Ancient Egypt - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is this system of writing called?

calligraphy

Hieroglyphs

Cuneiform

Alphabet

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Egypt is in

Antrartica

Asia

Africa

Europe

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

the afterlife

the pyramids

the pharaohs

the heavens

4.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

an ancient writing paper

perfume

papyrus

hieroglyphics

stone

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

The tombs served as museums.

The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.

Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.

Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The ruler of Egypt is called a...

bureaucracy.

theocracy.

dynasty.

pharaoh.

7.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

In Egypt, pyramids were built of all sizes and used for

storing food

tombs for pharaohs

protection against invaders

market places

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Ancient Egyptians had

1 god

many gods

9.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What were the benefits of farmers living near the Nile River?

it created desert like conditions

it flooded and deposited fresh soil

there were no benefits

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

A _____________________ is a line of rulers from the same family.

nation-state

shaduf

papyrus

dynasty

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What are hieroglyphics?

seasons in the calendar

writing that used symbols for sounds, words, and ideas

device used to get water to crops

tombs for rulers

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Ancient Egyptians invented ________________ which was a paper like material that could be written on to keep records.

shaduf

hieroglyphics

papyrus

cataracts

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A cataract is

a type of canal

a large waterfall

a male camel

a large mountain

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Pharaoh is

a mummified body

a king in ancient Egypt

a place where mummies are stored

an area in Egypt

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Hieroglyphs are

pictures of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems.

mythic creatures in the temples of Egypt.

wedge shaped symbols that were used as a form of writing.

the points on the tops of pyramids.

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

A person who copies documents

Scribe

Author

Priest

Merchant

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

All Egyptians that died were mummified.

True

False

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Pyramids were

giant tombs that housed the mummies of many Egyptians.

giant tombs that housed the mummy of one pharaoh.

temples where Egyptians went to worship the gods.

mansions where the pharaohs lived.

19.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Ancient Egyptians worshipped _______ that controlled _________, including gods of the sun and the Nile River.

pharaohs, kings

nature, pharaohs

gold, mummies

gods, nature

20.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Agriculture means..

Taming animals for human use.

Method of bring water to a field from another place to water crops.

growing crops for human use.

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