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Grade 5 Social Science Test: Ancient African society (Egypt)

Last updated about 3 years ago
20 questions
This test is out of a total of 35 marks.
This test consists of short and long questions.
This test consists of short questions and longer questions, where you will have to type your answers in the box provided.
Answer all the questions to the best of your ability.
Remember to submit your test, once completed all the questions.
You have 40 minutes to complete this test. After this time period runs out, your test will automatically be submitted.
Your mark will not be displayed straight away after submission.
This result will be emailed to you and feedback will be given in your next lesson.
Section A: Multiple Choice - Select the correct terminology for each of the descriptions given.
1

The monument with a head of a man and the body, legs and paws of a lion:

1

A time of serious shortage of food:

1

A body wrapped and preserved for eternal life:

1

The title given to an Egyptian king:

1

Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to present objects

Section B: True or False - Select whether the following statements are "true" or "false".
1

The key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing was the Rosetta stone

1

The "gift of the Nile" is another name for the Great Pyramid

1

The desert that covers most of Egypt is the Gobi desert

1

The large stone structure built as a tomb for King Khufu was the Great Pyramid

1

The secretary to the ruler in a court was called a vizier

Section C: Drag and drop - Match the description in column 2 to the word or phrase in column 1.
8

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Pythagoras
bottom of the social hierarchy
Anubis
god of dead and embalming
Rhind Papyrus
discovered in 1922
Great pyramid of Giza
completed 2560 BCE
Slaves
Egyptian mathematical document
Natron salt
used as an antiseptic to treat wounds
Honey
used in the embalming process
Tutankhamen's tomb
Greek mathematician
Section D: Short questions - Write your answer below each of the following short questions
1

What did people in Egypt use to build their houses?

1

What foods did the Egyptians eat?

1

In with month/s did the Egyptians harvest their crops?

Section E: Longer questions - Write your answer below each of the following questions
2

Why were the farmers so important in ancient Egyptian society?

3

Select all the ways that the Nile river affected the lives of the ancient Egyptians.

2

List TWO job administrators would do.

3

Write a short paragraph answering the following about Pharaohs.
1. Were Pharaoh's men or women?
2. How did Pharaoh become rich?
3. What happened to Pharaohs after they died?

Section F: By using the following images below, answer the questions that follow.
2

How did the Ancient Egyptians transport their goods from Egypt to other countries?

2

Briefly explain the process of mummification.