Answer the following questions and then follow the link and do the quiz about ancient Egypt to find out how much you know.

Five thousand years ago, Egypt was a rich country because of the River Nile.Around the river, the farmers grew crops and raised animals. The Nile was also home to lots of fish, birds and wild animals which people hunted for food and sport. Travelling by land was difficult in the hills and deserts of ancient Egypt, so people travelled by boats. The ancient Egyptian pharaohs built temples and put up huge stone statues. Rameses II was the pharaoh who ruled for sixty-seven years and put up more statues of himself than any other pharaoh. The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. That?s why they became very good at mummification. Nowadays, with modern technology, we can look inside mummies. There are lots of them in the British Museum.

 A1. What did most ancient Egyptians do for a living?…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

A2. Why did people travel by boat?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

A3. Why did ancient Egyptians become good at mummification?……………………………………………………………………………………

A4. How long did Rameses II rule for ?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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