Grade 6: Review on Ancient Egypt Guided Notes

1.Around 6,000 BCE, settlers began to inhabit the area around the __________.

• Pyramids
• Amazon River
• Nile River
• Yalu River

2. In 3100 BCE, what was the name of the first pharaoh of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt?

• King Tut
• Hatshepsut
• Amenhotep
• Menes

3.What special "stone" helped researchers understand hieroglyphics?

• The Prophet Stone
• The Rosetta Stone
• The Pharaoh's Stone
• The Stone of King Tut

4. The Egyptians invented paper from _________.

• grain
• clay
• papyrus
• stone tablets

5.Egyptian Religion had over 60 gods and was considered to be ________.

• polytheistic
• monotheistic

6.Built for the Pharaoh Khufu, the most famous pyramid is the Great Pyramid at _________.

• Memphis
• Menes
• Khufu
• Giza

7. Which of the following was not part of the mummification process?

• Brain removed through the nose with a hook
• Fluids would be drained
• Organs removed and placed in jars
• Buried in rectangular tombs called mastabas

8.Egyptians believed your _______, or life spirit, would be judged by Osiris.

• Ba
• Ka
• Ta
• Da

9.A type of government where religion and government are one and the same is called a ______________.

• theocracy
• democracy
• bureaucracy
• dictatorship

10. _________ kept records of taxes, expenses, heroic actions of pharaohs, treaties, and anything worth noting.

• Pharaohs
• Priests
• Scribes
• Slaves