Unit 4: Quiz 1 The Nile River

Why is the Nile River so important to Egypt?

• It is a tourist attraction, and always has been.
• It provides fishing for the people, which is their primary source of food.
• The river valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
• It allowed Egyptian ships to sail to other nations to conquer them.

What annual event occurred with the Nile River that helped the people of Egypt farm more effectively?

• The summer dry season caused the river level to drop, preventing the crops from drowning.
• Farmers took advantage of the spring floods that deposited fertile silt and soil onto their lands.
• Spring floods allowed farmers to use rafts to carry their crops to market.
• The spring floods made it easier to water and wash their farm animals.

Egypt was ruled by kings who passed their title and position down to their son, which continued generation after generation. What is this called?

• a dynasty
• a shadoof
• a democracy
• a theocracy

This country had farming surpluses that allowed people to specialize in other trades, while also growing the economy. Which country does this describe?

• Egypt only
• Mesopotamia only
• Egypt AND Mesopotamia
• None of them...this did not actually help the nations grow.

As farming and trade in Egypt continued to grow, the need for the maintenance of dams and irrigation, settling property disputes, and managing grain supplies increased. What formed to manage all of this? 

• An organized government managed all of this.
• Nothing...people took care of all of these needs on their own.
• An army, to enforce rules and maintain these services.
• Religion, and the priests managed all of this.

This fan shaped area where the Nile River meats the sea is filled with fertile marshland. What is it called?

• a cataract
• a shadoof
• a delta
• a papyrus

Wild rapids (fast moving water) formed by narrow cliffs and boulders.

• delta
• deities
• cataract 
• papyrus

A reed plant that grew along the Nile, used to make many things including paper

• papyrus
• cataract
• delta
• deities 

This is what it is called when the ruler-ship of an area is passed down within a family from generation to generation.

• dynasty
• shadoof
• cataract
• organized government

These were written symbols the Egyptians used to communicate ideas.

• cuneiform
• Arabic numerals
• hieroglyphics
• pictographs