The Nile River Valley/Ancient Egyptian Civilization

What river gave rise to Egyptian civilization?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Indus

• Nile

The belief in many gods is called ____________.

• polytheism

• monotheism

• animism

• atheism

The human kings of Egypt were called _____________.

• dynasties

• pharaohs

• hieroglyphs

• pyramids

Another word for god/goddess is _____________.

• pyramid

• mummy

• deity

• myth

The longest River in the world is ______________.

• the Euphrates

• the Nile

• the Amazon

A body of a pharaoh that has been preserved and buried in a tomb is called a ____________.

• pyramid

• mummy

• deity

• zombie

An area of dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water is called a ____________.

• rip tide

• cataract

• current

• waterfall

A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where a river meets the sea is called a _______________.

• delta

• papyrus

• hieroglyph

Upper Egypt is located in the ____________.

• north

• delta

• south

What is papyrus?

• remains of ancient buildings

• paper made out of reed plants

• set of symbols used to read and write