Ancient Egypt Vol. 5 Achievements & Inventions

Ancient Egypt Vol. 5 Achievements

Calendar

Eye Makeup

Pyramids

Mummification

Papyrus

CALENDAR: The ancient Egyptians created a calendar based on the farming season. There were 3 seasons - the flooding season, the planting season, and the harvest season. Each season was 3 months long. That added up to 360 days. The ancient Egyptians noticed they needed a few more days to fit the seasons. So they added 5 days, holy days, to thank the gods. So thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians invented a calendar with 365 days!

Multiple Choice

Ancient Egyptians created a calendar based on ________.

• constellations in the sky

• phases of the moon cycle

• important holidays

• the farming season

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT one of the three ancient Egyptian calendar seasons?

• the hunting season

• the flooding season

• the planting season

• the harvest season

Multiple Choice

How many "holy" days (to thank the gods) were added to the ancient Egyptian calendar to complete their 365 day long year.

• 3

• 12

• 5

• 10

Multiple Choice

Each Egyptian calendar season was three ________ long.

• weeks

• months

• years

Kohl: Women, men, and children ringed their eyes with black kohl, made of powdered stone. They thought it looked very nice. But eye makeup had another purpose. The ancient Egyptians believed kohl eye makeup protected their eyes from the harsh glare of the sun. It also helped to protect them from blowing sand and flies.

Multiple Choice

Men, women and children all ringed their eyes with eye makeup made of Kohl, a powdered stone.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Besides helping them "look nice", the Egyptians believed that the eye makeup_________.

• protected them from evil spirits.

• made them look old and wise.

• protected their eyes from the harsh glare of the sun.

• gave them a "raccoon" like appearance.

In ancient Egypt, pyramids were built during the time of the Old Kingdom. Pyramids were tombs, royal tombs, where the ancient Egyptians buried their kings. The first pyramid was the Step Pyramid. It was built about 5,000 years ago! You could see it for miles!

Most pyramids were huge. They had rooms inside like store rooms, bedrooms, and even inside courtyards. Pyramids took many years to build.