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Lesson 4 Ancient Egypt 6th grade
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1
Most people in Egypt were Craftspeople.
True
False
2
What did the farmers build to direct the flow of the water to their fields?
tunnels
cataracts
canals
reservoirs
3
Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal
sphinx
mummy
pharaoh
Ka
4
A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top is an Obelisk.
False
True
5
Egyptians believed the Pharaohs were gods.
True
False
6
Steep rapids along a river
sphinx
papyrus
cataracts
canals
7
Osiris is the god of
the underworld
the sea
the sun
stars and sky
8
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.
Tamales
Pyramids
Mummies
Pharaohs
9
Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal.
cataract
sphinx
papyrus
10
The Southern Part of Egypt is called
Southern Egpyt
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
11
Who did the people blame if the crops didn't grow or disease struck?
The farmers
The priest
The Pharaoh
The nobles
12
Hieroglyphics were always written horizontally from right to left.
False
True
13
The Sphinx is what we use to decipher hieroglyphics.
True
False
14
Menes wore this to represent his rule over upper and lower Egypt
A double crown
A ruby ring
A golden robe
A purple crown
15
Egypt's natural barriers include....
cataracts
desert to the east
Mediterranean Sea
All of the above
16
The two names of the two regions in Egypt are
Northern and southern
Tigris and Euphrates
upper and lower
eastern and western
17
Who's tomb was discovered in 1922?
Ramses the Great
Menes
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tut
18
Egypt was called The ______ because the Nile River brought life to this region and allowed it to thrive.
Valley of the Kings
Gift of the Delta
Gift of the Nile
Valley of the Pharaohs
19
Most of the people in Egypt held what type of job?
Merchant
Slave
Farmer
Scribe
20
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry , and other treasures?
They were the safest place in the kingdom
They served as storage rooms for the pharaoh
They served as museums
For the dead to enjoy in the afterlife
21
What are Hieroglyphics typically written on?
From bottom to top
From top to bottom
From left to right
From right to left
22
Upper Egypt is located in the Northern part of Egypt.
False
True
23
Pyramids were built during the New Kingdom.
False
True
24
A Delta is a triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river.
True
False
25
What is the name of slab of stone discovered that helped historians understand hieroglyphics?
Birth Stone
Code of Hammurabi
Rosetta Stone
Limestone
