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Upper and Lower Egypt

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 7-9

Name ______________________ Date ____________

What job could a shaduf do?
- Lift water to a higher field
- Carry water down a new canal
- Cut stones for a king's tomb
Which part of ancient Egypt was the narrow Nile valley in the south?
- Lower Egypt
- Upper Egypt
- The Nile Delta
Upper and Lower Egypt were joined into one kingdom under one ruler.
Circle one: True False
How could a canal help a field away from the Nile's bank?
- It could carry river water toward the field
- It could make new water inside the field
- It could stop all floods far from the field
Which landscape gave Lower Egypt more room for fields to spread sideways than Upper Egypt's narrow valley?
- A narrow valley beside the Nile
- A steep hill with little flat land
- A wide, flat delta near the sea
What did a ruler's double crown, combining the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, show?
- The yearly floods had stopped
- The ruler governed both Egyptian lands
- The two lands had become the same landscape
A higher field gets water only when a farmer lifts it with a shaduf. The shaduf breaks, and there is no rain or other water supply. What is likely?
- The field will dry and crops may struggle
- The field will make water
- The field will keep receiving floodwater every day
On a map with north at the top, Lower Egypt is above Upper Egypt. Why is it still called Lower Egypt?
- Lower means upstream, toward the river's sources
- Lower means underground, under the river's mouth
- Lower means downstream, toward the river's mouth

Answer key

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Lift water to a higher field · A shaduf helped a farmer lift a bucket of water to a higher field.
Upper Egypt · Upper Egypt was the narrow valley in the south.
True · Joining the two lands under one ruler is called unification.
It could carry river water toward the field · A canal was a channel that carried Nile water toward fields.
A wide, flat delta near the sea · Lower Egypt's delta was wide and flat. Upper Egypt's valley was narrow.
The ruler governed both Egyptian lands · The combined crown showed rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
The field will dry and crops may struggle · The field has lost the only water supply named in the question. It is likely to dry, and crops may struggle.
Lower means downstream, toward the river's mouth · Lower Egypt is downstream toward the sea. The name follows the river, not its position on the page.