WEEK 17: ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA/ANCIENT EGYPT TEST
NOTE: Following is the Ancient Mesopotamia/Ancient Egypt History Test. 7th and 8th graders should be able to do all of this test. 4th through 6th graders should be able to do most of the test. K – 3rd graders will be able to do a lot of this test orally. Each question is worth 2 points. This test is OPTIONAL. Please feel free to skip it; scale it; eliminate parts of it; use it merely as a review, or do whatever best suits your family! If you choose to give your children this test, I would recommend reviewing the “Discussion Questions” from the last 16 weeks’ lesson plans the day before you give the test.
Following the test you will find a teachers’ answer key.
Name: __________________________ Date: ______________
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA/ANCIENT EGYPT HISTORY TEST
Fill in the blanks with the correct answers:
1. What did God create on the first day? ___________________________________________
2. What did God create on the second day? ________________________________________
3. What did God create on the third day? _______________________________________
4. What did God create on the fourth day? _________________________________________
5. What did God create on the fifth day? ___________________________________________
6. What did God create on the sixth day? ___________________________________________
7. What did God do on the seventh day? ___________________________________________
8. What did God use to create Eve? _______________________________________________
9. Why did God send a flood to the earth? __________________________________________
10. How many languages were spoken when people began building the Tower of Babel? _____
11. What river was the lifeline of Ancient Egypt? ______________________________________
12. How did most people travel in Egypt? ______________________________
13. Where were most Egyptian tombs? ____________________________________________
14. What did the Egyptians write on? __________________________________
15. The finding of what famous stone enabled people to finally understand Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics? _______________________________________________________________
16. Name two of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World? _______________________________
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Circle the letter of the correct answer:
17. The Theory that each day of the Biblical account of Creation was actually thousands or millions of years is called:
A. The Big Bang Theory
B. Theistic Evolution
C. Day-Age Theory
D. Gap Theory
E. Intelligent Design
18. The Theory that each day of creation was a literal 24 hour day, but there was a gap of thousands or millions of years between the first and second verses of Genesis is called:
A. The Big Bang Theory
B. Theistic Evolution
C. Day-Age Theory
D. Gap Theory
E. Intelligent Design
19. The Theory that creatures have evolved over time, but God has allowed them to do so is called:
A. The Big Bang Theory
B. Theistic Evolution
C. Day-Age Theory
D. Gap Theory
E. Intelligent Design
20. The Theory that some great intelligent being began the universe and our earth is called:
A. The Big Bang Theory
B. Theistic Evolution
C. Day-Age Theory
D. Gap Theory
E. Intelligent Design
21. The Theory that the universe began with a great explosion of matter is called:
A. The Big Bang Theory
B. Theistic Evolution
C. Day-Age Theory
D. Gap Theory
E. Intelligent Design
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22. What two rivers are mentioned in the Bible during the Garden of Eden and were part of Ancient Mesopotamia?
A. Nile River and Euphrates River
B. Tigris River and Euphrates River
C. Nile River and Tigris River
D. Nile River only
23. The Tower of Babel was probably a:
A. Pyramid
B. Ziggurat
C. Sphinx
D. Pillar
24. Which group living in Mesopotamia probably invented the first writing system?
A. The Sumerians
B. The Babylonians
C. The Egyptians
D. The Israelites
25. Which of the following was NOT a food the Ancient Egyptians usually ate:
A. Wheat
B. Honey
C. Lambs
D. Dates
26. Who was the god of all creation? (Hint: He had the head of a hawk.)
A. RA
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Isis
E. Set
27. Who was the god of the dead? (Hint: He had a jackal head.)
A. RA
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Isis
E. Set
28. Who was the god of the Underworld?
A. RA
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Isis
E. Set
29. Who was the greatest of the goddesses? (Hint: She had a disk and a pair of horns on her head.)
A. RA
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Isis
E. Set
30. Who was the god of the desert? (Hint: He had the head of an aardvark.)
A. RA
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Isis
E. Set
31. Which of the following was NOT a common job of the Ancient Egyptians?
A. Priests
B. Farmers
C. Shepherds
D. Scribes
32. The Ancient Pyramids were built with:
A. Stone
B. Brick
C. Wood
D. Cement
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33. Name two SEAS near Ancient Egypt:
A. The Dead Sea & the Red Sea
B. The Nile River and the Red Sea
C. The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
D. The Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea
34. Who was the most famous ruler of Babylon?
A. Hammurabi
B. King Nebuchadnezzar II
C. Ramses
D. Moses
35. Which of the following was NOT true of Nebuchadnezzar?
A. He built canals.
B. He built famous gardens.
C. He built a huge, golden statue.
D. He built a pyramid.
Write “T” if the answer is true. Write “F” if the answer is false.
36. T/F The Mesopotamians believed in hundreds of gods. ______
37. T/F Many ancient cultures have different flood stories._______
38. T/F Moses built an ark to escape the flood. ___________
39. T/F The word “babel” means confused. ___________
40. T/F Abraham and Sarah thought they were too old to have a baby. _____
41. T/F All Egyptians wore make-up. ______
42. T/F Judah was the favorite son of Jacob (Israel). ________
43. T/F Joseph became a great leader in Egypt. ________
44. T/F The most famous mummy ever found was of Ramses. ____
45. T/F Moses wanted to lead God’s people out of Egypt. _______
46. T/F Most Ancient Egyptians could not read & write. _______
47. T/F Hieroglyphics can be read from right to left or left to right. ___
48. T/F Thieves often robbed the Pharaohs’ tombs soon after they were buried. ________
49. T/F The first great ruler of Babylon was Hammurabi. _____
50. T/F Mom loves her kids and is very proud of them. ______
Extra Credit:
Name of 5 of the plagues against the Egyptians for 2 points. Name all 10 of the plagues for 4 points.
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For 2 points Describe 3 steps in making a mummy:
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY:
- 1. Darkness & Light
- 2. Water & Sky
- 3. Plants
- 4. Sun, Moon, Stars
- 5. Fish & Birds
- 6. People & Land Animals
- 7. Rest
- 8. Adam’s rib
- 9. Because of Man’s sin
- 10. 1
- 11. Nile
- 12. By boat or walking
- 13. In the desert
- 14. Papyrus
- 15. Rosetta Stone
- 16. Any two of the following: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Pyramid of Giza, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, Mausoleum, Colossus, Lighthouse of Alexandria
- 17. C
- 18. D
- 19. B
- 20. E
- 21. A
- 22. B
- 23. B
- 24. A
- 25. C
- 26. A
- 27. B
- 28. C
- 29. D
- 30. E
- 31. C
- 32. A
- 33. C
- 34. B
- 35. D
- 36. T
- 37. T
- 38. F
- 39. T
- 40. T
- 41. T
- 42. F
- 43. T
- 44. F
- 45. F
- 46. T
- 47. T
- 48. T
- 49. T
- 50. T
Extra Credit: 10 Egyptian Plagues: Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Livestock, Boils, Hail, Locusts, Darkness, & Firstborn
Extra Credit: 3 steps in Making a Mummy: 1. Take out inner organs, 2. Stuff the body with linen, natron (salt), sand & saw dust, 3. Wrap body with linen (& amulets)
Copyright April 6th, 2013 by Gwen Fredette
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