Egypt

The area near the mouth of the Nile is the…

• Delta

• Mediterranean Sea

• Lower Egypt

• Cataracts

Why is the southern part of the Nile called the Upper Nile?

• the river begins in the south and ends near the equator

• the river begins in lower Egypt and ends in upper Egypt

• the river begins near the cataracts and ends near the delta

• the river begins near the mouth and ends in the Mediterranean sea

Copper...

• was one of Egypt's many natural resources

• was imported from Mesopotamia

• was used for tools and weapons

• was only found in the Sahara Desert

Gold...

• was a natural resource Egypt has so much surplus of

• was imported from the Phoneticians

• was used for jewelry, death masks, jars, and thread

• was found in the Eastern Desert

Some of Egypt's natural resources were...

• Turquoise

• Limestone

• Gold

• Flax

The plant used to make linen clothing...

• Flax

• Papyrus

• Reed

• Cotton

What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called and had how many symbols did it have?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• 6,000

• 600

Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead through a process called…

• Embalming

• Mummification

• Taxidermy

• cryogenics

A body that has been dried to prevent decay is known as a(n)...

• Mummy

• Dynasty

• Cataract

• Pharaoh

A line of rulers from the same family is known as a

• Dynasty

• Mummification

• Lineage

• Hierarchy