Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies
Ancient Egypt timeline: write the dates · Grade 5
Write the date of each of 6 events about ancient Egypt on a timeline using a date bank. Practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline.
- Grade 5 · ages 10 to 11
- Medium
- 10 to 15 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The events
Directions: Write the date of each event on its line. Use the dates in the box.
- Dates
- about 1323 BCE 1799 about 2560 BCE ____ about 3100 BCE 1922
- oldest newest
- Upper and Lower Egypt are joined into one kingdom under one king.
- The Great Pyramid at Giza is finished for King Khufu.
- The young pharaoh Tutankhamun is buried in the Valley of the
- Kings.
- French soldiers find the Rosetta Stone near the Nile delta.
- Jean-François Champollion announces that he can read hieroglyphs.
- Howard Carter finds Tutankhamun's tomb, full of treasures.
What your child practices
Your child practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 5, ages 10 to 11
- Time
- About 10 to 15 minutes
- Subject
- History, Civics & Social Studies
- Level
- Medium for Grade 5
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 5, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.
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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 5
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