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Ancient Egypt unit review for 6th grade or middle school students. #ancientegypt #middleschool
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1
What ancient Egyptian feature is marked by the red star?
Red Sea
Nile River
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Sea
2
A __________ was an ancient Egyptian ruler
Pharaoh
Vizier
Sphinx
Pyramid
3
What did the Ankh hieroglyphic symbol stand for?
Eternal Life
Egypt
Love
Wisdom
4
What feature of ancient Egypt is marked by the red star?
The Nile River
Nile Delta
Sahara Desert
Mediterranean Sea
5
What job would have been held by
most
ancient Egyptians?
Farmer
Priest
Vizier
Pharaoh
6
This picture is an example of what?
Tombs
Hieroglyphics
Papyrs
Canopic Jars
7
Who were viziers?
The pharaoh's favorite wives
The pharaoh's top generals
The pharaoh's top governors
The pharaoh's chief advisors
8
Which was
not
a benefit of the Nile for Egyptians?
The Nile offered immortality
The Nile provided water for drinking and irrigation
The Nile provided a way to transport people and goods
The Nile brought in rich soil
9
True of False: Egypt is often described as "The gift of the Nile"
False
True
10
What is the river in Egypt that is about 4,000 miles long?
The Red Sea
The Sahara
The Nile
The Amazon
11
The mummification process took about ____ days to complete.
100
70
80
90
12
What is this?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Tomb of King Tut
The Step Pyramid
The Sphinx
13
When were pharaohs buried in mastabas?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
14
Who broke tradition and ruled Egypt instead of his or her stepson?
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tut
Akhenaton
Ramses II
15
True or False: The Nile Delta was located in Upper Egypt
True
False
16
What is the Valley of the Kings?
An area in Egypt where many of the kings went on vacation
An area in Egypt where many of the kings lived
An area in Egypt where many of the king are buried
An area in Egypt where many of the queens are buried
17
What was the capital city of Lower Egypt?
Memphis
Cairo
Old Kingdom
Giza
18
What is the flat, fan shaped land at the mouth of a river called?
Delta
Nile
Silt
Tomb
19
True or False: The temple of Abu Simbel was built as a tomb for Cleopatra
False
True
20
What was the process the Egyptians used on a dead body called?
Tombs
Opening Canopic Jars
Mummification
Hieroglyphics
21
Thebes was the capital city during the
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
22
A _____ is a large vault, usually underground, used for burying the dead
Cartouche
Tomb
Step Pyramid
Pyramid
23
Name this item from ancient Egypt
Rosetta Stone
Step Pyramid
Sphinx
Ankh Hieroglyphic
24
Why was the Nile flood considered a good thing by ancient Egyptians?
It deposited gold from Nubia
It kept invaders from crossing the river
It brought papyrus seeds
It brought rich soil for growing crops
25
Which of the following is
not
part of the mummification process?
Soaking the body in embalming fluid
Removing the internal organs except for the heart
Placing the body into a sarcophagus
Wrapping the body in linen
26
Which of the following is
true
about the way ancient Egyptians dressed?
They often wore clothes made of linen
They often wore clothes made from animal skins
Only royalty wore jewelry
Only men wore black eye markings or eye shadow
27
Egyptian armies expanded the empire during the
Middle Kingdom
Weiker Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
28
Who was the Egyptian god that judged the dead and had a head of a jackal?
Akhenaton
Ra
Anubis
Horus
29
Why was the desert an important feature for Egypt?
It helped Egypt stay warm in the winter
It provided a barrier from invaders
It provided sand for mixing concrete
It was full of animals Egyptians could hunt
30
The pyramids were built during the
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
31
True or False: The step pyramid was the earliest type of Egyptian pyramid
True
False
32
What is papyrus?
Earliest type of Egyptian pyramid
Ancient Egyptian form of writing
an ancient Egyptian ruler
Reed like plant used for making paper
33
Who was known as the "boy King"?
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Ramses
34
Who was known as a very militaristic ruler of ancient Egypt?
Ramses II
King Tut
Ra
Akhenaton
35
Who was Ra?
Egyptian god of War
Egyptian god of Wisdom
Egyptian god of the Sun
Egyptian god of love
36
What was used by ancient Egyptians as a tomb for pharaohs?
Pyramid
Cartouche
Rosetta Stone
Canopic Jar
37
What is the feature of ancient Egypt marked by the blue star?
Nile Delta
Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Nile River
38
This is a picture of _________, which were containers used for the organs of the dead
Cartouche
Canopic Jars
Sphinx
Tombs
39
True or False: The Nile was used as a "highway" to transport people and goods
True
False
40
What is a cartouche?
An oval with a royal name written in it
A case that mummies were put into
A story written in hieratic script
A tomb for regular Egyptians
41
True or False: Upper Egypt is in the North, and Lower Egypt is to the South
False
True
42
Which pharaoh was known to worship Aton?
Queen Hatshepsut
Ramses II
King Tut
Akhenaton
43
Which god was portrayed by a falcon?
Ra
Horus
Thoth
Isis
44
What feature of ancient Egypt is the arrow pointing to?
The Red Sea
The Nile River
The Nile Delta
The Mediterranean Sea
45
In Ancient Egyptian artwork the pharaoh is drawn larger than the other people.
True
False
