Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What did Neferet play a game with?

    • A ball
    • A phone
    • A computer

  2. Where did many ancient Egyptian families live?

    • In hot air balloons
    • By the Nile River
    • On top of snowy mountains

  3. What pet did Neferet have?

    • A dog
    • A hamster
    • A cat

  4. What were ancient Egyptian houses made of?

    • Mud bricks
    • Ice blocks
    • Steel beams

  5. What did Neferet do right after she woke up?

    • Watched her cat nap
    • Helped her mother bake bread
    • Played a game with a ball

  6. Mia wants to pack a lunch like an Egyptian child long ago. What should she pack?

    • Candy and soda
    • Bread and fruit
    • A burger and fries

  7. Which activity did an Egyptian child likely do every day?

    • Ride in a car
    • Play games and help at home
    • Watch television

  8. Fruit and vegetables grew well in the dry desert sand.

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Where did an Egyptian family's bread and fish come from?

    • Fish grown in the fields
    • Wheat from their fields and fish from the Nile
    • A bread shop and a pet store

  10. Ben says Egyptian children had everything kids have today. What is wrong with what Ben said?

    • They had no cars, phones, or television back then
    • They had no families back then
    • They had no games or pets back then
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  1. A ball · Neferet played a game with a ball.
  2. By the Nile River · Families lived by the Nile River, where they farmed and built mud-brick houses.
  3. A cat · Neferet had a pet cat that napped in the sun.
  4. Mud bricks · Families built their homes from bricks made of mud.
  5. Helped her mother bake bread · Right after waking up, Neferet helped her mother bake bread. The ball game and the cat's nap came later.
  6. Bread and fruit · Egyptian families ate bread and fruit, so that is what Mia should pack.
  7. Play games and help at home · Children played games and helped their families with daily tasks.
  8. False · Fruit and vegetables grew well in the rich soil, not in dry desert sand.
  9. Wheat from their fields and fish from the Nile · Bread came from wheat grown in the fields, and fish came from the Nile River.
  10. They had no cars, phones, or television back then · Egyptian children had no cars, phones, or television. Those things came much later.
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