Ancient Egypt Geography/Vocab.

What is papyrus?

• remains of ancient buildings
• paper made out of reed plants
• set of symbols used to read and write
• object from an ancient civilization

What material did the Ancient Egyptians write on?

• Paper
• Clay tablets
• Plan books
• Papyrus

What is the triangular green location on the map?

• Nile river
• Nile delta
• Mediterranean Sea 
• Nile valley

The Nile flooded:

• At the same time every year.
• Unexpectedly
• Never
• All the time

Upper Egypt is called "upper" because:

• It is where the Nile ends.
• It is where the pharaohs and priests live.
• It is near the gods.
• It is at a higher elevation.

The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:

• Cataracts
• The Valley of Kings
• The Desert
• The Nile River

Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:

• Embalming
• Pyramids
• Making Papyrus
• Growing Crops

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

• South
• East
• West
• North

Which of the following did the Egyptians create based off the the Nile River's seasons?

• A daily worship
• Calendar
• Egyptian Gods
• pyramids

Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river that are created with large boulders

• papyrus
• stream
• cataracts
• dynasty