Section #3 - Ancient Egypt

This river runs through Ancient Egypt's center

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Huh?? River??  You're kidding, right?

This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea

• The Delta
• The Smelta
• The Red Sea
• The Euphrates

What is the other name of Kush or the area south of Egypt?

• Cheops

• Narmer

• Nubia

• Duh.... Greenevillle!!

What desert is located to the west of the Nile River?

• Sahara Desert
• Nubian Desrt
• Syrian Desert
• Mojave Desert

Why did the ancient Egyptians build the structures depicted in picture above?

• as monuments to the glory of Egypt
• as temples to their gods
• as meeting places for the leaders
• as burial sites for the pharaohs

The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into what body of water?

• Persian Gulf
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
• Tigris River

What was the religion of the Nile River Valley based upon?

• gods were based on monotheism
• gods were based on pharaohs
• gods were based on ka
• gods were based on nature

What was the Egyptian writing system that used a combination of pictures and symbols?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• alphabet
• demotics

A reed plant used to make paper.

• Hieroglyphics

• Cataract

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?

• They became successful farmers.

• They created hieroglyphics.

• They grew papyrus.

• They irrigated during the dry season.