Ancient Egypt, the Nile River, and Map Questions

Which is the longest river in the world?

• Nile River
• Yellow River
• Mississippi River
• Amazon River

What body of water does the Nile River empty into?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Lake Nasser

Which important event provided rich soil year after year around the Nile River?

• Giant flocks of birds coming from the south.
• Huge storms came during the rainy seasons.
• The river flooded its banks.
• None of these events.

Upper Egypt is located in the north where it empties into the sea.

• True
• False

What did Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile?

• The fish they were able to catch for food.
• The fresh water they could use for drinking.
• The breeze that help them travel upstream.
• The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.

The primary way of traveling along the Nile River was with boats.

• True
• False

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• Temples to worship in
• Sumerian artwork
• Natural barriers to protect them (the cataracts)
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradition

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

• the farmers
• the mummies
• the pharaoh
• the dynasty that was in power

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.