History of Egypt activity, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
1.Read the text below and tick the correct alternative:
The political history of ancient Egypt was divided into three phases, which are them;
(a) Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom
(b) Old Empire, Middle Kingdom and Lower Egypt
(c) Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom and Lower Egypt
(d) Upper Empire, Ancient Empire and Lower Egypt
2.Place ( V) to true and ( F )to false.
( )During the Old Empire, the great pyramids of Giza were built.
( ) During the New Empire phase, the pharaohs conquered lands in Nubia, south of Egypt
( )The southern part of Egypt was called Upper Egypt;
() About a thousand years ago, the Egyptian king Menes unified the small kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt under his authority.
3..”Pharaoh was considered a __________. Pharaoh means “____________ ____________”. He was therefore the lord of a large family, which concentrated power and came to control several villages and towns.”
Read the text above and tick the alternative that correctly fills in the blanks:
(a) God, small house.
(b) Home, great God.
(c) God, eldest.
(d) God, big house.
(a) The vizier, the priests and the kizars.
(b) The vizier, the priests and the scribes.
(c) The scribes, the vizier and the quizars.
(d) The vizier, the pharaoh and the scribes.
A-The Vizier was a kind of prime minister of the pharaoh, he was the most important official of the state. He presided over the court of justice, headed the police and foreign affairs, and controlled the tax collection of the entire empire:
B-The scribes were in charge of administering the temples and all religious services. They owned a lot of land and thousands of people worked for them.
C-The priests stood out because they knew how to read and write. They recorded the taxes collected, took a census of the population, animals and crops.
Check the correct alternative.
(a).All statements are correct.
(B). Only the letter B is correct.
(ç). Only the letter A is correct
(d). Only the letter C is correct
6. Most of the population of Egypt consisted of:
(a).Peasants.
(B). Priests.
(ç). Pharaohs.
(d). Senior state officials.
7. Read the text below and check the correct alternative:
Several accounts describe the difficult life of peasants in the days of Ancient Egypt. In addition to the hard work, sowing and harvesting they had to;
(a). Fight birds, insects and rats that spoiled crops.
(B). Fighting rats, birds and insects that spoiled crops and keeping watchers away from the crop.
(ç). Fight insects, birds and rats that spoiled crops and keep thieves away from the crop.
(d). Fighting insects, birds and agoutis that spoiled crops and keeping invaders away from the crop.
8.What happened to the peasants in Ancient Egypt during the time of the Nile River floods?
(a). They were recruited by the pharaoh to participate in the construction of pyramids, irrigation canals, and other public works.
(B). They were recruited by priests to participate in the construction of pyramids and irrigation canals.
(ç). They were recruited by the pharaoh to participate only in pyramid building.
(d). They were recruited by scribes to participate in pyramid building and other public works.
By Rosiane Fernandes Silva
At answers are in the link above the header.
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