Egypt's Economy

Since ancient Egypt had no coins or money, Egyptians had to......

• build pyramids

• sail

• farm

• barter

Egyptians grew....

• barley and emmer, a type of wheat.

• cotton and rice

• pumpkins and squash

• apples and bananas

The pharaoh ordered a tax on everything grown or made in Egypt. How did he collect the taxes?

• Coins

• crops, products or days of labor

Did Egyptians send some of their extra crops to other countries to trade for luxury goods and other products?

• true

• false

Did Egyptians believe they would have a new life after they died?

• yes

• no

Egyptians developed a way to preserve the dead with minerals and special spices, called resins. The body was then wrapped in long strips of linen. The wrapped body is a called a

• resin

• zombie

• mummy

• linen

Did the Egyptians worship one God?

• yes

• no

The Egyptians built many large temples and palaces. They also built enormous stone tombs called....

• The Mummy Case

• Hieroglyphics

• Pyramids

• Organ Jars

Ancient Egyptians were great engineers and builders. Within Egypt they built....

• canals and dams for irrigation.

• a canal for trade between the Nile River and the Red Sea.

• increased the amount of land they could farm.

• all of the above.

Egypt was a leader in mathematics in the ancient world. They used and or developed.....

• geometry

• methods for measuring weights, areas, lengths, and distances.

• fractions that they used with whole numbers to add, subtract, and divide.

• all of the above.