Egypt

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Egypt

In which country is Mesopotamia today

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Israel
4. Irak

Where did Egyptians learn to write?

1. At home
2. At the temple
3. At school
4. At work

Where was the rosetta stone found?

1. France
2. Greece
3. Mesopotamia
4. Egypt

How long did the egyptian emipre last?

1. 1000 years
2. 2000 years
3. 3000 years
4. 4000 years

Before we could write it was called the pre-history. what is the period called after the invention of writing

1. Antiquity
2. Roman Empire
3. Age of civilisations
4. Ancient Greece

Which king made the famous laws, like an eye for an eye?

1. Tutankamun
2. Ramses II
3. Superbus
4. Hammurabi

‘I bring people’s offerings to the gods.’

‘I help the pharaoh to lead the army.’

‘I am the king of Egypt.’

‘I write down laws.’

‘I make things with my hands.’

‘I have to work the fields.’

'I am the property of someone else'

Look at the following statements and drag the professions to the correct person.

craftsman

pharaoh

farmer

general

low civil servant

priest

slave

What are the five aspects of a culture?

Why was it useful for a merchant to be able to write?

Name two tasks of the pharaoh

How can we see that the Egyptians were an advanced civilization.

The Egyptians were polytheistic. Explain why they had so many gods.

What are the four steps of mummifications?

What was written in the book of the dead

Explain why the first civilisations started around river

Explain what the importance is of the rosetta stone.

Explain the difference between Upper and Lower Egypt

How did Egypt get most of its wealth?

4. Drag the texts to the correct pictures.

Because of heavy rainfall, the water level in the river rises. This causes it to overflow and cover the land.

When the water level drops, the river leaves silt. The farmers use this to make their land fertile. They store some of the water in pools.

The river is at a low point.

There is not enough fertile soil for crops to grow.

The Egyptian society can be drawn as a pyramid. Drag the words below to the correct number.

priests

low civil servants

merchants, craftsmen

farmers, slaves

pharaoh

high civil servants