Geography of Ancient Egypt

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the ruler who founded the Persian Empire?

• Ramses the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Xerxes

• Darius

Multiple Choice

What was Cyrus' attitude towards the peoples that he conquered?

• He treated them harshly and forced them to give up their religion

• He only allowed them to worship Persian gods

• He allowed conquered peoples to practice their religion

• He let the people he conquered do whatever they wanted

Multiple Choice

The Persian Empire after Cyrus the great extended from Egypt all the way to....

• Babylon

• The Persian Gulf

• North America

• India

Multiple Choice

Which book from the Bible takes place in the Persian capital of Susa?

• Ezra

• Esther

• Nehemiah

• Daniel

Open Ended

Why did ancient peoples tend to settle in areas that were rich in natural resources?

Geography of Ancient Egypt

by Caleb Pahl

Learning Goal

I can identify how the geography of Egypt impacted the civilizations that developed there

​What natural barriers do you see?

​Where is Upper Egypt vs. Lower Egypt?

Multiple Choice

Which river is the longest in the world?

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Amazon

• Tigris

Multiple Choice

Which part of ancient Egypt was called Lower Egypt?

• The part of the Nile that was near the Mediterranean

• The part of the Nile that was far to the south

• The area that was in the desert away from the river valley

• The middle of the Nile River

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to strong rapids and waterfalls in the Nile?

• White water

• rough water

• Cataracts

• Septuigiant

Multiple Choice

a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river

• Nile

• Fan

• Delta

• Beta

Open Ended

Compare the Nile River with the two rivers of Mesopotamia (Tigris and the Euphrates). Be sure to mention AT LEAST one similarity and one difference. Please write in FULL SENTENCES