Ancient Egypt Quizzes plus Jokes

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Five quizzes (20 questions/answers each) plus set of jokes on Ancient Egypt - based on Unit 10, and covering everything you, as a teacher, would hope to cover in the classroom. Quiz content deliberately chosen to reflect curriculum coverage - with Background, Farmer's Year, Daily Life and Pyramid Building, The After-Life and The Gods. Informative and fun! Great end of unit test.

1 Background

1. How long ago was the Ancient Egyptian civilisation?
2. When did it end?
3. In what continent is Egypt?
4. Describe the climate.

2 The Farmer's Year

1. When couldn't the farmers do very much?
2. What did they do instead?
3. Why was the once a year flooding so important?
4. What made it impossible to farm away from the banks of the Nile?

3 Daily Life and Pyramid Building

• 1. What was the building material for most houses?
• 2. How many rooms in a house did a poor family have?
• 3. What were their dishes made of?
• 4. How many rooms did a rich family have?

4 The After-life

1. How long did ‘making a mummy' take?
2. What was the process called?
3. What were the internal organs stored in?
4. Name the internal organs that were stored?

5 The Gods

1. Who was king of the gods?
2. Who was goddess of the sky?
3. Who was her father?
4. Who was his father?

Jokes

• 1. Where is a favorite mummy holiday destination?

The Dead Sea!

• 2. Why are mummies so good at keeping secrets?

They keep everything under wraps!

• 3. What did the camel wear so that nobody would notice him?

Camelflage!

• 4. Why are mummies one step ahead of the rest of us at Christmas?

They've already done all their wrapping up!