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Ancient Egypt on the Timeline

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Who took control of Egypt at the very end of its long story?

    • The Romans
    • The first pharaoh
    • Tutankhamun

  2. About when did ancient Egypt's story begin?

    • About 3100 BCE
    • About 100 years ago
    • About 30 BCE

  3. Which period came right after the Old Kingdom?

    • The Roman age
    • Middle Kingdom
    • New Kingdom

  4. Which period of Egypt is known for building the great pyramids?

    • Old Kingdom
    • Middle Kingdom
    • New Kingdom

  5. Which of these happened first?

    • The Romans took control
    • The great pyramids were built
    • Tutankhamun ruled

  6. A museum timeline shows two separate lands, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, before 3100 BCE. What happened around 3100 BCE to start ancient Egypt's story?

    • The first pharaoh joined the two lands into one kingdom
    • Tutankhamun became pharaoh
    • The Romans took control

  7. Which lasted longer: ancient Egypt's civilisation, or the time from the Romans until today?

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    • They lasted the same amount of time
    • Ancient Egypt lasted longer
    • The time since the Romans is longer

  8. Ancient Egypt began about 3100 BCE and ended about 30 BCE. How many years passed from its start to its end?

    Answer: ______________

  9. Mia is drawing a timeline. She has three events: the first pharaoh unites Egypt, the New Kingdom empire age, and the Romans take control. Which order puts them earliest first?

    • Romans, empire age, first pharaoh
    • Empire age, first pharaoh, Romans
    • First pharaoh, empire age, Romans

  10. Ancient Egypt's story lasted about 3,000 years. The time from the Romans until today is about 2,000 years. How many years longer is Egypt's story?

    Answer: ______________

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  1. The Romans · In 30 BCE the Romans took control, and that ended ancient Egypt's story.
  2. About 3100 BCE · Ancient Egypt began around 3100 BCE, when the first pharaoh joined the two lands into one kingdom.
  3. Middle Kingdom · The order is Old, then Middle, then New, so the Middle Kingdom came right after the Old Kingdom.
  4. Old Kingdom · The Old Kingdom is when Egyptians built the great pyramids at Giza.
  5. The great pyramids were built · The pyramids were built in the Old Kingdom, which came before Tutankhamun's New Kingdom and long before the Romans.
  6. The first pharaoh joined the two lands into one kingdom · Around 3100 BCE the first pharaoh joined Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom, and Egypt's story began.
  7. Ancient Egypt lasted longer · Egypt lasted over 3,000 years. Only about 2,000 years have passed since the Romans took over.
  8. 3070 · 3100 take away 30 is 3070, so about 3,070 years passed. The lesson rounds this to about 3,000 years.
  9. First pharaoh, empire age, Romans · First the pharaoh united Egypt about 3100 BCE, then the New Kingdom empire age came, and the Romans arrived last in 30 BCE.
  10. 1000 · 3,000 take away 2,000 is 1,000, so Egypt's story is about 1,000 years longer.
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