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The Nile Valley

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The world's longest river.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Nile

c)

Yangtze

d)

Amazon

2.

Wild rapids found in the Nile River

a)

papyrus

b)

deltas

c)

cataracts

d)

dynasty

3.

The Nile is made up of which two rivers?

a)

Blue Nile & the White Nile

b)

Blue Nile and the Green Nile

c)

White Nile and the Green Nile

d)

Green Nile and the Black Nile

4.

Which desert protects Egypt from the west?

a)

Sonoran Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Mojave Desert

5.

a reed plant that grew along the Nile, used in paper-making

a)

cataracts

b)

papyrus

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

deity

6.

Early Egyptian writing using picture symbols and sound symbols

a)

cataracts

b)

cuneiform

c)

papyrus

d)

hieroglyphics

7.

an area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river

a)

cataract

b)

delta

c)

deity

d)

papyrus

8.

a line of rulers from the same family

a)

dynasty

b)

monarchy

c)

democracy

d)

empire

9.

an Egyptian king

a)

deity

b)

pharaoh

c)

tribute

d)

incense

10.

gods and goddesses

a)

deity

b)

pharaoh

c)

dynasty

d)

papyrus

11.

process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death

a)

embalming

b)

deity

c)

pharaoh

d)

tribute

12.

a wrapped body

a)

embalming

b)

mummy

c)

pyramid

d)

deity

13.

huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a tomb

a)

tipi

b)

ziggurat

c)

pyramid

d)

temple

14.

a collection of spells and prayers that Egyptians studied to obtain life after death

a)

Bible

b)

Book of the Dead

c)

Torah

d)

Book of Osiris

15.

payment made by one group or nations to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection

a)

tariff

b)

tax

c)

security deposit

d)

tribute

16.

a material burned for its pleasant smell

a)

incense

b)

cataract

c)

tribute

d)

delta

17.

grassy plains

a)

delta

b)

savanna

c)

desert

d)

cataract