The Nile Valley 2-1 Review

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

True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.

• True
• False

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

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

• It had fertile land for crops.
• It made trade and travel easier.
• It was grassy for grazing sheep.
• It gave protection from invaders.

The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.

• widest
• shortest
• fastest
• longest

How did the Egyptians feel about Nile River flooding?

• They were sad because the flood caused great problems
• They were happy because the flood caused crops to grow

an ancient writing paper

• perfume
• papyrus
• hieroglyphics
• stone

Steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river.

• Papyrus

• Delta

• Cataracts

• Pyramid

A plant of the Nile Valley used to make a form of paper.

• Cataracts

• Tribute

• Mummy

• Papyrus