Chapter 8 Lesson 1

A Reed Plant used to make paper

• Cataract

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

Dangerous, rocky, fast moving water

• Cataract

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea

• Cataract

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

a line of rulers from one family

• Cataract

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

he Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols representing objects and ideas

• Cataract

• Delta

• hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

Which is a reason the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?

• It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.

• It has dangerous cataracts.

• It is the longest river in the world.

• It provides water for drinking, bathing, and growing crops.

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?

• They became successful farmers.

• They created hieroglyphics.

• They grew papyrus.

• They irrigated during the dry season.

What was the effect of increased farming and trade?

• A complex writing system was created.

• An organized government developed.

• Geometry was developed.

• The deserts became populated.

Savannahs are fertile marshlands

• False

• True

Narmer united both Upper and Lower Egypt

• True

• False