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Ancient Egypt quizzes plus Jokes

Ancient Egypt quizzes plus Jokes. Five quizzes (20 questions/answers each) plus a 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 is 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.

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1. Background

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

2. The Farmer’s Year

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

3. Daily Life and Pyramid Building

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

4. The After-life

How long did ‘making a mummy’ take?
What was the process called?
What were the internal organs stored in?
Name the internal organs that were stored?

5. The Gods

Who was king of the gods?
Who was the goddess of the sky?
Who was her father?
Who was his father?

Jokes

1. Where is a favourite 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?
Camouflage!

4. Why are mummies one step ahead of the rest of us at Christmas?
They’ve already done all their wrapping up!