Ancient Egypt

Learning about pharaohs, pyramids, the River Nile and the gods of Ancient Egypt

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Which great river was very important to Ancient Egypt? A) The Nile B) The Thames C) The Amazon D) The Ganges
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What was the name for the kings and queens of Ancient Egypt? A) Pharaohs B) Emperors C) Sultans D) Tsars
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True or false? The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for a pharaoh. A) True B) False
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Which great river was Ancient Egypt built along? A) The Nile B) The Amazon C) The Thames D) The Yangtze
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Fill in the blank: Ancient Egyptians wrote using picture symbols called ___.
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Match each Egyptian god to what they were the god of. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Ra, Anubis, Isis, Horus Right: The Sun, Mummification and the dead, Magic and motherhood, The sky, shown as a falcon
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Why did Ancient Egyptians make mummies? A) To preserve bodies for the afterlife B) To use them as decoration C) Because they were too heavy to bury D) To send them as gifts
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Which famous boy pharaoh's tomb was found almost untouched in 1922? A) Tutankhamun B) Julius Caesar C) Alexander the Great D) King Arthur
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Fill in the blank: The largest pyramid in Egypt is called the Great Pyramid of ___.
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Put these steps of making a mummy in the correct order. Put these in order: Wrap the body in bandages, Remove the inside organs, Dry the body with salt, Place the body in a coffin
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Ancient Egypt · for parents and teachers

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The Nile
The River Nile gave Ancient Egyptians water, food and rich soil for farming. Without it, Egypt would have been a desert.
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Pharaohs
The rulers of Ancient Egypt were called pharaohs. Famous ones include Tutankhamun and Cleopatra.
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True
True. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu around 4,500 years ago.
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The Nile
Ancient Egypt grew up along the Nile, which gave water, food and rich soil for farming.
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hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphs are picture symbols that Ancient Egyptians used for writing. Each symbol could stand for a sound, word or idea.
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Ra → The Sun; Anubis → Mummification and the dead; Isis → Magic and motherhood; Horus → The sky, shown as a falcon
Ancient Egyptians had many gods. Ra ruled the sun, Anubis guarded the dead, Isis was a powerful mother goddess and Horus was the sky god.
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To preserve bodies for the afterlife
Egyptians believed in an afterlife. They mummified bodies to keep them safe so the dead person could live again.
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Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun was found by Howard Carter in 1922. It was full of gold and treasures.
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Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza, near Cairo, is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids. It was built for the pharaoh Khufu.
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Remove the inside organs, Dry the body with salt, Wrap the body in bandages, Place the body in a coffin
To make a mummy, Egyptians first removed organs, dried the body with a salt called natron, wrapped it in bandages and placed it in a coffin.