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A 5th & 6th Grade Social Studies lesson on Ancient Egypt
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1
Belief in the ___________ played a large role in ancient Egyptian life and culture
Sun
Afterlife
Nile
2
Each year the Nile River deposits ___________ in the river valley.
Sand
Dead fish
Dirt
Silt
3
The Egyptians...
knew the Nile would flood each year, but not how much
did not know if the Nile would flood each year.
knew how much the Nile would flood each year.
always knew their homes were safe from floods.
4
Egyptians used saws and cutting machines to cut the blocks of stone for the pyramid
False
True
5
The first woman to rule Egypt was
Hatshepsut
Thutmose II
King George
pharaoh
6
Egyptian Kings were called
wizards
pharaohs
potatoes
kings
7
The Egyptians used __________ to carry floodwater away from the Nile.
canals
tubes
pipes
dams
8
The pyramids were built because
they provided shelter for all the people
Egyptian kings were to be buried there
they liked the shape
9
Hieroglyphics was the language of the people
True
False
10
This river runs through Egypt
Euphrates
Nile
Red
Tigris
11
The Nile made travel much easier
False
True
12
Because the Egyptians were expert boatbuilders
Large harbors and ports were built
They created the first submarine
Trade was very profitable
There were few roads in ancient Egypt
13
Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh was...
the living son of Re the sun god.
linked with Horus, another sun god.
a wizard who attended a school for wizards long ago.
really strong.
14
The Papyrus plant was used to make a material similar to _________
wax
cloth
paper
leather
15
Egyptians used mud from the Nile to make...
Bricks
Tools
Pottery
16
The Egyptians found ways to manage the unpredictable river by building a dam.
True
False
17
A single pyramid might contain
92 thousand stones
92 thousand cubic feet of stone
92 blocks of stone
92 million cubic feet of stone
18
The two gods of the afterlife in ancient Egypt were...
Thutmose
Osiris
Isis
King Tut
19
The tips of the pyramids were often capped with gold
True
False
20
What covers most of Egypt?
Farmland
Mountains
Desert
Rivers
21
Temples were everywhere and dedicated to many gods.
False
True
22
Egyptians mummified their dead because...
they wanted them to walk around later.
it prevented the bodies from decaying.
