Quiz on Ancient Egypt Lesson 1

What is a shadoof?

• a line of rulers from one family

• a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols

• a bucket attached to a long pole, used to move water for irrigation

What does "cataracts" refer to?

• a reed plant that grows along the Nile River

• dangerous, fast moving water

• a line of rulers from one family

What does "hieroglyphics" refer to?

• dangerous, fast-moving waters

• a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols

• a line of rulers from one family

What is a delta?

• a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols

• dangerous, fast moving waters

• fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea

Cataracts are dangerous, fast moving __________.

A delta is a fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the _____.

• sea

• b

• lake

A shadoof is a bucket attached to a long pole, used to move water for _______________.

• transporting goods

• cleaning

• fishing

• irrigation

Papyrus is a reed plant that grows along the Nile River (used to make baskets and ____________).

• clay

• metal

• paper

Hieroglyphics is a ____________ system made up of picture and sound symbols.

• writing

• w

• working

• communication

A dynasty is a line of rulers from one _____________.

• village

• city-state

• family

• farm