Ancient Egypt

Why did civilizations appear along the Nile River?

• it provided a steady supply of water, food, and shelter.

• it flooded and cleared their crops each year.

• there was a steady supply of dangerous animals.

• it protected the people from its enemies.

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Match the following from lowest status (1) to highest status (4).

• nobles

• 2

• peasants

• 4

• pharaohs

• 3

• merchants

• 1

How many cataracts where there in the Nile?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Draw a pyramid.

Ancient Egyptians used a system of picture writing called (a)  

• hieroglyphics
• cuneiform
• an alphabet

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

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The discovery of the (a)   provided the key to Egyptian writing, as its text was inscribed in both hieroglyphics and in Greek.

• Rosetta Stone
• heiroglyphics
• cataracts
• alphabet

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The Nile flows from (a)   to ​ (b)  

• North
• South
• East
• West

Who was the king that united Lower and Upper Egypt?

• Hammurabi

• Thutmose III

• Menes

• Hatshepsut

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To preserve their bodies in the afterlife, pharaoh's were ...

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods. This is called...

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