Social Studies Unit 3

Match the following word to their definitions.

• to join together

• delta

• a mixture of soil and small rocks

• unify

• a plant that was used to make paper

• papayrus

• a waterfall

• silt

• triangular area at the mouth of a river

• cataract

Match the following words to their definitions.

• a preserved body

• independent

• a god-king

• hieroglyphics

• the way people used and manage resources

• mummy

• free

• economy

• form of writing made of pictures&symbols

• pharaoh

Place these in order from top of the social pyramid to the bottom.

• king

• merchants/scribes/craftsmen

• slaves

• nobles/priests

• farmers/unskilled workers

The (a)   was the longest river in the world and provided water to people and crops.

• Nile River
• Mississippi River
• Euphrates River
• Tigris River

Calendars were created to __________.

• keep track of birthdays

• tell how old the mummies are

• track the number of days between flooding cycles

• tell when to find the next pharaoh

The Egyptian economy became more prosperous through _________.

• making mummies

• trade

• selling pyramids

The ________ would flood which may cause loss of life, as well as, destroying homes and crops.

The mummification process took ​ (a)   days.

• 70
• 2
• 300
• 2 million

The Egyptians were _______.

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

(a)   was a priest during the 3rd dynasty and began to keep written records.

• Manetho
• Hatshepsut
• Rosetta