Worksheets1. Egyptian River Valley Civilization
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
From north to south
From west to east
From east to west
From south to north
A civilization includes people with a (select all that apply)
religion
government
settled population
written language
stable food supply
The belief in many gods is called ____________.
polytheism
monotheism
animism
atheism
Where did the first civilizations occur?
River valleys
Deserts
Coastlines
Lakes
Which of the following did the Egyptians create based on the the levels of the Nile River?
Daily worship
A calendar
Egyptian gods
Tombs
Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?
So no other human would ever use them
To keep thieves from stealing them
To prevent his servants from stealing them
So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
The human kings of Egypt were called _____________.
dynasties
pharaohs
hieroglyphs
pyramids
Another word for god/goddess is _____________.
pyramid
mummy
deity
myth
The longest River in the world is ______________.
the Euphrates
the Nile
the Indus
the Amazon
The earliest Egyptian form of writing was made up of hundreds of pictures called _________________.
cuneiform
papyrus
scripts
hieroglyphs
A body of a pharaoh that has been preserved and buried in a tomb is called a ____________.
pyramid
mummy
deity
zombie
A government led by a political ruler and a religious ruler who are the same person is called a(n) _________________.
democracy
aristocracy
theocracy
oligarchy
monarchy
An area of dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water is called a ____________.
rip tide
cataract
current
waterfall
A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where a river meets the sea is called a _______________.
tributary
papyrus
hieroglyph
delta
The natural geographic features that surrounded Ancient Egypt offered ____________ for the Egyptian people.
transportation
food
protection
resources
Upper Egypt is located in the ____________.
north
river
delta
south
