Ch 3 Lesson 1 Review

The Nile is called the "lifeblood of Egypt" because...

• it borders a desert

• it has cataracts

• it is the longest river in the world

• it provides essential water

Papyrus is a plant used to make paper.

• True

• False

Dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water is...

• cataracts

• papyrus

• scribes

• hieroglyphics

How did the Egyptians use the Nile’s yearly flooding?

• created hieroglyphics.

• irrigated during the dry season.

• became successful farmers.

What was the effect of increased farming and trade?

• A writing system was made

• government developed.

• Geometry was developed.

Why was the Nile River so important to farmers?

• Annual flooding left fertile soil

• mud from the river was used to make bricks

• papyrus was collected to make paper

A line of rulers from one family is called a democracy.

• True

• False

A marshland formed near where the Nile meets the Med. Sea is called a ___.

• cataract

• marsh

• shadoof

• delta

What are hieroglyphics?

• a writing system

• an alphabet

• scribes

• government

People could specialize in different trades because....

• Egyptian population declined.

• Fewer homes were built on the Nile

• people were interested in moving to Egypt.

• of the ability to grow surplus crops