Chapter 4.1 Ancient Egypt

Chapter 4.1 Ancient Egypt

by David Jenkins

​Big Idea

• ​Egypt's geography forced civilization to grow around the Nile river. This made it more likely for people to gather in large cities.

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• ​Why it matters now: You usually find large cities located next to lakes, rivers, or Oceans. For example, Toledo is located on Lake Erie and has the Maumee river.

Multiple Choice

True or false, the Nile is the longest river in the world.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Egypt was divided into 2 regions called

• Northern and Southern Egypt

• Upper and Lower Egypt

• New and Old Egypt

• Egypt and Kush

Open Ended

Define Delta

Multiple Choice

Use the map from the last page. Does the Nile river flow mostly

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

The (BLANK) provided a natural defense for Egypt against invaders

• Pyramids

• Nile

• Desert

• Pharoh

Open Ended

Define Dynasty

Open Ended

What is the city where the Pharaoh decided to build a new capital