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Desert vs. Savanna
The Nile
Mummies
Pharaohs
100

A ____________ is dry, sandy, and contains very little water.

Desert

100

The Nile is:

A. Freshwater

B. Salt water

A.

100

A mummy is:

A. Living 

B. Dead

B. 

100

What was a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt?

Ruler/King/Queen

200

It is easier to find food in a:

A. Desert

B. Savanna

B. Savanna

200

The ancient Egyptians relied on the Nile doing WHAT every year (this allowed them to plant crops)?

Flooding

200

True/False: Every person who passed away in ancient Egypt was mummified.

False; only Pharaohs & other high-ranking individuals

200

The ancient Egyptians believed that this was the way Pharaohs were chosen to rule

Chosen by the gods

300

This caused Egypt to slowly transform from a lush savanna into a dry desert.

Climate change (it happened naturally)

300

Name a way the ancient Egyptians used the Nile BESIDES planting/growing crops

Answers will vary. Drinking water, transportation, bathing/cleaning, etc.
300

What was the purpose of salt in the mummification process?

To dry the body before wrapping it.

300

Explain why the Pharaoh was often blamed when nature did not cooperate (like the Nile failing to flood)

Pharaohs were seen as the direct link to the gods. If something went wrong, it meant that the gods were angry, which must mean the pharaoh did something to upset them.
400

Using the word "crocodiles," explain how we KNOW that Egypt used to be a lush savanna before it became a desert.

Answers will vary - should include something about crocodile fossils being found all over, showing they were using freshwater to travel around

400

The Nile empties into the _______________ Sea.


*1/2 points if you need to look at the map!

Mediterranean

400

Explain the cultural reason why the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead leaders.

Answers will vary - should include something about respect/honor/preparing them for the afterlife

400

True/False: There were no female pharaohs



False


500

In a savanna, people could ________ for their food; in a desert, they had to _______ their food once they found a water source.

Hunt; Grow/Farm/Plant

500

The Nile flows:

A. East-West

B. South-North

B.

500

What is the official name of the "coffin" into which mummies were placed for their final rest?

Sarcophagus

500

What was the purpose of the pyramids, in terms of the pharaoh?

The pyramids were the pharaoh's tomb. When he/she died, they were mummified and buried inside the pyramid.