WORLD HISTORY DATE NOVEMBER 2, 2020.

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Please use your notebook to help you answer the following questions

Put T or F at the end of each of these statements.

1. The earliest Egyptians moved into the Nile Valley from less fertile areas. ( )

2. The Nile is the longest river in the world. About 4, 000 miles long. ( )

3. The Nile was seen as a god because it gave them everything that they wanted to survive. ( )

4. The Sahara is the second largest desert in the world which lies west of the Nile River. ( )

5.The Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea. ( )

6. Floods along the Nile were predictable and were not devastating. ( )

7. Farmers used the soil left behind by the floods to grow wheat, , and flax seeds.( )

8. Farmers used irrigation to water their crops, and dug channels to water their fields.( )

9. Papyrus, a reed plant that was grown along the Red Sea, was used to make baskets, sandals, and river rafts, and was later used to make paper.( )

10. Egyptians traded with each other and with others in Mesopotamia. ( )

USE THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO FINISH EACH STATEMENT

Upper Egypt pharaoh cataract delta mummy pyramid

dynasty scribe Hatshepsut Re polytheism

11. The Egyptians' major god was

12. A is a line of rulers from the same family.

13. A is a professional writer who recorded official information.

14. was a female pharaoh who ruled in ancient Egypt.

15. The Egyptians practiced because the worship many gods.

16. are huge boulders in the bed of the Nile River which create churning rapids and large waterfalls.

17. The Egyptians invented huge in which to bury their dead pharaohs..

18. was located in the south of Egypt.

19.A king was another title used to describe a .

20. The is a fertile area of land found at the mouth of a river

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO COMPLETE EACH STATEMENT

21. Which group of people made up the lowest strata of the Egyptian social class?

a. Artisan and merchants

b. farmers and soldiers

c. slaves and unskilled laborers

22. Which choice best describes the Egyptian Book of the Dead?

a. A collection of hymns sing at burials

b. A guide book to the journey into the afterlife

c. A story recounting a popular epic adventure

23. What is a mummy?

a. A god

b. An embalmed body of a dead person

c. A plant

24. Pharaohs lived in palaces called

a. Great Houses

b. New Houses

C. Creative Houses

25. Write a short paragraph on why the Egyptians considered the Nile to be a god.