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WorksheetsChapter 5- Egypt
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 26mins
a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a line of rulers from one family
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
woven cloth
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
True or False: Hatshepsut was the first woman to rule as pharaoh.
True
False
Delta
a sea
low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
an area near the Persian Gulf
an airline
Hieroglyphics
wedge writing
a type of bird
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
a gymnastics move
shadoof
a sound a player makes when making a basket
Egyptian machine used to raise water out of the Nile River into basins
an Egyptian machine used to write Hieroglyphics
a typeoffish found only in the Nile river
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
hieroglyphics
shadoof
papyrus
envoy
Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Salt
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.
C, A. B
C, B, A
B, C, A
A, C, B
Historians believe which group is responsible for building the pyramids?
Aliens
Farmers
Scribes
Slaves
Which reason best describes why the pyramids were built?
To celebrate the royal family
To store the royal family's stuff
To help the pharaoh reach the afterlife
To help desert travelers find Egypt
What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
As monuments to the glory of Egypt
As temples to their gods
As meeting places for the leaders of the country
As burial sites for the Pharaohs
As something to do to keep their slaves busy
Who conquered Egypt and ruled for 60 years?
Kushites
Assyrians
Mesopotamians
King Tut
Which kingdom built the pyramids
Old kingdom
New kingdom
Middle kingdom
Who built the pyramids?
Scribes
Farmers
Slaves
Kings
Who wore make-up, jewelry and wigs?
Men
Women
Both men and women
The nile is considered...
all that is bad
all that is good
the life blood of egypt
a river
Why did the Egyptian term for "king" literally mean "great house?"
The Pharaohs lived in a very big house
The pharaoh's family, or "house", was the most powerful in Egypt
A "great house" was a temple where pharaohs held religious ceremonies
The term referred to the great pyramids
Also known as the "Age of Pyramids."
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
One of the first female pharaohs in history.
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
Ramses II
Khufu
Who was most likely to have a better life?
slaves
farmers
children of royal families
potters
Most villagers were potters
true
false
Most villagers in Egypt were?
potters
farmers
pharoahs
wig makers
Present life was better then the after life
true
false
1. The Kushites conquered Egypt and ruled over them for 60 years.
true
false
