byNicoleWalkerillustratedbyWayneHovis��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������byNicoleWalkerillustratedbyWayneHovisbyNicoleWalkerillustratedbyWayneHovisCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPer-missionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-351703-4ISBN13:978-0-15-351703-7OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351216-4(Grade6AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351216-2(Grade6AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358186-7(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358186-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910179121110090807063WhatdoyouthinkofwhenyouimagineancientEgypt?DoyouthinkofpowerfulpharaohsandqueenslikeCleopatra?Perhapsyouthinkoftombsfullofmummies,likeinthemovies?Whataboutthemagnificentpyramidsandthedesert?Whatabouttherest?WhatwasancientEgyptreallylike?TheNileAnytruedescriptionofancientEgyptshouldprobablybeginwiththeriverNile,locatedinnorthernAfrica.ThewordNilecomesfromthewordNeilos,aGreeknamemeaningrivervalley.AnotherGreeknamefortheNilewasAigyptos,whichitselfisthesourc...
