The Nile
Geography
Food
Mummies
Vocabulary
100
Name three dangerous animals that are found near the Nile.
Crocodile, snake, hippo
100
Egypt is on which continent?
Africa
100
What was the food the Egyptians ate everyday?
beer, bread and onion
100
Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
To make them last a long time
100
What was the King of Egypt called?
pharaoh
200
What did the boats transport on the Nile?
People, fish, statues, stones, mummies
200
Which three continents come together near Egypt?
Africa, Asia, Europe
200
Name two vegetables the Egyptians ate.
Cucumber, cabbage, leeks, onions
200
Which organ was left in the body?
heart
200
What are hieroglyphs?
picture words
300
How did Egyptians use the Nile?
bathing, fishing, drinking, cooking, transporting
300
Name the two seas that border Egypt.
Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea
300
What are loaves? What is the singular form?
bread, loaf
300
Why were the organs saved in jars?
The body would need them in the Afterlife.
300
Who had to work building the pyramids without getting paid?
slaves
400
What made the land good for farming?
silt
400
Egypt is made up of what type of land? What did the Egyptians call it?
Desert, The Red Land
400
Name two fruits that Egyptians ate.
figs, grapes, persea
400
What was used to fill the brain?
sawdust
400
What fluids had to be removed from a dead body?
water, blood
500
How did the Egyptians bring water to their crops?
They dug canals.
500
Why is the valley near the Nile called the Black Land?
Silt is black.
500
Name two crops that were grown for bread.
Barley, wheat
500
What is the box called that bodies were buried in?
coffin
500
Spell the word that means "picture words"
h-i-e-r-o-g-l-y-p-h-s
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