History Autumn One Year 5 They Egyptians
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- Q1
Why was the Nile important to the Egyptian civilisation?
It made everything look better.
It helped the Egyptians to grow crops.
It helped all the animals to survive
The water wasn't very useful as it was often quite dirty.
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Which shows the correct Egyptian hierarchy?
1) Pharaoh 2) Nobles, Priests and Scribes 3) Merchants, Artisans and Craftsmen then 4) Farmers and Slaves
1) Nobles, Priests and Scribes 2) Farmers and Slaves 3) Merchants, Artisans and Craftsmen then 4) Pharaoh
1) Pharaoh 2) Farmers and Slaves3) Merchants, Artisans and Craftsmen then 4) Nobles, Priests and Scribes
1) Nobles, Priests and Scribes 2) Farmers and Slaves 3) Pharaoh 4) Merchants, Artisans and Craftsmen then
30s - Q3
Why did the Egyptians believe mummification was important?
So that the pyramids could be used as tombs.
To preserve the body so the soul could use it in the afterlife
Because they wanted to respect the dead.
To show other civilisations how to bury the dead.
30s - Q4
The Egyptians had many important achievements, including in medicine where they used trepanation (drilling into the head) and complex dentistry (including drilling into teeth).
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q5
Who was Lord Howard?
A wealthy British nobleman who discovered the Rosetta Stone.
A wealthy British nobleman who helped an archaeological expedition to discover the tomb of King Tutankhamun
A wealthy British sailor who first reached Egypt.
An Egyptian king in the second century.
30s - Q6
How did the Rosetta stone impact the world's understanding of the Egyptians?
It taught us why the Egyptians practised mummification.
It showed us why the Egyptians needed the river Nile.
It allowed us to understand why the Egyptians didn't take over England.
It allowed us to decipher and understand their hieroglyphics.
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