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Sixth Grade Social Studies Ancient Egypt
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1
Which series of events marked the end of the Old Kingdom?
Pharaohs lost wealth/power and nobles ruled much of Egypt
Cleopatra seized control of the throne
King Tut divorced his sister
Pharaohs wealth grew and they abolished the peasant class
2
The main job of a scribe was to...
Embalm Mummies
Keep written records and accounts
Build Pyramids
Defend the Kingdom
3
Most Egyptians fell under which social class?
Scribes & Craftspeople
Pharaohs
Farmers & Peasants
Nobles
4
Why did Egyptians decorate tombs and fill them with lavish gifts?
They wanted to hide the riches from neighboring armies
The tombs were not decorated or filled with gifts
They were greedy and wanted the riches for themselves
They believed the dead could enjoy it in the afterlife
5
Which pharaoh is responsible for constructing the Pyramid of Giza?
Ramses III
Khufu
King Tut
Ramses II
6
The Nile Delta is located in
Mesopotamia
Upper Egypt
Asia
Lower Egypt
7
The Nile flooded Upper Egypt in mid-summer. When did it flood Lower Egypt?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
8
Pharaoh Menes was best known for?
Expanding trade
Marrying Cleopatra
Building The Great Pyramid
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
9
The Nile River flows
North
West
East
South
10
King Tut was largely unimportant. Yet, why is he so famous?
Because he was the oldest, longest lasting pharaoh
Because he founded Egypt
Because he married his sister
Because his tomb was found with great treasures inside
11
Anubis is best described as the god of...
Wisdom
The Dead
The Sun
The Earth
12
Egyptians used temples for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Offer Gifts to Gods
Challenge the Power of the Gods
Ask Favor of Gods
Worship Gods
13
Hatshepsut is best known for which of the following...
Expanding Trade
Bringing Power to the People
Conquering Mesopotamia
Overthrowing Ramses II
14
Creating jewelry, pottery, statues, and furniture was the responsibility of which social class?
Merchants & Traders
Soldiers
Artisans, Artists & Architects
Farmers & Peasants
15
Known as "the last great Pharaoh", he built huge temples and greatly increased size of kingdom
Akhenaten
Ramses III
Ramses II
Khufu
16
Menes created Egypt's first dynasty. What is a dynasty?
An ambitious nobleman who killed off the previous ruler
A King and Queen ruling together
The Larkey Sharks, who have won 3 straight conference meets
Series of rulers from the same family
17
Pyramids were primarily built for which reason?
For agricultural/farming purposes
To give the citizens something to do
To brag to other civilizations that Egypt was the best
To provide royalty with a proper burial site
18
The discovery of ______ allowed historians to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
King Tut's Tomb
Dictionaries
Thesaurus
19
Afterlife was so important to the Egyptians because they believed in...
Egypt's most famous god, Osiris
Honoring "Ka" and fulfilling its needs
Preserving Khufu's pyramids
Eternally worshiping Cleopatra
20
Embalming could be described as the process of...
Building pyramids, brick by brick
Preserving a mummy for many, many years
Creating Hieroglyphs
Worshiping those Pharaoh's who are still living
21
Which body of water does the Nile River empty into?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
The Red Sea
The Indian Ocean
22
BONUS: The Nile is the world's longest river. What is the second longest?
American
Amazon
Yangtze
Mississippi
23
After the Pharaoh, which is the correct order of Egyptian social structure?
Nobles, Farmers/Servants, Scribes/Craftspeople
Nobles, Scribes/Craftsmen, Farmers/Servants
Scribes/Craftspeople, Nobles, Farmers/Servants
Farmers/Servants, Scribes/Craftsmen, Nobles
24
Egyptians made achievements in each of these areas EXCEPT:
Banking
Temples
Art
Writing
25
The Egyptian writing system was known as...
Hieroglyphics
Arabic
Rosetta Stone
Cuneiform
