Ancient Egypt

_________ were a form of Ancient Egyptian writing where pictures and sounds were represented by pictures and symbols.

What have learnt in today's lesson?

A collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife

• Book of Secrets
• Dead Sea Scrolls
• Hieroglyphics
• Book of the Dead

In ancient Egypt, the pyramids were built _____ .

• as tombs for the kings and queens

• to punish slaves

• as a payment to the gods

Which pharaoh tried to give Egypt a new religion?

• Tutankhamen
• Akhenaton
• Thutmose III
• Ahmose

What was the governor of an Egyptian nome called?

• King

• Vizier

• Sphinx

• Nomarch

What was the name of the burial box that mummies were laid to rest in?

• Casket

• Sarcophagus

• Coffin

• Chest

Ancient Egypt's social structure has upper, middle and lower classes. Which groups of people formed the middle class?

• Pharoahs, nobility, officials and priests

• Scribes and soldiers

• Merchants and craftsmen

• Slaves and farmers

What major natural feature influenced Ancient Egypt's settlements?

• The Sphinx

• Nile River

• Sand dunes

• Black Sea

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

• Characters

• Symbolism

• Hieroglyphics