WorksheetsAncient Egypt Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which term below refers to Egyptian kings, were both the political and religious leaders of Egypt?
pyramids
piranhas
pharaohs
palm trees full of coconuts
Which term below refers to a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, and streams?
hierarchy
irrigation
delta
coconut cream pie
Which term below refers to an area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down?
shadoof
bureaucrat
delta
coconut macaroon
Which term below refers to a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins?
shadoof
bureaucrat
bucket stick
coconut Ferrero Rocher
Which term below refers to a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols that was used in Ancient Egypt?
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
sounds and physical gestures
coconut flakes
Which term below refers to a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a paperlike writing surface?
clay tablets
pyramids
papyrus
coconut in the palm tree
TRUE OR FALSE:
Upper Egypt is north of Lower Egypt.
TRUE
FALSE
Why is Upper Egypt further south of Lower Egypt?
Upper Egypt is further upriver (where it started)
Lower Egypt has a higher elevation (it's higher up)
Upper Egypt has a greater depth (it's wider)
Because the coconut said so (listen to the coconut)
Why was the desert important to Ancient Egypt?
it was very dry and helped with soil drainage
it was full of nutrients and helped fertilize the soil
it acted as a barrier, protecting Egyptian civilization
It was the bestest for growing coconuts
Why was the land along the Nile River so fertile?
silt deposited when the Nile flooded made soil fertile
silt was flushed out of the soil when the water receded
the sand gave the soil good consistency and texture
the sand increased the coconuts in the soil
How do Egyptians use a shadoof?
to pick their coconuts
to harvest papyrus reed grass
to transfer water from the Nile to storage basins
to transfer to the coconut from the palm tree
Laborers and unskilled workers were in Egypt's lower class. The lower class was Egypt's ___ social class.
smallest
largest
most important
coconuttiest
