WorksheetsAn Ancient African society: Egypt
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
Looking at the image, what do you think the story is about?
Gods and goddess of Egypt
Beliefs and religion
The gift of the Nile
The Nile river is just a river to the people of Egypt
True
False
Why do you think the Nile river is so important to the people of Egypt?
Protect them from wars and outside people.
It is used for drinking, fishing, traveling and constructing their buildings.
For the benefit of water rituals
What do you think it means by 'dry season'?
No rainfall, river has dried out and no crops harvested.
Drying of fruits, vegetables and meat.
Over rainfall with no crops.
River can be of benefit and problem because...
Water can be poisonous and can be used for building.
It helps with drinking, farming, food and it can cause flooding, damaging the surrounding area including crops.
River can become dry and people can cross to the other side of the area.
If you had to live next to the riverside, what work would you do and why?
What do you think an architect do?
Construct buildings
Water resource specialist.
Plan, design and oversee the construction of buildings.
'The gift of the Nile'. What do you think the word 'gift' mean to the Egyptian people?
