Unit 2-7 Geography of Ancient Egypt

What river did people settle along in Egypt?

• Euphrates
• Tigris
• Nile
• Huang He

Land around the Nile River was?

• Hard
• Soft
• Fertile
• Dry

The climate in Egypt was hot and dry with very little rainfall.

• True
• False

What is the mouth of the Nile River called

• Cataracts
• Delta
• Gulf
• Sound

How did the deserts serve as a natural barrier?

• To protect from droughts
• To protect against climate
• To protect against floods
• To protect against enemy invasion

How were the Nile floods different than the Tigris and Euphrates?

• it was Predictable 
• It was Destructive
• It was Annually
• It was Catastrophic 

What did Egyptians do in the dry season?

• Hunt for food
• Gather food
• Prepare for the cold climate
• Irrigate their crops

What device helped Egyptians lift water from the rivers?

• Shaduf

• Plow

• Buckets

• Wheels

A large area of silt, where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

• irrigation
• delta
• shaduf
• None of the above

A country in northeastern Africa.

• Egypt
• Thebes
• Cairo