The Nile River

a reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts, and paper

• tree bark

• seaweed

• papyrus

wild rapids found on the Nile River

• rapids

• hieroglyphics

• delta

• cataract

the physical feature formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea. It looks like veins or tree roots!

• mountain

• delta

• Nile River

• cataract

______________ is an Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols.

• hieroglyphics

• cave writing

• cataract

• delta

The Nile River is about _______ miles long.

• 20,000

• 4,000

• 400

• 430

The Nile River is the longest river in the world.

• True
• False

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring floods?

• They developed geometry.

• They could now live in the desert.

• They became successful farmers.

• They could grow papyrus.

The Egyptians were unable to drink water from the Nile River.

• True
• False

What are three reasons the Nile River was important to ancient Egyptians?

• Rich farming soil

• Fish to eat

• Water for drinking and bathing

• Wet sand to help build the pyramids

The Nile River's flooding could be described as

• unpredictable

• destructive

• predictable

• rare