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Ancient Egypt - Geography & Daily Life

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is irrigation?

a)

When you are annoyed with someone

b)

A way water is redirected to crops by making ditches

c)

A way to plant crops

d)

A way to carry buckets of water

2.

Why was irrigation important for the ancient Egyptians survival?

a)

They were able to get water to their crops easier

b)

They were able to eat

c)

It helped them stay cool

d)

It helped keep their animals hydrated

3.

What is silt? How did it help Ancient Egyptians?

a)

Silt is mud, and was used to fertilize their

farm lands.

b)

Silt is salt, and was used to fertilize their

farm lands.

c)

Silt is mud, and was used to make plates and cups

d)

Silt is water, and was used to clean them

4.

Choose 3 crops that were harvested in Ancient Egypt.

a)

Wheat

b)

Figs

c)

Bananas

d)

Grapes

e)

Tomatoes

5.

What are some ways the Nile provided to the Egyptians? Choose 3.

a)

Wealth

b)

Fishing

c)

Fresh Water

d)

Transportation

e)

Health

6.

What foods were eaten daily by Ancient Egyptians?

a)

Fish and Bread

b)

Bread and Figs

c)

Bread and Bananas

d)

Grapes and Dates

7.

What was flax used for?

a)

To make crops

b)

To make bread and cakes

c)

To fertilize crops

d)

To make clay

8.

Why did the Egyptians travel by camel?

a)

It was the most comfortable way to travel

b)

Camels were well-adapted to the desert heat and could travel long distances without needing much water.

c)

Camels were really fast

d)

Camels were well-adapted to the desert heat and knew what direction to go.

9.

Why did they make the roofs flat on the mud houses

a)

It was easier to build this way

b)

It kept the house cooler

c)

At night, people sat outside on top of their flat roofs to enjoy the cool evening

d)

It is where they slept every night

10.

What options did the boys have in Ancient Egypt? Choose 3

a)

Go to school - usually just the wealthy

b)

Take care of their siblings

c)

Trained to be a skilled potter, metal worker, or sculptor.

d)

Cook and clean the house

e)

Working outside in the hot sun plowing and harvesting the fields.

11.

What options did the girls have in Ancient Egypt? Choose 4

a)

Watched their siblings

b)

Went to the well to bring water back to the house

c)

Cooking, baking, cleaning, sewing

d)

Go to school

e)

Ground grains into flour and kneaded it into dough.

12.

What did the Ancient Egyptians use boats for? Choose 3.

a)

Fishing

b)

Vacation

c)

A place to live

d)

Carry huge stones to build their enormous pyramids

e)

Sell goods and trade with other civilizations