Nile Valley Review Question Preview (ID: 21142)


This Is A Review Of The Nile River Valley Based On Glencoe's Journey Across Time Textbook. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is the term used for the Egyptian writing system?
a) cunieform
b) ideographs
c) hieroglyphics
d) pictographs

What type of government did Egypt have after 3100 BC?
a) democracy
b) republic
c) empire
d) dynasty

What are cataracts?
a) wild rapids along a river
b) where the river meets the sea
c) Egyptian writing system
d) line of rulers from one family

What are two things that Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common?
a) geography and artisans
b) governement and economy
c) economy and artisans
d) government and geography

What is the definition of a dynasty?
a) wild rapids
b) where the river meets the sea
c) Egyptian writing system
d) line of rulers from one family

What direction does the Nile River flow?
a) north
b) south
c) east
d) west

What is the term used for an Egyptian king?
a) cataract
b) pharaoh
c) dynasty
d) ensi

What is a delta?
a) wild rapids
b) where the river meets the sea
c) Egyptian writing system
d) line of rulers from one family

Approximately how many miles long is the Nile River?
a) 2000
b) 3000
c) 4000
d) 5000

What did the yearly Nile flood do for the ancient Egyptians?
a) Red Nile and White Nile
b) Blue Nile and White Nile
c) Red Nile and Blue Nile
d) Purple Nile and Green Nile

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