dynasty that was in power
- 11.The most famous pharoah of the Old Kingdom was
- A.
Horus
- B.
Sinai
- C.
Menes
- D.
Khufu
- 12.Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
- A.
Need for government officials
- B.
Increase in farming
- C.
Sumerian influences
- D.
Increase in population
- 13.Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
- A.
The afterlife
- B.
The pyramids
- C.
The pharoahs
- D.
The heavens
- 14.How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
- A.
The pharaohs' families paid the costs
- B.
It collected taxes from the people
- C.
It collected payments from Sumer
- D.
The priests held religions festivals
- 15.Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians
- A.
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
- B.
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
- C.
Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
- D.
Egyptians buried their dead in the river
- 16.Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom?
- A.
Otzi
- B.
Ramses the Great
- C.
Ahmose of the Thebes
- D.
Queen Hatshepsut
- 17.By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusion can you make about Egypt's resources?
- A.
It was a rich country.
- B.
It was a poor country.
- C.
Its resources were being heavily taxed.
- D.
Its resources were being sent to help other countries.
- 18.What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
- A.
Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula
- B.
Egypt's creation of an army
- C.
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
- D.
Egypt's creation of the pyramids.
- 19.After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt
- A.
Created a professional army
- B.
Created a Middle Kingdom god
- C.
Destroyed all its temples
- D.
Disbanded the scribes
- 20.What job employed the most people in Egypt?
- A.
Merchant
- B.
Farmer
- C.
Scribe
- D.
Architect
- 21.Ramses the Great is best remembered
- A.
For his ability as an artist
- B.
As a great scribe
- C.
For his untimely death at the hands of Ahmose
- D.
As a great warrior and builder
- 22.Which of these following is not a feature you might find inside the Egyptian temple?
- A.
Hieroglyphics
- B.
Sphinxes
- C.
Paintings
- D.
Sanctuary
- 23.Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
- A.
The tombs served as museums.
- B.
The tombs were private storage rooms of the pharaoh.
- C.
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
- D.
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
- 24.Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
- A.
King Tutankhamen
- B.
Ahmose of Thebes
- C.
Ramses the Great
- D.
Queen Hatshepsut
- 25.All of the following are ancient documents that have been preserved for centuries except
- A.
Government records
- B.
Medical manuals
- C.
Dictionaires
- D.
Literary works
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