Egypt 1

What is a delta

• one trading path
• The title of a ruler
• a triangle shaped area of fertile land
• None of the above

The captial city of Egypt

• Cairo
• New York
  
• ROME
• Athens

where is eygpt ?

• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• AUSTRALIA

Nile river in Eygpt

• True
• FALSE

RED SEA IS BESIDE EYGPT

• FALSE
• TRUE

Papyrus was made from

• wheat stalks.
• wood chips.
• cotton cloth.
• reeds.

Which of the following helped scholars learn the meaning of hieroglyphs?

• the Rosetta Stone
• paintings on the walls of tombs and temples
• a papyrus scroll buried in a pyramid
• King Ptolemy

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

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

• It isolated the settlements.
• It left silt that improved the soil.
• It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
• It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.