Egypt and the Nile

Farming

100

Farmers in Egypt grew this crop, from which they made beer and bread.

Wheat, or Grain

200

Farmers in Egypt used these to move water from the river to fields far away

Irrigation, or Trenches

300

The number of seasons in the Egyptian growing year.

3

400

Egyptians used these animals in their fields

Oxen

500

The "Shaduf" or water crane was an example of a  ___________ used to move water short distances, or from wells.

Lever

Geography

100

Each year, the Nile ______

Floods

200

The number of countries that the Nile flows through

11

300

Which Lake does the Nile flow from?

Lake Victoria

400

The most farmable part of the Nile that splits into multiple branches before emptying into the Sea

The Nile Delta

500

Egypt borders this sea.

The Mediterranean

Myth

100

Set has this built for his brother to seal him in

Chest, Coffin, or Sarcophagus

200

Osiris was the first ___________ of Egypt

Pharaoh

300

Osiris' wife who searches Egypt for his body.

Isis

400

After he is put back together, Osiris becomes the king of the ____________, the Egyptian version of Heaven.

Afterlife.

500

This God has the head of a Jackal, and turns Osiris into the first Mummy.

Anubis

Hieroglyphs

100

Hieroglyphs were often carved into walls. True or False?

True

200

Hieroglyphs can represent entire words. True or False?

True

300

Hieroglyphs are often found in __________, or places of burial.

Tombs

400

This oval shaped box indicates the name of royalty

Cartouche

500

The bird-shaped hieroglyph represents this letter

A

Wildcard

100

Egyptians built enormous tombs called ______________ in the desert.

Pyramids

200

Egyptians built these structures to slow rivers.

Dams

300

2 dangerous animals that live in the Nile

Crocodiles and Hippopotamus

400

The country directly to the south of Egypt

Sudan

500

The god of the sun

Ra