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Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 28

Ancient Egypt

The Nile, pharaohs, pyramids and hieroglyphs

What your child practises

Children learn how the Nile shaped life in Egypt, who held power, how writing and building worked, and what we know from archaeology.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 8-KI-013, 8-KI-014, 8-KL-023, 8-KL-024, 8-KH-029, 8-KH-030, 8-KP-045, 8-KE-054 · life, art and architecture, geography, writing, governance and technology in ancient Egypt

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Pyramids were built as…

    • markets
    • tombs for pharaohs
    • harbours
    • schools

  2. Question 2

    The Nile flows…

    • west into the Atlantic
    • south into the desert
    • north into the Mediterranean Sea
    • east into the Red Sea

  3. Question 3

    Mummification was done to…

    • make food last
    • preserve the body for the afterlife
    • make perfume
    • make a statue

  4. Question 4

    Egyptians used boats on the Nile to…

    • to cut stone only
    • only fish
    • carry goods and people
    • to cross mountains

  5. Question 5

    Papyrus was…

    • a kind of metal
    • a type of stone
    • a paper-like material made from a river plant
    • a boat sail

  6. Question 6

    Ra was…

    • a pyramid
    • a river
    • the Egyptian sun god
    • a pharaoh's servant

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