GMSE Ancient Egypt: Daily Life

In ancient Egypt kids didn't wear clothes until they reached the age of ____.

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

Women wore tight fitting cotton dresses called kalasiris which were often decorated with....

• baby spit-up

• beads

• papyrus reeds

• grains of special sand

Men wore a cotton kilt called a ____________.

• skirt

• skort (Mr. Bradford hates this word!)

• shendyt

• kalasiris.

True or False? Both men and women wore jewelry.

• True

• False

True or False? Pyramids are tombs built for Egyptian leaders.

• True

• False

He ruled over all of Egypt, owned all of the land, made the laws, collected the taxes, defended from enemies, and even communicated to the gods.

• priest

• chief

• ziggurat

• pharaoh

Spelling Test! Which word is the correct spelling for the ancient Egyptian leader?

• paroah

• pharaoh

• farrow

• phaoroh

"pharaoh" means ________________.

• fine leader

• great house

• intelligent person

• tall building

Why were games important for kids?

• some taught them skills needed to hunt and catch food

• some taught important lessons about embalming and mummification

• they weren't important-just fun

What did ancient Egyptian children play with?

• ragdolls

• balls made from animals skins

• pets-like ducks...quack quack

• all of the above