Grade 2 Social Studies: Ancient Egypt

Multiple-Choice Exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question.

_____ - Country in northeast Africa. It is mostly desert except around the Nile River.
1. Egypt
2. Rome
3. Sahara
4. Saudi Arabia
_____ - long, long ago
1. Ancient
2. Past tense
3. Civilization
4. Patriotism
_____ - the longest river in the world. Each year it would bring three seasons: flood, planting, and drought.
1. Nile River
2. Amazon River
3. Hudson River
4. Mississippi River
_____ - ruler of ancient Egypt
1. Pharaoh
2. Queen
3. President
4. Chief
_____ - tombs (burial places) built by the ancient Egyptians for their pharaohs.
1. Pyramids
2. Obelisks
3. Museums
4. Graves
_____ - the largest pyramid. It was built for Khufu.
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Great Pyramid of the Nile
3. Great Pyramid of Ancient Rome
4. Great Pyramid of King Tut
_____ - the pharaoh who ruled over 3,000 years ago when he was 9 to 18 years old.
1. Tutankhamen
2. Khuru
3. Mahammed Ali
4. Cleopatra
_____ tomb was found in 1922 by an archaeologist named Howard Carter. His mummy was found inside
three gold coffins. A golden portrait mask was on his head.
1. King Tut's
2. King Kuhru's
3. Ramses'
4. Moses'
_____ - someone who studies ancient people, places, and things
1. Archaeologist
2. Architect
3. Cartographer
4. Meteorologist
_____ - the process by which the body of a dead person is preserved (kept from rotting).
1. Mummification
2. Cremation
3. Preservation
4. Imitation
_____ believed that good people could live again after death if their bodies were preserved. The body (mummy) and all of the things it would need in the afterlife were buried together in a tomb._____
1. Ancient Egyptians
2. Ancient Romans
3. Ancient Greeks
4. Native Americans
_____ - buildings
1. Architecture
2. Biography
3. Apex
4. Nomenclature
_____ - something that is given
1. Contribution
2. Reservation
3. Taxation
4. Obligation
_____ - something new, made for the first time
1. Invention
2. Remnant
3. Adaptation
4. Prospects
_____ - to use what you have in order to get the job done
1. Adapt
2. Archaeology
3. Invention
4. Resources
_____ - where you live
1. Environment
2. Economy
3. Hibernate
4. Consumer
_____ - what is provided by nature in a specific area, such as water, plants, and animals
1. Natural resources
2. Vegetation
3. Produce
4. Crops
_____ - ditches dug to bring water from a river to fields for growing crops
1. Irrigation system
2. Trenches
3. Ruts
4. Terraces
_____ - the written language of the ancient Egyptians. It used pictures of things instead of letters.
1. Hieroglyphics
2. Anagrams
3. Diagrams
4. Petroglyphics
Which of the following were contributions of Ancient Egypt. (Check all that apply.)
1. Hieroglyphics
2. Pyramids, obelisks
3. Paper made from papyrus
4. 365 day calendar
Which of the following were contributions of Ancient Egypt. (Check all that apply.)
1. Water Clock
2. Mummification
3. Sun dial
4. 24 hour day
Which of the following were contributions of Ancient Egypt. (Check all that apply.)
1. Sailboat
2. Pottery
3. Water clock
4. 24 hour day
Egypt is a country in northeast ______. It is mostly desert except around the Niler River.
1. Africa
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. America
What are the three seasons brought by the Nile River? (Check all 3)
1. flood
2. planting
3. drought
4. harvest
An archaeologist is someone who studies _____.
1. ancient people, places, and things
2. buildings
3. maps
4. plants
How Ancient Egyptians Adapted to Their Environment
They dug irrigation ditches to spread the Nile River water to their fields for growing crops.
1. True
2. False
How Ancient Egyptians Adapted to Their Environment
They used the river to transport themselves and things.
1. True
2. False
How Ancient Egyptians Adapted to Their Environment
They wore wool clothes because of the warm climate.
1. True
2. False
How Ancient Egyptians Adapted to Their Environment
Sandals were made from reeds that grew along the river.
1. True
2. False
How Ancient Egyptians Adapted to Their Environment
They wore scarves made of reeds that grew along the river bed to protect their heads from the sun.
1. True
2. False
Their buildings were made of stone from the Nile River basin.
1. True
2. False

Grade 2 Social Studies: Ancient Egypt

Multiple-Choice ExerciseCopyright © 2009 Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Copyright © 2009 Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.