Nile River Valley

Question 1

This was used to lift water out of the Nile.

Accepted Answer

shadoof

Question 2

Where would you find Upper Egypt?

Accepted Answer

in the southern part of ancient Egypt

Question 3

Why did the Egyptians need an organized government?

Accepted Answer

to settle land disputes, to build storage houses for grain, farming advanced and trade increased

Question 4

How did the Egyptians use papyrus?

Accepted Answer

to make paper, to weave into rope, to make sandals, to make rafts

Question 5

What is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing system?

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 6

Which statement does not support the idea that Egypt was the "Gift of the Nile"?

Accepted Answer

The Nile's flood waters destroyed homes and lives.

Question 7

What is the name of the longest river in the world?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 8

Where does the Nile originate?

Accepted Answer

Snow capped Mountains of East Africa

Question 9

Which of the following accurately describes the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

They were polytheistic.

Question 10

Which physical features helped to protect Egypt from invasions?

Accepted Answer

desert, delta's marshland, cataracts

Question 11

Approximately how wide is the Nile delta?

Accepted Answer

400 miles

Question 12

Approximately how long is the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

4,000 miles

Question 13

Who was responsible for recording information during the time of ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

scribe

Question 14

The Egyptians dug canals in their fields to water the crops. This was called...

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 15

What did the Egyptians use to measure the height of the Nile?

Accepted Answer

Nileometer

Question 16

Where is Egypt located?

Accepted Answer

Northeastern Africa

Question 17

What were the two main crops grown in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Wheat and Barley

Question 18

What is a cataract?

Accepted Answer

waterfalls or rapids

Question 19

What do you called the tiny bits of rock and soil that are left behind when the river floods?

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 20

In which direction does the Nile River flow?

Accepted Answer

From south to north

Question 21

Who was responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Menes, Narmer

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