3rd Grade Ancient Egypt

Tonya is at the library reading a book about ancient Egyptian architecture. What is the book about?

• Sundials

• Water clocks

• Pyramids

• Hieroglyphics

Which number shows the continent where ancient Egypt was located?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The act of giving or doing something is called—

• diversity

• a contribution

• adapting

• architecture

In ancient Egypt, the pyramids were built—

• to show other civilizations how strong the Egyptians were

• as tombs for the kings and queens

• to punish slaves

• as a payment to the gods

From what plant did the ancient Egyptians make paper?

• Flax

• Palm

• Papyrus

• Lotus

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

• Characters

• Hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

• Symbolism

Match the cause with the effect.

• Ancient Egyptian farmers invented an irrigation system.

• The land around the Nile produced bountiful harvests of food and resources.

• Ancient Egyptians made baskets and pottery to store and trade their goods

• Ancient Egyptian farmers needed to move water inland to the dry land.

• The ancient Egyptians grew a large variety of plants for food and to trade.

• The Nile River flooded once a year leaving fertile soil along its banks.

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

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

• Ancient Egyptians floated sundials down the Nile River.

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

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

Most of ancient Egypt’s land was—

• rainforest

• mountains

• desert

• hilly

AncientEgyptians created irrigation systems to adapt to their environment. The systems helped them—

• build better pyramids

• move water inland for farming

• fish in the rivers and seas

• construct taller obelisks