Vocabulary
The act of giving or doing something is called _____.
a. diversity
b.a contribution
c. adapting
b. a contribution
What is the name of the major river that runs through Ancient Egypt?
Nile River
Pyramids were built to _____.
a. as tombs for kings and queens
b. to punish slaves
c. as a payment to the gods
a. as tombs for kings and queens
Cause: the Nile River flooded once a year leaving fertile soil along its banks
What is the effect?
a. farmers invented an irrigation system
b. made baskets and pottery to store and trade goods
c. grew a large variety of plants for food and to trade
c. grew a large variety of plants for food and to trade
What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper?
Papyrus
What continent is Ancient Egypt located on?
Africa
How did the Nile River help develop the calendar?
a. ancient Egyptians floated sundials down the river?
b. ancient Egyptians measured a day by the speed of the Nile River waters
c. ancient Egyptians measured a year by the rise and flood of the Nile
c. ancient Egyptians measured a year by the rise and flood of the Nile
Cause: Ancient Egyptian farmers needed to move water inland to the dry land.
What is the effect?
a. farmers invented an irrigation system
b. made baskets and pottery to store and trade goods
c. grew a large variety of plants for food and to trade
a. farmers invented an irrigation system
What is the name of the written language Egyptians used?
Hieroglyphics
a. rain forest
b.mountains
c. desert
c. desert
Irrigation systems helped ancient Egyptians by ____.
a. build better pyramids
b. move water inland for farming
c. fish in the rivers and seas
b. move water inland for farming
Cause: The land around the Nile River produced bountiful harvests of food and resources.
What is the effect?
a. farmers invented an irrigation system
b. made baskets and pottery to store and trade goods
c. grew a large variety of plants for food and to trade
b. made baskets and pottery to store and trade goods
What does ancient mean?
a. from the present
b. from a long time ago
c. from the future
b. from a long time ago
Where did ancient Egyptians trade their goods?
a. in the Atlas Mountains
b. in West Africa
c. Along the Mediterranean Coast
c. along the Mediterranean Coast
What did ancient Egyptians use to tell time?
water clock, obelisk, 365 day calendar
What is one invention from Ancient Egypt that we still use today?
365 day calendar
What is architecture?
The design of buildings
What is the climate in Egypt?
a. cold- snowy
b. hot- sunny
c. rainy
b. hot- sunny
What are 3 reasons the Nile River was important to ancient Egyptians?
a. Rich farming soil
b. water for drinking and bathing
c. fish to eat
d. wet sand to help build pyramids
a, b, c Rich farming soil, water for drinking and bathing, fish to eat
Does the map of ancient Egypt look the same today as it looked when it ancient Egypt first began?
No