Egypt Assessment

Upper Egypt has this name because of its

• location in the north

• higher elevation

• lower elevation

• location in the east

Inundation, Emergence and Harvest are the three seasons of ancient Egypt, these seasons all centered around what?

• The flooding of the Nile

• The Nile River

• Growing crops

• The sun

What is papyrus?

• remains of ancient buildings

• a plant that grows along the Nile used to make many items in ancient Egypt

• objects from an ancient civilization

• A paper like substance or sandals

The NIle River flows from the. . .

• East to West

• West to East

• South to North

• North to East

What is the end of a river called?

AND, What will you find at the end of the Nile River?

• Source AND the Red Sea

• Mouth AND the Persian Gulf

• Mouth AND the Nile Delta

• Source AND the Mediterranean Sea

Which body of water does NOT border Africa?

• Persian Gulf

•   Mediterranean Sea  

• Red Sea

Ancient Egyptians believed they needed what in the afterlife?

• A body, so they made mummies

• A house, so they built tombs

• Food, so they packed the tombs with pots of food

• They believed they needed all of these

What artifact helped modern people read hieroglyphics?

• Tomb Wall paintings

• Rosetta Stone

• Greek texts

• Papyrus Sheets

 Sub Sahara is primarily:

• Desert

• Jungle

• Mountains

• valleys

The Beginning of a river is called the

• Mouth

• Source

• Mountains