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Facts About Egypt
Facts about Egypt
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English
6th Grade
11/12/2008

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Term
Egypt is located in northern_______.
Definition
AFRICA
Term
_______ is an Arab nation.
Definition
EGYPT
Term
The capital of Egypt is ________.
Definition
CAIRO
Term
Egyptian civilization dates back to over _______ years ago.
Definition
6,000
Term
The ancient Egyptians lived mostly along what major river?
Definition
The NILE River
Term
Because the Egyptians lived along the river, they were considered an __________ society.
Definition
Agricultural
Term
The Nile river is the _______ river in the world.
Definition
LONGEST
Term
How long is the Nile river?
2,000 miles 3,345 miles
4,145 miles 6,000 miles
Definition
4,145 miles
Term
Lake _________ is the source for the Nile river.
Definition
Lake Victoria
Term
Most rivers flow toward the _________, but the Nile flows opposite of that, or ________.
Definition
South and North
Term
The Nile empties out into the _________
sea.
Definition
Mediteranean
Term
Today, 99% of Egypt's people live along the Nile River, or near the _______ canal.
Definition
Suez
Term
What did the Egyptians call their king?
Definition
Pharaoh
Term
Most Egyptian kings were _____, but a few well know one's were ___________.
Definition
Men
Women
Term
Name one of the two famous women rulers.
Definition
Cleopatra and Nefertiti
Term
The Egyptian built the Great _______ as tombs for their deceased gods.
Definition
Pyramids
Term
There are ___ Ancient Wonders in the world, and Egypt contains one of them.
Definition
Seven
Term
Another word for Pyramid is t---.
Definition
Tomb
Term
This practice preserves the body so that it does not decay.
Definition
Mummification
Term
It is said that Osiris, the god of _____ and resurrection, was the first to be made into a mummy.
Definition
death
Term
This is the name of the signs Egyptians used to write with before the invention of the alphabet.
Definition
Heiroglyphics
Term
Name the type of plant used to make the first known type of writing paper.
Definition
papyrus
Term
What is the name of the novel we will be starting soon?
Definition
The Egypt Game
Term
Describe the climate in egypt.
Definition
Hot and dry, with sand everywhere.
Term
Name a common animal the Egyptians would have seen as sacred.
Definition
Cat
Term
Give another term (synonym) for the word book.
Definition
Novel
Term
Fiction and non-fiction are one of the three categories listed under what bigger term?
Definition
Genre
Term
Name the most famout Egyptian king.
Definition
King Tut
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