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WorksheetsYear 4 History Unit 1 Ancient Egypt
Total questions: 116
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Egypt is on the continent of:
Asia
Africa
Europe
Egypt is on which continent?
A
B
C
D
E
In Ancient Egypt, the power of a pharaoh usually passed to a member of the same family. Families who rule in this way are called?
heirlooms
corporations
dynasties
The main reason why Egyptian farmers were able to grow lots of different crops was:
the soil near the River Nile was very fertile
the warm climate helped crops to grow
the soil in Ancient Egypt was very soft
The Egyptians needed to trade for some of the goods they needed. One material that they needed to import for building and furniture was:
copper
stone
wood
Some people had the important job of reading and writing documents. These people were called:
viziers
scribes
merchants
Most Ancient Egyptians wore light clothing made from:
linen
cotton
wool
The name of the pharaoh who ordered the first Egyptian step pyramid to be built was:
Khufu
Tutankhamun
Djoser
Ancient civilisation developed over __
5000 years ago
4500 years ago
4000 years ago
5500 years ago
Choose the correct order of civilisations from oldest to newest.
Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt
none of the answers
Egypt is a country in which part of Africa?
North
South
East
West
Most of Egypt is
desert
grass
stone
road
Egypt has __
little/ no rainfall
average rainfall
heavy rainfall at night only
The __ is east of Egypt.
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Blue Sea
South China Sea
Caribbean Sea
The __ is north of Egypt.
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Blue Sea
South China Sea
Caribbean Sea
The River Nile flows__
north
south
east
west
The River Nile flows for __kilometres
7000
6700
7700
3700
Does the River Nile flow through the whole of Egypt?
yes
no
The River Nile usually get flooded__
each year
twice a year
half a year
three times a year
What made the surrounding lands very fertile?
mud from the flood
adding fertilizers to the ground
adding grass to the ground
digging a hole to keep water around it
Great Pyramid was built at Giza.
true
false
Pharaohs were__ of Ancient Egypt
kings
queens
The pharaoh owned__of the land
all
part
most
__ made the laws
law makers
pharaoh
people
advisors
Over __ pharaohs ruled Egypt
170
710
150
139
There were __ dynasties
30 same
30 different
300 same
400 different
359 different
Dynasties are__
family of rulers
power of a pharaoh passed on to a member of the same family
pharaoh and the his most important advisors
We know about the pharaohs because modern Egyptian people wrote down the things the pharaohs did.
false
true
Ancient Egyptians made pictures showing events from the pharaoh's lives__.
carved into rock
painted onto walls
written on paper
painted on scrolls
Some of the things why we remember pharaohs are
ordered huge structures built
they were powerful warriors
they were women
tomb had many treasures
they had many treasures in their palace
The most famous pharaoh is __
Tutankhamun
Djoser
Cleopatra
Hyksos
Cleopatra is the__
last Greek pharaoh
first Greek pharaoh
second Egypt pharaoh
third Egypt pharaoh
Alexander the Great invaded in the __
Late Period
Ptolemaic Dynasty
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Tutankhamun was__ pharaoh
not actually important
very important
Tutankhamun was remembered because his tomb contained many treasures.
true
false
__ made it possible for farmers to grow crops.
The River Nile
Animals
Farmers
Trees
__ near the River Nile helped farmers grow crops.
fertile soil
animals
rain
river
Farmers dug __ from the river to the fields to water the crops.
wells
channels
shadulf
houses
Farmers dug channels from__ to water the crops
river to fields
sea to fields
fields to houses
Farmers had to give __ to the government as tax
part of their produce
money
slaves
Which are working farm animals?
oxen
donkeys
goats
ducks
geese
Egyptians traded __
grain
gold
papyrus
pottery
wood
Egyptians imported other goods such as__
metals
wood
gem stones
Early merchant boats were made of __
reeds
wood
metal
plastic
Merchants did not transport goods along the River Nile.
true
false
Merchant only transport goods over sea.
false
true
Examples of Egyptian art and writing have__ for thousands of years
disappeared
survived
been unknown
Ancient Egyptians developed a kind of writing called
hieroglyphics
gyroglyphics
carved glyphics
Hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different
words
sound
objects
actions
ideas
Writing stayed the same over time of the Egyptian civilisation.
false
true
The Egyptians created forms of writing that were easier and faster to write.
true
false
People from different countries used and changed the hieroglyphics.
true
false
Alphabets used around the world have developed from Egyptian hieroglyphics.
true
false
__ helped people to understand Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Tutankhamun
walls of the pyramids
The wall paintings and carvings also tell us about Ancient Egyptian__
food
clothing
work
recreation
children
__ took ideas from Ancient Egypt to other countries.
merchants
travellers
farmers
scribes
Egyptians developed a calendar with __
12 months of 30 days with 5 extra feast days
24 months of 31 days with 10 extra feast days
6 months of 30 days with 15 extra feast days
Pyramids have __ that represent__
angled sides, rays of the sun
curved sides, power of the pharaohs
Sarcophagus is __
a decorated coffin to place the mummy
a name of a pyramid
a name of a pharaoh
a city in Egypt
Ancient Egypt is famous for buildings known as
pyramids
palace
Stone
sarcophagus
Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they__
went to live another life in another place
they did not have another life
did not know where they went
they went to serve the heavenly pharaohs
__ inside the pyramid were designed to confuse ___
passageways, tomb robbers
traps, tomb robbers
passageways, slaves
steep steps, slaves
As time passed, Egyptians changed from pyramids for royal tombs to burry at__
Valley of Kings
Palace of Kings
Valley of the Great
Palace of the Remembered
Tutankhamun is probably the most famous pharaoh today.
true
false
Tutankhamun was buried in__
the Valley of the Kings
a pyramid
unknown
__ is/are completely sure how the pyramids were built.
Many archaeologist
No-one
Everyone
Some historians
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is __
the largest pyramid
most famous pyramid
least famous
second largest
third largest
The Great Pyramid of Khufu was built using more than __
2 million huge stone blocks
1 million small stone blocks
2 million medium stone blocks
1 million stone blocks
The Great Pyramid of Khufu was covered in__
limestone blocks
redstone blocks
orangestone blocks
whitestone blocks
The blocks used on the Great Pyramid of Khufu gave __ that shone in the sun.
smooth
white surface
brown surface
orange surface
angled
The Valley of the Kings is on the __ bank of the Nile __.
north, opposite Thames
south, opposite Thebes
east, next to Thebes
west, opposite Thebes
Tomb robbers stole everything from most of the tombs in __
pyramids
Valley of Kings
none
The River Nile flows from__
south to north
north to south
west to north
east to north
__ lived a life of luxury
people in the royal palaces
pharaohs
A person's job marked that person's place in society.
true
false
Noblemen and religious leaders received gifts and land from the pharaoh.
true
false
Soldiers were given land when they retired.
true
false
__ helped organise the country.
government officials
noblemen
religious leaders
scribes
Scribes did not come from wealthy families
false
true
Scribes wrote official documents
true
false
Most people worked as peasant farmers on other people's land
true
false
__ is made from the fibres of he flax plant
linen
cotton
wool
silk
Light clothes kept people protected from the sun.
true
false
Towns and villages were built on
flat ground as there was no flooding
higher ground to prevent flooding
People
hardly ever ate meat
ate meat frequently
never ate meat
Houses were built with
mud bricks
straw
wood
metal
Rich Egyptians were prepared for the next life in a special way. The body was preserved in a process called
mummy
mummification
tomb
The preserved body is called
mummy
mummification
tomb
Pyramids were a symbol of
power
wealth
The pyramid was not a special tomb
true
false
The mummy was placed in a decorated coffin.
true
false
Pyramids were built to protect the mummy and treasures.
true
false
Most pyramids were built near the river so that the workers did not have to move the blocks far.
true
false
Boats transported the huge blocks used to build the pyramids up the __
River Nile
Mediterranean Sea
Most settlements were near the River Nile because
the soil was fertile
access to water to irrigate crops
let animals drink
people drank river water
Name A
ploughing
harvesting
winnowing
watering
threshing
Name B
ploughing
harvesting
winnowing
watering
threshing
Name C
ploughing
harvesting
winnowing
storing
threshing
Name D
ploughing
harvesting
winnowing
storing
threshing
Name E
ploughing
harvesting
winnowing
storing
threshing
Name F
ploughing
harvesting
winnowing
storing
threshing
Write the letters in the correct order of the tasks. (Eg ABCDEF)
(a)
A is made by a __
furniture-maker
house builder
jeweller
leather-worker
weaver
B is made by a __
furniture-maker
house builder
jeweller
leather-worker
weaver
C is made by a __
furniture-maker
house builder
jeweller
leather-worker
weaver
D is made by a __
furniture-maker
house builder
jeweller
leather-worker
weaver
E is made by a __
furniture-maker
house builder
jeweller
leather-worker
weaver
F is made by a __
potter
house builder
jeweller
leather-worker
weaver
The Ancient Egyptians were the first civilisation to use the number 10 system
true
false
In the number system: A staff meant
1
10
100
1000
In the number system: A heel meant
10 000
10
100
1000
In the number system: A coil of rope meant
10 000
10
100
1000
In the number system: A lotus flower meant
10 000
10
100
1000
In the number system: A pointing finger meant
10 000
10
100
1000
In the number system: A tadpole meant
10 000
100 000
100
1000
In the number system: An astonished man meant
10 000
100 000
1 000 000
1000
