WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is this system of writing called?
calligraphy
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Alphabet
What were the benefits of farmers living near the Nile River?
it created desert like conditions
it flooded and deposited fresh soil
there were no benefits
A _____________________ is a line of rulers from the same family.
nation-state
shaduf
papyrus
dynasty
What are hieroglyphics?
seasons in the calendar
writing that used symbols for sounds, words, and ideas
device used to get water to crops
tombs for rulers
Ancient Egyptians invented ________________ which was a paper like material that could be written on to keep records.
shaduf
hieroglyphics
papyrus
cataracts
A cataract is
a type of canal
a large waterfall
a male camel
a large mountain
Pharaoh is
a mummified body
a king in ancient Egypt
a place where mummies are stored
an area in Egypt
Hieroglyphs are
pictures of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems.
mythic creatures in the temples of Egypt.
wedge shaped symbols that were used as a form of writing.
the points on the tops of pyramids.
A person who copies documents
Scribe
Author
Priest
Merchant
All Egyptians that died were mummified.
True
False
Pyramids were
giant tombs that housed the mummies of many Egyptians.
giant tombs that housed the mummy of one pharaoh.
temples where Egyptians went to worship the gods.
mansions where the pharaohs lived.
Ancient Egyptians worshipped _______ that controlled _________, including gods of the sun and the Nile River.
pharaohs, kings
nature, pharaohs
gold, mummies
gods, nature
