WorksheetsAncient Egypt
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these languages was on the Rosetta Stone and helped historians learn hieroglyphics?
Greek
English
Spanish
French
Which of these jobs was a middle class job?
Scribe
Farmer
Merchant
Pharaoh
Click all the names that were REAL Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Grutph
Horus
Neopalita
Amon-Ra
Ptah
Which of these jobs was the lower class in Egyptian society?
Artisans
Farmers
Soldiers
Architects
Which of these plants was found by the Nile and used to make perfumes?
Frankincense
Indigo
Lilyweed
Myrrh
How long ago did the first people settle by the Nile River?
1,000,000 years ago
50,000 years ago
8,000 years ago
10,000 years ago
Click all the things women were allowed to do in Ancient Egypt.
Own their own property and land
Sign a contract with their own name
Get a divorce if they needed to
Get a job and earn money
Join the army and be soldier
The Ancient Egyptians made a form of paper by smashing together pieces of which plant?
Duckweed
Cat tails
Seaweed
Papyrus
Did you get to choose your own job in ancient Egypt?
Yes, you could work your way up to be what you wanted to be.
No, you had to take over your parents' job and were stuck in that social class.
Which of these was the goddess of magic?
Nefertiti
Isis
Cleopatra
Heka
Ma'at
What are TWO ways that an Egyptian could worship their gods?
They could go to temple to watch while a priest did rituals.
They would work extra hard at certain tasks to make the gods happy.
They could worship idols at home with a shrine.
Which of these jobs did NOT work directly for the Egyptian government?
Merchant
Scribe
Artisan
Architecht
What was the name of the tablet that helped historians learn to read hieroglyphics?
Poinsettia Boulder
Rosetta Stone
Lillian Stone
Papyrian Pebble
Name 2 ways that early ancient Egypt made money.
They would trade food with other kingdoms in exchange for gold and jewelry.
They sold oil to other kingdoms for money.
They would tax any kingdoms that they took over and conquered.
They found gold ore in secret mines and kept it for themselves.
They charged people to travel down the Nile river.
Why would merchants take soldiers with them on their travels?
To have a friend to keep them company.
To protect them from bandits.
To be translator with kingdoms that spoke other languages.
To help them navigate their way through the desert.
To carry them when their feet got tired of walking.
