China and Egypt Review

China and Egypt Review

Locate ancient China on the map above.

Locate ancient Egypt on the map above.

Multiple Choice

What continent is ancient China located on?

• Antarctica

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

Multiple Choice

What continent is ancient Egypt located on?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

Hieroglyphics

A way of writing using pictures.

Multiple Choice

What was the written language in ancient Egypt called?

• characters

• Hieroglyphics

• symbols

• pictures

The Sky Masters

• The Egyptians studied the skies allowing them to develop the 365 day calendar.

• They divided the 365 days into 12 months.

• The Nile river also helped them to discover the calendar, because every year the river rose at the same time the star Sirius could first be seen in the east.

Sundial

Told time by casting shadows.

Water Clock

Water Clocks were a big improvement from the sundial because they worked during the day and at night.

Multiple Select

Choose three inventions that were contributions from Ancient Egypt.

• Fireworks

• Sundial

• Water Clock

• 365 Day Calendar

Multiple Choice

What river was associated with Ancient Egypt?

• Yangtze

• Yellow River

• Huang He

• The Nile

Multiple Select

What rivers were associated with Ancient China?

• Yangtze

• Nile

• Huang He

• Mississippi

Fireworks

Fireworks were discovered on accident and eventually were used as weapons of war.

Kites

With the invention of silk the Chinese had just what they needed to create a light weight flying object. Unlike how we use kites today, they were also used as weapons of war.

Chinese Compass

One of Ancient China's inventions that we still use today. A compass.

Multiple Select

Choose 3 inventions from Ancient China that we still use today.

• Pyramids

• Kite

• Fireworks

• Compass

Multiple Select

True or False. Ancient China and Ancient Egypt were both built along important rivers for farming.

• True

• False

Ancient

Long, long ago

Contribution

The act of giving or doing something