Why did the Egyptians want to be buried with all their things?

They would use them in the Afterlife

Why was the flooding of the Nile important?

It fertilized the fields for crops

What is an "alliance"?

Agreement between two groups to protect each other

Why were deserts important to Egypt's settlement?

They acted as a natural barrier to invaders

Why was the Nile River important for settlement?

It was good for transportation, trade, fishing, fresh water

It took a long time to become a scribe because....

there were over 700 symbols to learn

Why was the Mediterranean Sea important for settlement?

It was good for trade and transportation

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Ancient Egypt 5th Grade

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Ancient Egypt for 5th Grade Social Studies

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1
Who built the Great Pyramids of Giza?
King Tut
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Khufu
2
What does "vegetation" mean?
To relax in one place
Vegetables people harvest
Plant life of an area
What's left after the harvest
3
What pharaoh told the Egyptians he was a god?
Ramses II
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
4
Why did the Egyptians want to be buried with all their things?
They were greedy
To prevent people from stealing their things
They would use them in the Afterlife
They believed the gods would need it
5
To be considered a civilization, you must have .....
a water source
an army
a king or pharaoh
a religion
6
What pharaohs ruled during the New Kingdom?
Senusret & Ramses
Senusret & Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut & Ramses
Khufu & Senusret
7
What social class included army generals, judges and tax collectors?
Pharaoh
Scribes
Peasants
Government Officials
8
Which top official was in charge of the country's politics?
General of the Armies
Pharaoh
Vizier
High Priest
9
Why was the flooding of the Nile important?
It brought fresh water closer to the homes
It gave time for peasants to build
Enemies couldn't cross it
It fertilized the fields for crops
10
Who sent the great trade expedition to Punt?
Senusret I
Ramses II
Khufu
Hatshepsut
11
What geographical feature was most important to the ancient Egyptians
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
Arabian Desert
12
What is an "alliance"?
Agreement between two groups to protect each other
A religious holiday
The time it takes to embalm a mummy
The god of health and long life
13
The place where the Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea is called a...
Harbor
Tributary
Delta
Canal
14
Which great pharaoh was a female?
Ramses II
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
15
The seasons were based on what?
Flooding of the Nile
Religious Festivals
Pyramid Building
Transportation for Trade
16
How many seasons did Ancient Egypt have?
3
1
5
4
17
Who was known as a great military leader?
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Ramses II
Abu Simbel
18
Who was responsible for recording taxes, writing laws and recording harvests?
Government Officials
Scribes
Vizier
Merchants
19
What was most important about papyrus?
It made good paper
It kept crocodiles off the river banks
It was easy to harvest
It made good sandals
20
Why were deserts important to Egypt's settlement?
They had flat land that was good for traveling
They acted as a natural barrier to invaders
They were hot enough to grow food
Egyptian children liked to build sandcastles
21
Why was the Nile River important for settlement?
It was the perfect place to keep your pet crocodile
It was a natural barrier
The water was used to build palace fountains
It was good for transportation, trade, fishing, fresh water
22
What is "embalming" used for?
Harvesting grain
Building monuments
Creating mummies
Making paper
23
Who built the White Chapel?
Ramses II
Khufu
Senusret I
Hatshepsut
24
Why were the Great Pyramids built?
To be a temple for the gods
To store the grain
Farmers needed something to do during the flooding season
For the pharaoh's tomb
25
What does "polytheism" mean?
Many social ranks
Many trading partners
Many leaders
Many gods
26
It took a long time to become a scribe because....
students could be beaten
there were over 700 symbols to learn
it was difficult to study and farm at the same time
papyrus was very expensive
27
Which pharaoh wrote the first peace treaty to stop a war?
Senusret I
Khufu
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
28
Why was the Mediterranean Sea important for settlement?
The water was good for irrigation
It was good for trade and transportation
It had good drinking water
Waterskiing was very popular in the Old Kingdom
29
Who was the highest priest of all?
High Priest
Vizier
Hatshepsut
Pharaoh
30
Who belonged to the largest social class?
Peasants/Farmers
Soldiers
Artisans
Scribes
31
Who owned all the land and was responsible for the well-being of all the people?
The Vizier
The Government Officials
The Pharaoh
The Gods

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