[PDF] History Term 3 - Revision - 2020 Grade 5 Teacher: FSDlamini

9708_5revision_historyterm3_2020.pdf History Term 3 - Revision - 2020 Grade 5

Teacher: F.S.Dlamini Moderator: A. Dewrajh

Topic: An Ancient African society Egypt.

Question1

Study the pictures below and explain why were they important to the ancient

Egyptians.

1.1 1.2 1.3

1.4 1.5 1.6

1.1____________________________________________________________________________________ (1)

1.2____________________________________________________________________________________ (1)

1.3____________________________________________________________________________________ (1)

1.4____________________________________________________________________________________ (1)

1.5____________________________________________________________________________________ (1)

1.6____________________________________________________________________________________ (1)

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Question 2

Use the words inside the box to complete the statements that follow. siltshaduf deltapharaoh Kharfa temples animals SaharaTutakhamun pharaohs

2.1The Sphinx guarded the tomb of ________________________.

2.2 Ancient Egyptians used ________________________ for farming.

2.3 The _____________________ was used to collect water from the Nile River.

2.4 The Nile River runs through the__________________ desert.

2.5 The mouth of the Nile River is called a _____________________.

2.6 Poor people were not allowed inside the___________________.

2.7 ______________________ ruled Egypt.

2.8 The youngest pharaoh was called ________________________.

2.9 The black soil along the Nile River was called ________________.

2.10 Women could also become __________________.

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Question 3

3.1 Write a short paragraph of five sentencesabout the pharaohs.

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3.2 Write a paragraph of four sentences and explain the importance of the

shaduf. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ (4)

(9)

Question 4

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

4.1 Write any two beliefs of the ancient Egyptians the you remember.

________________________________________________________________________ (1) ________________________________________________________________________ (1)

4.2 Where were the pharaohs buried after the tombs were robbed?

________________________________________________________________________ (1)

4.3 Why were the Egyptians happy when the Nile River flooded?

________________________________________________________________________ (1)

4.4 Explain any two things that the scribes wrote.

________________________________________________________________________ (2) ________________________________________________________________________ (5) History Term 3 ² Revision - 2020 Grade 5 Topic: An Ancient African society: Egypt ² Answers

Question 1

1.1 This is a pyramid where the pharaohs were buried.

1.2 This is a shaduf which was used to irrigation.

1.3 This is an ancient Egyptian picture writing called Hieroglyphics.

1.4 7OLV LV M PMVN ROLŃO RMV PMGH ŃRYHU 7XPMQNOMPXQ·V IMŃH MIPHU OLV GHMPOB

1.5 This is a pharaoh who ruled Egypt.

1.6 This is a mummified dead body of a pharaoh.

Question 2

2.1 Kharfa 2.6 Temples

2.2 Animals 2.7 Pharaoh

2.3 Shaduf 2.8 Tutankhamun

2.4 Sahara 2.9 Silt

2.5 Delta 2.10 Pharaohs

Question 3

3.1The pharaohs were the rulers of Egypt. They had the power and were the

wealthiest. The had performed ceremonies on the banks of the Nile River. They communicated with the river god Hapi. They showed their power by building the pyramids so that they will always be remembered. They believed they could speak to the gods.

3.2 Ancient Egyptians invented a shaduf which was used for irrigation in the

fields. It was a way of lifting water out of the cannel and pouring it into a smaller irrigation channel. TOH ŃOMQQHOV RHUH NXLOP MŃURVV POH IMUPHU·V ILHOGVB

The water was lifted with a bucket.

Question 4

4.1 They believed in life after death.

They believed that pharaohs were half god and half human. They believed that people needed their belongings in the afterlife. They believed that the pharaohs made the Nile River flood.

4.2 The pharaohs were buried at the Valley of the kings.

4.3 The Egyptians were happy because after the floods left the fertile soil

Which was good for farming.

4.4 The scribes wrote about taxes and business.

They also wrote and kept records of important Important information. ___________________________________________________________________________