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Worksheets5-1 Nile River
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?
Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming
It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
It has dangerous cataracts.
It is the longest river in the world.
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?
They became successful farmers.
They created hieroglyphics.
They grew papyrus.
They traded with Mesopotamia.
Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.?
a democracy
a dynasty
a constitutional monarchy
an independent city-state
What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
a complex writing system was developed
An organized government developed
Geometry was developed
the deserts became populated
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
Both had the same types of government and religious beliefs.
Both had natural defenses and floods.
Both had major rivers and dependable floods.
Food surpluses led to specialization and growing economies.
a reed plant used to make paper
papyrus
pharaoh
delta
cataract
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
papyrus
pharaoh
delta
cataract
a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea
papyrus
pharaoh
delta
cataract
a line of Egyptian rulers from one family
papyrus
pharaoh
dynasty
cataract
Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols representing objects and ideas
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
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delta
