Name: ___________________________
Period: ____________________
Ancient Egypt Unit Test
Multiple Choice Section (10 points)
Read each question carefully, and then select one correct answer choice.
1.
What continent is Egypt located on?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) North America
d) Europe
2.
Pharaoh Khufu is famous for what?
a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
What was not one of the three kingdoms of ancient Egypt?
a)
b)
c)
d)
4.
Old Kingdom
Present Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
The Nile River flows from ____________________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
5.
Beginning outside trade in Egypt
Being a patron of the arts
Building the Great Pyramid of Giza
Being known as the god of the afterlife
South to North (Upper to Lower Egypt)
East to West (Eastern to Western Egypt)
West to East (Western to Eastern Egypt)
North to South (Lower Egypt to Upper Egypt)
What was the main benefit of the Nile River to the Ancient Egyptians?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Provided natural irrigation, fresh water, and fertilization
Helped Egyptians sail to other nations to trade
Flooded other nation’s fields
Provided Egyptians with saltwater to preserve fish
Name: ___________________________
6.
Period: ____________________
The people in Ancient Egypt used ________________ to divert water to their
fields and crops.
a)
b)
c)
d)
7.
Excavation
Irrigation
Exclamation
Fire
The economy, religion, and government of Ancient Egypt were controlled
by this person.
a)
b)
c)
d)
8.
The Pharaoh
Anubis
Osiris
The Army
What are the three groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian
social pyramid?
a)
b)
c)
d)
9.
Government officials, pharaohs, and nobles
Slaves, farmers, and priests
Scribes, pharaohs, and the royal family
Scribes, merchants, and craftworkers
What discovery allowed for historians to translate the three scripts used in
Ancient Egypt including hieroglyphics
a)
b)
c)
d)
10.
The Rosetta Stone
The Great Pyramid of Giza
King Tut’s tomb
King Khafre’s Sphinx
What large northern body of water to the Nile empty into?
a) The Red Sea
b) The Mediterranean Sea
c) The Pacific Ocean
d) The Atlantic Ocean
Name: ___________________________
Period: ____________________
True/False Section (8 points)
Read each question carefully, and then write T (true) or F (false) on the line next to the
question.
1. Egypt’s natural barriers are the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea.
__________________
2. When an Egyptian died, their body was placed in a sarcophagus withing 24
hours after they died, without being prepared.
___________________
3. There were no women pharaoh in ancient Egypt.
___________________
4. Overall, Egypt was not a very prosperous ancient civilization.
___________________
5. The Great Pyramid in Egypt was built by Pharaoh Khufu and used over 2
million stone blocks.
_____________________
6. After death all the organs are removed from the deceased and they are
buried in the desert.
_____________________
7. The word Hieroglyph means sacred writing.
______________________
8. In Ancient Egypt the women’s only role was to stay at home with the kids and
cook.
_____________________
Name: ___________________________
Period: ____________________
Short Answer Section (20 points)
Using the picture and pieces of art in each question, answer the questions in COMPLETE
SENTENCES. Your response needs to be at least 5 sentences long
1. What social class is this painting from Ancient Egypt depicting? How do
you know? What were some of the responsibilities that this social class was
responsible for?
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