Transcript Ancient Egypt Task Cards

Ancient Egypt
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GLE 24: Explain how geographical features influenced development
of early civilizations (e.g., domestication, cultivation, specialization)
(H-1C-M2)
GLE 27: Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the
physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early
civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Indus valley (H1C-M3)
GLE 28: Describe the major characteristics of early river valley
civilizations (H-1C-M3)
Amy Ard
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Which time in Egyptian history is also
called the Age of the Pyramids?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the Early Period
the Old Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
Which kinds of writing were found on the
Rosetta Stone?
a. Greek, Hebrew, and Phoenician
b. Sumerian and Greek
c. ancient Egyptian and Greek
d. Latin and Hebrew
The word pharaoh means—
a. "great house.“
b. "wise leader.“
c. "godlike one.“
d. "brave warrior."
Egyptians and Nubians battled over
all of these except—
a. control of trade routes.
b. control of gold and other minerals.
c. control of land.
d. control of the way pharaohs were
selected.
This river flows through Egypt.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Jordan
The ancient Egyptians were able to
live in Egypt because they were able
to farm around
a.
b.
c.
d.
the Sahara Desert
the Sinai Desert
the Nile River
the Amazon River
Find the star on the map. What
country is the star on?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Egypt
Greece
China
Libya
Which desert in Africa is the largest in
the world?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sinai Desert
Arabian Desert
Kalahari Desert
Sahara Desert
What sea does the Nile River empty
into?
a. Red Sea
b. Black Sea
c. Arabian Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea
How many languages are on the
Rosetta Stone?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2
3
6
4
Look at the picture below. What is this
picture an example of?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ancient Egyptians written language
ancient Chinese written language
modern day written language
ancient Sumerian written language
The rulers in Egypt are called
a.
b.
c.
d.
Kings
Gods
Sun Re
Pharoahs
Why were Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
built?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Burial place for the dead
Decorations for Egyptian Lands
Places for worship of the gods
Created jobs for poor Egyptians
What does the word “Mesopotamia”
mean?
a. “Desert Land”
b. The “Land Between Two Rivers”
c. The “Land of Milk and Honey”
d. The “Land of the Sun”
What did the Egyptians think about
death?
a. After-Life
b. People went to heaven or hell
c. Reincarnation
d. It is like sleeping
and not dreaming
What is the material called on which
Ancient Egyptians drew colorful
hieroglyphs and pictures?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Canoptic Jars
Reeds
Papyrus
Bamboo
Who was the Great Pyramid of Giza
built for?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Queen Hatshepsut
Seth
Raneb
Khufu
What does the term "cartouche" mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cartridge
Capsule
Tomb
Canoptic
Which of the following languages is
NOT written on the Rosetta Stone?
What is the Egyptian name for the "Sun
God"?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Greek
Hieroglyphic
Demotic
Coptic
Scorpion
Narmer
Re or Ra
Thoth
Who ruled at the time when Egypt
began to expand its territory beyond
the Nile Valley?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mentahotep II
Mentuhotep IV
Amenemhat I
Hatshepsut
What was “Wepet Renpet” ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
First day of Spring
Opening of the New Year
First day of Winter
Rising of the
Goddess Sothis
What were Queens who ruled Kush
called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pharohs
Qore
Kandake
Empress
What unified the world's first nationstate?
a. Upper and Lower Egypt
b. Kush and Egypt
c. East and West
Egypt
What did the Nile River provide?
(Choose Three)
What did early farmers plant along
the Nile River?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a. Before flooding
b. After flooding
Protection from invaders
Water
Rich soil
Transportation
Which is not an achievements of the
ancient Egyptian early people?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Pyramids
Democracy
A life after death
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dynasty
Afterlife
Vizier
Obelisk
A series of rulers who belong to the
same family
The chief adviser to ancient Egyptian
pharaoh
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dynasty
Vizier
Obelisk
Cataracts
Dynasty
Vizier
Obelisk
Cataracts
A tall slender stone pillar with four
sides and a pointed top
A path that traders use as they
exchange goods
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dynasty
Vizier
Obelisk
Cataracts
Trade Route
Trading Network
Nation-State
Vizier
A system in which buyers and sellers
from different places can exchange
goods.
A paper like material on which
ancient Egyptians wrote; made from
reeds that grow in the Nile River.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Trade Route
Trading Network
Nation-State
Cataract
Trade Route
Papyrus
Nation-State
Cataract
A waterfall or a place in a river where
water runs rapidly over rocks.
A region with a united group of
people and a single government.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Trade Route
Trading Network
Nation-State
Cataract
Trade Route
Trading Network
Nation-State
Cataract