Ancient River Valley Civilizations

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Nile
• Tiber

Which way did the Nile flow?

• North to South
• South to North
• East to West
• West to East

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worship
• storehouses for reserves of grain
• homes for the pharaohs' servants
• tombs for pharaohs when they died

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?

• They became successful farmers
• They created hieroglyphics
• They grew papyrus
• They irrigated during the dry season

Why did the Egyptians want The Nile to flood every year?

• So they could build more canals.
• To ensure that crops would get water and fertile soil.
• To create a way to float their temple stones on barges.
• So they could sail to trading cities.

 What were monuments and tombs to Egypt's pharaohs? 

• B) Canals
• D) Hatshepsut
• E) Hieroglyphics
• H) Pyramids

Egyptian farmers used these to direct water from the river to their fields.

• D) Hatshepsut
• B) Canals
• H) Pyramids
• J) Scribes

What is the term for fine soil found on a river's bottom?

• delta
• dynasty
• regent
• silt