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The Egyptian people were divided into three main social classes. What were they?
Upper class, middle class and lower class
100
Ancient Egypt was bordered on the east, south and west with _______ and to the north by the _____________ Sea.
deserts, Mediterranean
100
True or False. Egyptian homes were elaborately furnished.
False
100
In Egyptian homes the floors were raised to keep out what animal?
Snakes
100
The Egyptian alphabet contained more than a) 200 hieroglyphs b) 500 hieroglyphs c) 700 hieroglyphs d) 800 hieroglyphs
c) 700 hieroglyphs
200
True or False. Only slaves did all of the heavy work like pyramid building.
False. All Egyptians spent part of the year working or their pharaoh.
200
The flooding usually began in _____ during the African rainy season and disappeared by ____________.
July, September
200
What kind of home did wealthy Egyptians live in?
Villas
200
True or False. All Egyptians had beds to sleep on.
False. Having a bed was a sign of wealth. Other slept on reed mats.
200
Which animal was considered sacred to Ancient Egyptians? a) Elephants b) Cats c) Camels d) Hippos
b) cats
300
Early Egyptians lived in relative isolation. Why was this?
The desert that surrounded their land acted as barrier and provided them with protection along the river banks.
300
Once a year, heavy rains and melting snows in the Ethiopian Mountains sent huge torrents of water and mud down into the Nile River. So much water surged down the Nile that it caused it to overflow its banks. What was the flooding called?
The inundation
300
Describe the kind of house a typical middle-class Egyptian family would live in?
A typical middle-class Egyptian family lived in a one or twe- storey house with at least three rooms.
300
What desert covers much of northern Africa?
The Sahara Desert
300
Most Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs (rulers of Ancient Egypt) and their families. To date, over ____ pyramids have been discovered in Egypt. a) 30 b) 90 c)130 d) 190
c) 130
400
Ancient Egyptians were originally nomads (people who traveled from place to place in search of food) who discovered that the rich soil along the banks of the Nile made it a good place to find and grow food. How long ago approximately did they settle there? a) 500 years ago b) 1, 000 years ago c) 5, 000 years ago d) 8, 000 years ago
d) 8, 000 years ago
400
Roads could not be built on sandy desert or in places that flooded every years, so how did ancient Egyptians get around?
The Nile was the main road
400
Describe the living conditions of poor Egyptians?
One-room huts. Overcrowded. Cramped.
400
True or False. People in the lower or middle class could not move to a higher position in the class system.
False. Their status often improved by marriage or by being successful in their jobs.
400
What organ was not removed when an Egyptian died? a) brain b) heart c) bladder d) liver
The heart because Egyptians though it was where the soul was. Also, the Egyptians thought the heart was the centre of intelligence and emotion.
500
Egyptian society was structured like a pyramid. Put the following Egyptian people in their correct positions in the social pyramid of ancient Egypt starting with who is at the top of the social pyramid and then moving down to those who were at the bottom of the social pyramid. - scribes and soldiers - pharaoh - slaves and servants - labourers and farmers - nobles and priests The answer must be written down and handed in.
pharaoh nobles and priests scribes and soldiers labourers and farmers slaves and servants
500
The Nile was the source of life the Ancient Egyptians. Give 4 reasons why it was so important. Answers must be written and handed in.
- Water for drinking and bathing - Food (it allowed for crops to grow and caught fish and birds in/near the Nile) - Provided a highway for moving goods and people - Was a place for recreation - Provided them with materials needed to make paper made from papyrus weed that grew along the shores
500
Name 5 materials that Egyptians used to construct homes. Answers must be written and handed in.
Mud, straw and pebbles were mixed together to make bricks. Wooden frames. Beams for the house were made by mixing the mud with strips of linen. After the house was built, its walls were covered with plaster. The roof was first covered with lengths of timber. Matting was laid on the pieces of wood and then topped with thick slabs of mud plaster. The floors were made of mud plaster an were covered with a hard layer of gypsum.
500
What did Ancient Egyptians look like? Name 3 physical characteristics. Answers must be written down and handed in.
Ancient Egyptians had dark copper coloured skin, they had black hair, they were slightly built, they stood about 5 feet tall and they wore black makeup.
500
After the process of mummification, the body was placed in a stone coffin called a ________________.
sarcophagus
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