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Sixth Grade Social Studies Ancient Egypt
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1
Which pharaoh is responsible for constructing the Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
Ramses II
King Tut
Ramses III
2
After the Pharaoh, which is the correct order of Egyptian social structure?
Nobles, Farmers/Servants, Scribes/Craftspeople
Farmers/Servants, Scribes/Craftsmen, Nobles
Scribes/Craftspeople, Nobles, Farmers/Servants
Nobles, Scribes/Craftsmen, Farmers/Servants
3
Pyramids were primarily built for which reason?
To brag to other civilizations that Egypt was the best
To give the citizens something to do
For agricultural/farming purposes
To provide royalty with a proper burial site
4
Egyptians used temples for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Challenge the Power of the Gods
Ask Favor of Gods
Offer Gifts to Gods
Worship Gods
5
Which series of events marked the end of the Old Kingdom?
Cleopatra seized control of the throne
Pharaohs wealth grew and they abolished the peasant class
King Tut divorced his sister
Pharaohs lost wealth/power and nobles ruled much of Egypt
6
Which body of water does the Nile River empty into?
The Indian Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
7
The Nile River flows
North
West
South
East
8
Hatshepsut is best known for which of the following...
Overthrowing Ramses II
Bringing Power to the People
Expanding Trade
Conquering Mesopotamia
9
Embalming could be described as the process of...
Creating Hieroglyphs
Worshiping those Pharaoh's who are still living
Preserving a mummy for many, many years
Building pyramids, brick by brick
10
The Nile Delta is located in
Asia
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
11
The main job of a scribe was to...
Defend the Kingdom
Embalm Mummies
Keep written records and accounts
Build Pyramids
12
Why did Egyptians decorate tombs and fill them with lavish gifts?
They believed the dead could enjoy it in the afterlife
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
13
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
14
Egyptians made achievements in each of these areas EXCEPT:
Temples
Art
Banking
Writing
15
Most Egyptians fell under which social class?
Nobles
Pharaohs
Scribes & Craftspeople
Farmers & Peasants
16
The Nile flooded Upper Egypt in mid-summer. When did it flood Lower Egypt?
Spring
Winter
Fall
Summer
17
Known as "the last great Pharaoh", he built huge temples and greatly increased size of kingdom
Ramses III
Akhenaten
Khufu
Ramses II
18
King Tut was largely unimportant. Yet, why is he so famous?
Because he founded Egypt
Because he married his sister
Because his tomb was found with great treasures inside
Because he was the oldest, longest lasting pharaoh
19
The Egyptian writing system was known as...
Arabic
Cuneiform
Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphics
20
Menes created Egypt's first dynasty. What is a dynasty?
A King and Queen ruling together
Series of rulers from the same family
An ambitious nobleman who killed off the previous ruler
The Larkey Sharks, who have won 3 straight conference meets
21
The discovery of ______ allowed historians to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphics.
Thesaurus
Rosetta Stone
King Tut's Tomb
Dictionaries
22
Pharaoh Menes was best known for?
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Building The Great Pyramid
Expanding trade
Marrying Cleopatra
23
Anubis is best described as the god of...
The Earth
Wisdom
The Dead
The Sun
24
BONUS: The Nile is the world's longest river. What is the second longest?
Amazon
American
Yangtze
Mississippi
25
Creating jewelry, pottery, statues, and furniture was the responsibility of which social class?
Artisans, Artists & Architects
Farmers & Peasants
Soldiers
Merchants & Traders
