Chapter 5 Lesson 1 The Nile River

A line of rulers from one family.

• Cataract

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea.

• Delta

• Cataract

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

A reed plant used to make paper.

• Papyrus

• Delta

• Cataract

• Dynasty

The Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols representing objects and ideas.

• Hieroglyphics

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

• Delta

Dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water

• Cataract

• Delta

• Papyrus

• Dynasty

Which is a reason the Nile has been called "the lifeblood of Egypt"?

• it borders two of the largest deserts in the world.

• it has dangerous cataracts.

• it is the longest river in the world.

• its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.

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.

Who was the first king to unite and rule over all of Egypt?

• Ramses

• Gomer

• Narmer

• Moses

Farmers created new tools to make their work easier, including a device which utilized a bucket and a pole to life water from the Nile and empty it into its basins called a __________________.

• irrigation balance

• bucket and pole

• shadoof

• Egyptian irrigation tower

Flooding along the Nile was common. The Nile floods were, however, __________________________

• less predictable and more destructive than those of the Tigris and the Euphrates.

• more predictable and less destructive than those of the Tigris and Euphrates.

• always destructive

• expected to occur over ten years.