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Ancient Egypt - The Nile Valley
Ancient Egypt - The Nile Valley
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Review of the #Nile River and #Egypt's #geography.
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1
Upper Egypt is in the _____________ part of ancient Egypt
western
eastern
southern
northern
2
The Egyptians sang a "hymn to the Nile" because...
The Nile River is what kept them alive and prospering.
All of the above.
A civilization may not exist there without the Nile River
They thought of the Nile River as sacred and as a god.
3
Which group is the largest on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
farmers
pharaohs
priests
merchants
4
What is the Egyptian writing called?
hieroglyphics
demotic script
alphabet
cuneiform
5
Which of the following is NOT true of the Nile Delta?
It's a natural barrier because boats can't dock there easily
It empties into the Red Sea
It is marshy land
It has a lot of fertile land
6
The Nile River flows south.
False
True
7
The floods in Egypt were...
all of the above
gentle
predictable
dependable
8
What did King Narmer do?
He build the pyramids
He united both Upper and Lower Egypt
He conquered Mesopotamia
He created the world's largest empire
9
What is a dynasty?
A king of Egypt
A line of rulers from the same family
Marshy area of land near the mouth of a river
a board game of ancient Egypt
10
What are cataracts?
ice dams
wild rapids
wild rain storms
Sand dunes
11
Women in Egypt had more rights than in most other civilizations.
True
False
12
All of the following are considered gifts of the Nile EXCEPT which one?
fish & waterbirds
Mud
shadoof
fresh drinking water
13
What was NOT something they made out of papyrus?
Paper
baskets
sandals
weapons
14
Lower Egypt is near the _____________
Nile riverbanks
Red Sea
Nile delta
Nile cataracts
15
What is papyrus?
A plant that grows wild along the Nile
A way of making pottery
A farming technique
A food caught in the Nile River
16
What is this a picture of?
The Narmer Crest
The Double Crown
The Second Crown
The Royal Crown
17
Which of the following is NOT true about the geography of Egypt?
the world's longest river runs through it
It is very hot and dry
It is in northeast Asia
It has a lot of barren land
18
Which of the following is NOT considered a natural barrier of Egypt?
cataracts
desert
avalanches
Nile Delta
19
What is the mouth of the river called?
dynasty
none of the above
cataract
delta
20
People are divided into social classes based on their....
none of the above
skills and family name
wealth and power
wealth and intelligence
