Boats and Transportation
Test Quiz
1. What was considered the superhighway of the civilization of Ancient Egypt?
a. The Saharan Desert
b. The Red Sea
c. The Silk Road
d. The Mediterranean Sea
e. The Nile River
2. What did the early Ancient Egyptians use to make their boats?
a. Crocodile skins
b. They stole Viking boats
c. The papyrus plant
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
3. True or False: Similar to the Romans, the Ancient Egyptians were prolific road builders.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
4. Why were boats often found in the tombs of the Ancient Egyptians?
a. Because they needed a place to keep old boats
b. Because the presence of boats was thought to scare off evil spirits
c. In case the tomb was flooded
d. Because they thought the boats would be needed in the afterlife
e. They were used as payment to the men who built the tombs
5. What helped to propel the boats when traveling north?
a. The current
b. They were pulled by hippos
c. The wind
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
6. True or False: It was impossible for ships to travel south on the Nile River against the strong current.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
7. About how many boats were found in the tomb of King Tut?
a. None
b. 2
c. 14
d. 35
e. 200
8. When did the Ancient Egyptians first start to make boats?
a. 4000 BC
b. 3000 BC
c. 2000 BC
d. 1000 BC
e. 100 AD
9. Why did the Egyptians not use oars to propel their boats?
a. They thought it would anger the river god
b. They did not need them
c. They never invented oars
d. Wood was too expensive to be used on oars
e. They did use oars to propel their boats
10. True or false: The Egyptians built canals that connected their temples and palaces to the Nile River.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
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