Ancient Egypt

Area around the Nile covered with rich silt

• cataract

• pharaoh

• Red Land

• Black Land

Dry, lifeless desert beyond the Nile

• Black Land

• Red Land

• Rosetta Stone

• sphinx

Rapids along the Nile River were called____________________?

• Cataracts

• White waters

• Waterfalls

• Riptides

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

• fresh drinking water

• floods destroyed homes and crops

• floods provided silt

• papyrus grew near the river

• a waterway for transportation

What innovation helped Egyptians know when to irrigate and when to prepare for floods?

• plow

• chariot

• calendar

• sail boat

What is a "Pharaoh"?

• the ruler of an ancient Egyptian kingdom

• the ruler

• a kingdom

• ancient

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What did Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile?

• The fish they were able to catch for food.
• The fresh water they could use for drinking.
• The breeze that help them travel upstream.
• The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.

True or False: River Nile is the longest river in the world.

• True

• False

A delta is

• A triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Nile River

• A rectangular shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Nile River

• A triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Tigris River

• A triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Euphrates River

The pharaoh is

• The title of the god-king/rulers of Sumer.

• The title of the god-king/rulers of Babylon.

• The title of the god-king/rulers of Egypt.

• The title of the god-king/rulers of Akkad.