Ancient Egypt beginnings

What is the Black Land?

• desert area

• fertile soil on either side of the Nile

• where the priests lived

• their afterlife

What is the delta?

• It's in Upper Egypt

• the deadly desert

• the best farmland in southern Egypt

• triangular marshland formed by silt at the end of a river; in Lower Egypt

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
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion

Which way did the Nile flow?

• North to South
• South to North
• East to West
• West to East

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

• It isolated the settlements.
• It left silt that improved the soil.
• It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
• It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

How did most people in Egypt earn a living?

• trade
• fishing 
• farming
• metal working

The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.

• widest
• shortest
• fastest
• longest

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?

• They became successful farmers
• They created hieroglyphics
• They grew papyrus
• They irrigated during the dry season

Who was known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

• Tut
• Hatshepsut
• Ramses
• Menes

If you went to school in Ancient Egypt, what would you write on?

• clay tablets
• papyrus
• stone
• paper