Ancient Egypt

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

• farmers and workers

• artisans and merchants

• scribes and traders

• soldiers and nobles

What are hieroglyphs?

• Text messages that Egyptians would send

• A set of pictures and symbols used for writing

• Art the ancient Egyptians used to make

• cave drawings

What is a mummy?

• a body that has been wrapped and saved in a special way so it doesn't break down

• a halloween costume

• a made-up monster

• the name of a ruler

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A Pharaoh is...

• a ruler of Ancient Egypt

• a regular person

• a teacher in Ancient Egypt

• a person who built the pyramids

Egypt is located on...

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

• South America

The pyramids were...

• filled with treasures

• built by slaves

• burial place and monument for Pharaohs

• All of the above!

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From what plant did the Egyptians make paper?

• Flax

• Palm

• Papyrus

• Lotus

What is the name of the written language in the picture?

• Characters

• Papyrus

• Symbolism

• Hieroglyphics

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How did the Nile River help the ancient Egyptians develop the calendar?

• They measured the sunshine on the water to determine the length of a day.

• They floated sundials down the Nile River.

• They measured a day by the speed of the Nile River waters.

• They measured a year by the rise and flood of the Nile.

Most of ancient Egypt's land was -

• rainforest

• mountains

• desert

• hilly