Geography and Ancient Egypt

The Nile river was so important to Ancient Egypt that the Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt _________________________.

• the gift of the Nile
• the water we need
• the ocean of the land
• the present of the people

The longest river in the world is the _________.

• Euphrates
• Tigris
• Nile
• Tyger

At several points in Egypt the terrain was rocky and hilly. This caused ______, which are strong rapids to form in the Nile.

• cataracts
• rough waters
• tsunamis
• volcanoes

A triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river is called a __________.

• Volcano
• Delta
• Mountain
• Valley

Because there was very little rain, most of Egypt was a _______.

• plain
• mountain
• valley
• desert

The silt from the Nile made the soil great for farming. It also made the land a dark color. This is why the Egyptians called their country the _________.

• dark crystal
• shadow valley
• black land
• blue river

Like Mesopotamia, farmers in Egypt developed an irrigation system. They built _______________ to collect water during the yearly floods. They also built canals.

• rivers
• water baskets
• silt
• basins

The ___________ protected Egypt from invasion. These weres natural barrier.

• desert, Meditterranean Sea, Red Sea
• walls, bushes, trees
• Volcanoes, Valleys, Sand

The ruler of Egypt is called __________.

• king
• pharaoh
• priests
• knights

A ____________ is a series of rulers from the same family.

• dynasty
• pharaoh
• basin
• silt