Holt / Chapter 11 / Egypt

What is the longest river in the world?

• Amazon River
• Mississippi River
• Nile River
• Ganges River

How long is the Nile River?

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?

• Cleopatra
• Tutankhamun
• Menes

• Ramesses II

Name two grains of Egypt.

Into what sea does the Nile flow?

• Arctic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

How tall is the pyramid of Khufu?

• 50 meters (164 feet)
• 200 meters (656 feet)
• 75 meters (246 feet)
• 138.8 meters (455 feet)

What are the two regions of ancient Egypt?

Herodotus called Egypt....

• the gift of the Nile
• the cradle of civilization
• the kingdom of the pharaohs
• the land of the sun god Ra

A cataract is also known as....

• Blurry vision of the retina
• rapids

• Clouding of the lens
• Haze of the iris

What shape is a delta?

• Pentagon
• Circle
• Triangle
• Square