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WorksheetsAncient Egypt, Life, Politics and Writing
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What we know about childhood in ancient Egypt comes from:
Writings of Adults
Items placed in children's tombs
Reading Hieroglyphics
A and B
Children were raised by:
Parents
Fathers
The State
Extended families
Which children received a formal education?
Sons of scribes and noblemen
Children of scribes and noblemen
Boys
Girls
Which of the following did children NOT inherit from their parents?
Property
Social class
Professions
Political offices
Education
_____ out of 10 children died before the age of one.
1
2
3
4
Egyptian adolescents married when:
They were economically and physically ready
Marriages were arranged for them
Boys received their inheritance
None of the above
Which of the following do Hieroglyphics represent:
Objects
Actions
Sounds
Ideas
All of the above
How were Hieroglyphics read?
Left to write
Right to left
Top to bottom
Right to left
Depended on the pictures
In which of the following places were hieroglyphics not found?
Walls of tombs
Papyrus
Stone tablets
Mummies
Today, we can read hieroglyphics because of the:
Internet
Rosetta Stone
Demotic
Scribes
The ____________ is carved three times into the Rosetta Stone.
Name of the Pharaoh
History of Ancient Egypt
Same passage of writing
Name and author of the Rosetta Stone
The word hieroglyph means:
Picture writing
Holy writing
Animal writing
Ancient writing
A Pharaoh was the:
Political leader
Religious leader
A and B
None of the above
The word Pharaoh is _______.
Egyptian
Greek
Which of the following was NOT a title held by a pharaoh?
Leader of the army
Lord of the Two Lands
High Priest of Every Temple
Ancient Egyptians believed their pharaoh was the incarnation of:
Ra
Horus
Narmer
Cleopatra
The first pharaoh of Egypt according to Manetho was:
Ra
Horus
Menes
Cleopatra
The first capital of Egypt was:
Alexandria
Cairo
Thebes
Memphis
During the Old and Middle kingdoms, pharaohs were buried in _____________ when they died.
The desert
The Valley of the Kings
Pyramids
Memphis
Scribes were very ___________ in ancient Egypt.
Common
Rare
Respected
Well Dressed
B, C and D
How long did it take to become a scribe?
5 years
One year
700 days
10-12 years
Scribes wrote in which of the following languages?
Hieroglyphics
Hieratic
Demotic
All of the above
The language of the common people was:
Hieroglyphics
Hieratic
Demotic
None of the above
Which of the following did scribes NOT do?
Record everyday events
Record important events
Keep accounts and oral tradition
Edit and revise texts
Invent new hieroglyphics
