Ancient Egypt: Kingdoms of the Nile

This river runs through Ancient Egypt.

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Huh?? River??  You're kidding, right?

This ancient capital was in Lower Egypt.

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Greeneville

• Did you say city??? Uhmmm.....

This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea.

• The Delta

• The Smelta

• The Red Sea

• The Euphrates

This is a strong, rapid of water found in the river

• river
• waterfall
• cataract
• flood

What is Ancient Egypt surrounded by?

• deserts

• desserts (yum!)

• rivers

• oceans

What is one small area in the desert that water and or a few palm trees might be found

• mirage
• desert
• oasis
• cataract

What did the Egyptians consider the Nile River to be?

• The Gift of the Nile
• The Land with One river
• The Land Between Two Rivers
• The Fertile Crescent

A group of rulers from the same family

• Giza

• Pyramid

• Dynasty

• Pharoah

Which leader united Lower and Upper Egypt?

• King Menes or Narmar

• Ramses

• Sargon the Great

• Bob the builder

Why was the Nile river so important to Egypt?

• They can cool down in the water when it got hot.

• They used it to bathe in.

• They used the river water for drinking water.

• The river developed fertile soil that would help with crops and farming. This later helped with trade.