HISTORY ASSESSMENT ANCIENT EGYPT TERM 2 2015

NAME:________________________
Q1 The Rosetta stone was used by scholars to
mark Ramses' grave.

measure the size of the harvest.

help survey lands after the Nile flooded.

translate hieroglyphics.

Q2 The Nile gave all of the following benefits EXCEPT

deposits of rich soil for planting.

protection from invasion.

water for irrigation.

a way of transportation.

Q3 The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb was of special importance to archaeologists because

it provided information about life in ancient Egypt.
it contained great riches.
it provided information about the long reign of Tutankhamun.
it provided remains from the Old Kingdom.

Q4 The Egyptians built the pyramids as places to

honor and bury their god-kings

issue ritual commands.

store and distribute grain.

serve as local government headquarters.

Q5 The Egyptian god responsible for life, death, and rebirth was
Osiris.

Ra.

Sirius.

Thebes.

cuneiform.

vizier.

Q6 The everyday writing script of Egypt was called

hieroglyphics.

hieratic.

Q7 Which statement best describes the status of women in Egypt?

Egyptian women were given few rights and could not own property.

Egyptian women were not allowed to pursue many occupations.

Egyptian women often became scribes or government officials.
In general, Egyptian women enjoyed a fairly high level of independence.

Q8 Which continent is Egypt located on?

a. Asia
b. Africa
c. North America
d. Europe
Q9 How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians?
a. Provided natural irrigation, fresh water, and fertilization
b. Helped Egyptians sail to other nations to trade
c. Flooded other nations fields
d. Provided Egyptians with salt water to preserve fish
Q10 When pharaoh died in Egypt, what did the priests do with the body?
a. Embalm it
b. Sacrifice it
c. Burn it
d. Bury it
Q11 The major organs (except for the heart) of a dead body were placed in what in ancient Egypt?
a. Tupperware jars
b. Canopic Jars
c. In the dead body
d. The ground
Q12 The family of the deceased person would leave what with the sarcophagus?
a. Games, clothes, food, gold, jewellery
b. Pets
c. Priests to watch over the body
d. A fire so the deceased didnt get chilly
Q13 What was a sarcophagus?
a A large stone coffin
b. A hole in the ground
c. A special dinner served to the pharaoh
d. A temple guard
Q14 Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
A. Moses
B. Carnarvon
C. Carter
D. Champollion
Q15 The only female pharaoh was?
A. Nefertiti
B. Hatshepsut
C. Cleopatra
D. Horus
Q16 What sea does the Nile River empty into?

a) Red Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Arabian Sea
d) Mediterranean Sea

Q17 If I went to school in ancient Egypt, my school work would be written on

a) paper
b) wood
c) papyrus paper
d) stone
Q18 Where did most of the ancient Egyptians live?
a) the Sahara Desert
b) the Sinai Desert
c) the banks of the Nile River
d) near the Red Sea
Q19 _______________ is the capitol of Egypt.
A. Richmond
B. Caracas
C. Moscow
D. Cairo
Q20 Look at the picture below. What is this picture an example of?

A) the ancient Egyptians written language

B) the ancient Chinese written language
C) modern day written language
D) the ancient Sumerian written language
Q21 A delta is the
a) Black kohl placed on the eyes of ancient Egyptians
b) Low triangular--shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
c) Alternative name for a pyramid
d) Flax that grew in the riverside fields
Q22 A sarcophagus is
a) A stone wooden coffin
b) A body that has been embalmed

c) A type of chariot
d) The entrance to a pyramid

Q23 A scribe was important because

a) They were the only people who could read and write
b) They were the only people who were ever allowed to look a pharaoh in the eye
c) They were the only people who were automatically allowed into the afterlife
d) They were the only people who were granted access to previous pharaohs tombs
Q24 MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term that matches each description.

_____ Cataracts

_____ Pyramids

_____ Delta

_____ Afterlife

_____ Pharaoh

_____ Nobles

_____ Dynasty

_____ Sphinxes

_____ Mummies

_____ Hieroglyphics

A. imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the

heads of other animals or humans

F. series of rulers from the same family

B. triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by

a river

G. huge, stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that

meet at a top point

H. specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

C. people from rich and powerful families
I. river rapids
D. ruler of ancient Egypt

E. life after death, Ancient Egyptian belief

J. Egyptian writing system, one of the worlds first, which

used symbols

Q25 During the wrapping process, why were amulets placed on the body?
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Q26 Why were mummies buried with lots of possessions?
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