Fast and Curious: Egypt

The Nile River flows

• from south to north

• from north to south

• from east to west

• from west to east

This image, where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea, shows the Nile River ____.

This king of upper Egypt was the first to unite upper and lower Egypt

An Egyptian innovation used for irrigation

• papyrus

• shadoof

• hieroglyphics

• pharaoh

In what two ways are Egypt and Mesopotamia's geography the same?

• deserts as natural barriers and flooding

• predictable flooding and silt

• both around the Nile River and the Arabian Sea

• both surrounded by mountains and not near rivers

The Egyptian ruler who held total power and was looked at like a god

The Egyptians believed these gods, or _____, controlled natural forces as well as human activities.

• deities

• theocracy

• polytheistic

• pharaohs

During the mummification process, the Egyptians covered the body with a salt called ______ to protect it before wrapping it in linen (not toilet paper).

• natron

• sodium

• papyrus

• embalming

Pyramids were actually ____ that housed the remains of a pharaoh and many of their riches.

The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for

• Cleopatra

• Tut

• Hatshepsut

• Khufu