How did the flooding help Egyptians.

It left fertile soil on the land.

What did they think happened when a person died?

He or she came back to life again.

Why did the Egyptians paint the inside of a tomb.

For the dead, when they came back

From top to bottom, what was Egypt's social structure?

Pharaoh, Nobles, Artists, Farmers/Workers

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Ancient Egypt

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1
How did the flooding help Egyptians.
It left fertile soil on the land.
They could catch fish.
It carried boats to the sea.
It watered the crops.
2
What tools did the Egytians use to build the pyramids?
pulleys and horses
Trucks and cranes
Lever, ramp, and wedge
Pails, rope, and shovels
3
When was Menes the pharaoh?
10,000 years ago (8000 BC)
3000 years ago (1000 BC)
After Hammurabi
5000 years ago (3000 BC)
4
What is a tomb?
Where the dead are buried
An animal like a small elephant
Where rice and wheat are stored
Where the pharaoh lives
5
What did they think happened when a person died?
He or she disappeared forever.
He or she became a tree.
He or she came back to life again.
He or she went to heaven.
6
What rhymes with "tomb"?
Thumb
Dumb
Comb
Room
7
How tall is the great pyramid?
10 stories
100 stories
12 stories
45 stories
8
What were the pyramids for?
Tombs for pharaohs
Libraries
Fortresses
Storing food
9
What kind of stone covered the pyramids?
Limestone
Sandstone
Marble
Granite
10
What is "mummification"?
Not talking for a year
Preserving a dead body
Planting to crops in the same field
Becoming a grandparent
11
What river runs through Egypt?
The Nile River
The Congo River
The Euphrates River
The Tigris River
12
When did people first move to the Nile River Valley?
1,000,000 years ago (997,000 BC)
2000 years ago (16 AD)
10,000 years ago (8000 BC)
4000 years ago (2000 BC)
13
How long did it take to build the Great Pyramid?
100 years
20 years
10 years
15 years
14
How much does each block weigh?
1000 pounds (1/2 ton)
5000 pounds (2 1/2 tons)
2000 ponds (1 ton)
500 pounds
15
How many sides does a pyramid have?
9
3
4
5
16
Who was the first pharaoh?
Ra
Moses
Menes
Hammurabi
17
Why did the Egyptians paint the inside of a tomb.
For the dead, when they came back
For relatives who would visit the dead
For scientist thousands of years later
To confuse the gods
18
How many gods did Egyptians have?
One
Many
Twelve
None
19
From top to bottom, what was Egypt's social structure?
Pharaoh, Nobles, Farmers/Workers, Artists
Nobles, Pharaoh, Artists, Farmers/Workers
Pharaoh, Nobles, Artists, Farmers/Workers
Pharaoh, Farmers/Workers, Nobles, Artists
20
How were women treated in Egypt?
They did all the work.
They were slaves.
They were worshipped.
They were equal to men.

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