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Kid’s Animated History with Pipo – Ancient Egypt, Part 1 Video Guide
1. What is the vast sea of sand in Egypt known as?
2. What is the large river that runs through Egypt called?
3. The Nile River benefited the Egyptians in what two ways?
4. Who created the capital of Memphis, unifying Upper and Lower Egypt?
5. How long did the pharaohs rule Egypt?
6. Who was at the top of the Egyptian Social Pyramid?
7. Who was second in importance on the social pyramid?
8. Who was third in importance on the social pyramid?
9. What was Ancient Egyptian writing called?
10. Who was at the very bottom of the social pyramid?
11. What were the pyramids built for?
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Kid’s Animated History with Pipo – Ancient Egypt, Part 2 Video Guide
1. What is Egyptian art well-known for?
2. How many days did the Egyptian calendar have?
3. Who was the most famous Egyptian scientist?
4. What profession was very respected in Ancient Egypt?
5. What is the study of Ancient Egypt known as?
6. What important discovery made deciphering hieroglyphics possible?
7. How old was Tutankhamen when he died?
8. Who discovered Tutankhamen’s tomb?
9. What caused the Egyptian Empire to fall?
10. Who was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt?
11. Which empire took control of Egypt after Cleopatra’s rule?
Kid’s Animated History with Pipo – Ancient Egypt, Part 1 and 2
Video Guide Key
Part 1
12. What is the vast sea of sand in Egypt known as? The Sahara Desert
13. What is the large river that runs through Egypt called? The Nile River
14. The Nile River benefited the Egyptians in what two ways? farming and trade
15. Who created the capital of Memphis, unifying Upper and Lower Egypt? King Menes
16. How long did the pharaohs rule Egypt? 3000 years
17. Who was at the top of the Egyptian Social Pyramid? the Pharaoh
18. Who was second in importance on the social pyramid? the priests
19. Who was third in importance on the social pyramid? the scribes
20. What was Ancient Egyptian writing called? hieroglyphics
21. Who was at the very bottom of the social pyramid? slaves
22. What were the pyramids built for? as tombs for the pharaohs
Part 2
12. What is Egyptian art well-known for? always having the characters standing
sideways
13. How many days did the Egyptian calendar have? 365, just like ours today
14. Who was the most famous Egyptian scientist? Imhotep
15. What profession was very respected in Ancient Egypt? doctors
16. What is the study of Ancient Egypt known as? Egyptology
17. What important discovery made deciphering hieroglyphics possible? The Rosetta
Stone
18. How old was Tutankhamen when he died? 18 years old
19. Who discovered Tutankhamen’s tomb? Howard Carter
20. What caused the Egyptian Empire to fall? the power of pharaohs decreased and
foreign invasions
21. Who was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt? Cleopatra
22. Which empire took control of Egypt after Cleopatra’s rule? Roman