Ancient Egypt Achievements 1

What did farmers do during the annual flooding of the Nile?

• Built pyramids and other monuments

• Worked in the fields

• Wrote hieroglyphics

• Invented papyrus

What are pyramids used for?

• Farming during the flood

• Writing hieroglyphics

• Protecting the Great Pyramid

• Tombs for the Pharaohs

How did the Egyptians build the pyramids?

• Using their knowledge of mathematics

• Using hieroglyphics

• Using papyrus

• Using clay tablets

What were ramps made of at the base of the pyramid?

• Packed earth and sand

• Clay tablets

• Hieroglyphics

• Reeds from the Nile

What is the purpose of the Great Sphinx?

• To protect the Great Pyramid

• To write hieroglyphics

• To farm during the flood

• To build pyramids

What did the Egyptians invent for writing?

• Hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

• Clay tablets

• Ramps

Who were trained as scribes in ancient Egypt?

• Members of the upper and middle class

• Farmers

• Pharaohs

• Workers

What did the Rosetta Stone help translate?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cursive Demotic

• Greek

• All of the above

What material was used to make papyrus?

• Reeds that grow along the banks of the Nile

• Clay tablets

• Hieroglyphics

• Packed earth and sand

What writing script was used for everyday business and government?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cursive Demotic

• Greek

• Papyrus