Egypt Assessment

Match each word with its definition.

• Pharaoh

• The highest rulers in Ancient Egypt

• Giza

• On both sides of the Nile. They were uninhabitable
  because it was too hot to live there.

• red lands

• A simplified version of hieroglyphics

• hieratic script

• The city where the Great Pyramid is located.

• bureaucracy

• A type of government in the Old Kingdom of
  Ancient Egypt.

In early Ancient Egypt, the _______ divided Upper and Lower Egypt.

The_______contained tombs for the pharaohs who passed away.

_________ is a process that the Egyptians practiced to

prevent dead bodies from rotting.

The ______ invaded and ruled Egypt for about 100 years.

The Egyptians used _____ and ____ to write on stone

tablets and walls.

_______ was the first woman to become Pharaoh. She

was the daughter of King Thutmose I.

Order the social hierarchy in Ancient Egypt:

• peasants/servants

• merchants/

  craftspeople

• viziers/priests/

  nobles

• scribes

• pharaohs

Order the mummification process.

• They wrap the body from head to

  toe. Between the layers of wrapping, amulets are placed to

  protect the body during its journey to the afterlife.

• A mask is placed over

  the head, body, and shoulders.

• The body is covered in salt to remove all water from the body

  to help preservation.

• The liver, lungs, stomach, brain, and intestines are removed

  from the body.

• A priest

  also reads prayers out loud during the wrapping process to

  ward off evil spirits during its journey.

Sort the differences between the Old,

Middle, and New Kingdom.

Groups:

(a) Old Kingdom

,

(b) Middle Kingdom

,

(c) New Kingdom

• They built their famous pyramids.

• Egypt conquered Nubia,

• Egypt had their very first dynasty.

• A period of expansion and prosperity.

• Literature was also flourishing during the Middle Kingdom.

• The rulers during this time were more

  powerful and effective, such as Hatshepsut.