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WorksheetsAncient Egypt - Government, Jobs, and Inventions
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Laws in ancient Egypt were made by ...
the pharaoh alone.
the pharaoh and the queen.
the pharaoh and the government
the queen alone.
Stoneworkers built all of the following, EXCEPT ...
pyramids
houses
statues
tombs
Weavers ...
made cloth/garments from linen.
used metal knives and needles.
were usually women.
all of the above.
The pharaoh's responsibilities were to ...
control temples and armies.
control the economy and trade.
oversaw all government officials
all of the above.
A vizier ...
A) controlled the water and food supplies.
B) served as the king's eyes and mouth.
C) kept public records, and hired lower government officials.
A and C only
Brain Break: Which of the following is your favorite?
chocolate
ice cream
cookies
no dessert please
Laws were made about ...
A) protection and property.
B) jobs.
C) answers A and B
D) answer A only
The following are examples of punishments:
A) beating with sticks
B) answers A, C, and D
C) noses and ears cut off
D) being killed
The ancient Egyptians calendar ...
all of the below.
included three seasons
had 12 months.
was based on the Nile River's yearly flood cycle.
The Ancient Egyptians had _______ different ways to track time.
one
two
three
ten
Brain Break: The best color is ...
blue
black
red
green
All of the following were medical discoveries, EXCEPT:
certain plants used to treat patients.
freezing their instruments before surgery to reduce infection.
tools such as sharp knives, lances, and scissors.
wooden splints padded with cloth.
A scribe ...
were the only ancient Egyptians to know how to read and write.
used papyrus and ink to write in hieroglyphs.
kept track of the land and livestock (animals).
all of the above.
The irrigation system ...
A) needed boats
B) brought water to lands not reached by the Nile's flooding.
Only choice A.
Choices A and B.
Ancient Egyptian rafts ...
A) were wooden.
B) had sails
C) were used to transport heavy stone blocks.
D) none of the above.
So far I've found this characteristic of ancient Egypt to be most interesting and I'd like to learn more about it.
Religion
Social Hierarchy
Government
Jobs/Inventions
