Geography
The longest river in the world
the Nile
At night, Egyptians often slept here because it was cooler.
The roof
Egyptians made paper out of this
papyrus
When someone discovers they are good at brewing beer or making jewelry, and they decide to do only that, this is called --
specialization
The Egyptians leaders were called
pharaohs
The largest hot desert in the world
the Sahara
What group of people in Ancient Egypt wore no clothes?
the children
Egyptians used the Nile's annual floods to come up with this, which we still use today
365 day calendar
Water, plants, and soil are all examples of what kind of resource?
natural resource
These were built to hold the pharaoh's mummy
the Pyramids
Egyptians traded with Rome by sailing across this sea
the Mediterranean
What natural resource made the Egyptians decide where to build towns?
fresh water/ the Nile
Egyptians came up with a way to tell time called a
water clock
Ancient Egyptians did not use money. Instead, they did what to get what they wanted or needed?
trade/barter
Egyptians believed in what after death?
an afterlife
Because it is close to the equator, Egypt's climate is --
hot and dry
What kind of shoes did Ancient Egyptians wear?
sandals
the Egyptians written language was called
hieroglyphics
A farmer has a shed with a plow, a hoe, and a scythe (sharp cutting tool). What kind of resources are these?
capital resources
This was a good source of food and was also used for transportation. What is it?
the Nile
Leaving Egypt, if you cross the Sahara desert and keep going west, what mountain chain will you find?
the Atlas mountains
There was limited land beside the Nile, but Ancient Egyptians developed a system to help them plant crops much further away from the Nile than just the river bank. What was this system called?
irrigation
Egyptians used this to help irrigate their fields
the Shaduf
A farmer has 100 pounds of grain that he wants to trade for jewelry for his wife's birthday. He finds a necklace and earrings that he likes, but they each cost 100 pounds of grain. He picks the necklace. What do we call this?
The economic choice
Papyrus plants were used for paper and what else?
clothes and shoes