6th Grade Heritage Studies Chapter 3
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- Q1an area of land in northeastern Africa known as "the Gift of the Nile"
Israel
EgyptRed Sea
Sahara Desert
30s - Q2the longest river in the world; the water flows from south to north
Euphrates River
Delaware River
Nile RiverTigris River
30s - Q3a long pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other
chariot
cartouche
shadoofshenu
30s - Q4a fan shaped area where a river endsdelta
island
mountain
lagoon
30s - Q5a tool used to measure the Nile's water levels
plow
nilometercompass
shadoof
30s - Q6a line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family
monarchy
dynastyfeudalism
social pyramid
30s - Q7Term for rulers in Egyptpharaohs
kings
emperors
tzars
30s - Q8large tombs built by pharaohs with a rectangular base and four sloping, triangular sidespyramids
ziggurats
hogans
shenus
30s - Q9the largest of the three pyramids in the valley of Giza which was built for the pharaoh KhufuGreat Pyramid
Great Giza
Giant Pyramid
Khufu's Pyramid
30s - Q10ancient Egyptian writing or picture writing
meroitic
hieroglyphicsGreek
cuneiform
30s - Q11a large black stone used as the key for unlocking the Egyptian language
Standard of Ur
Great Yasa
Hammurabi's Code
Rosetta stone30s - Q12Who was the first to translate a portion of the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone by comparing the hieroglyphics with the Greek inscription om the stone?
Sir Leonard Wooley
Thutmose III
Sir Howard Carter
Jean-Francois Champollion30s - Q13a dead body that has been preserved from decaying
pyramid
canopic
shenu
mummy30s - Q14special containers for the organs of a dead bodycanopic jars
cartouches
sarcophagus
shadoofs
30s - Q15a stone coffin used for mummies
canopic jars
sarcophagusshadoofs
cartouches
30s