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Ancient Egypt
2nd Grade Review Ancient Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What continent is Egypt located? | Africa |
| What is the capital of Egypt? | Cairo |
| What is the longest river in the world that runs through Egypt? | The Nile River |
| When the Nile River flooded each year, it left behind ___________________. | rich soil |
| Why was the Nile River so important to the Egyptians? | they could travel easily on it, when it flooded it left rich soil, and they used its waters for their crops. |
| What structures were built for burial places for the pharaohs? | pyramids |
| Where were many Egyptian pharaohs buried? | Giza and the Valley of the Kings |
| What was the form of written language used by the Egyptians? | Hieroglyphics |
| What is the name of the famous rock that helped unlock the mystery of the hieroglyphics? | Rosetta Stone |
| Egyptians made paper called ______________. | papyrus |
| The Egyptians invented a calendar based on the movements of _____________________. | the sun and the stars |
| The Egyptian calendar and our calendar both have ________ days. | 365 |