Ancient Egypt Quiz 1 21-22

The Nile River flows in what direction?

• north
• south
• east
• west

The Nile River flows into this body of water:

• The Persian Gulf
• The Black Sea
• The Mediterranean Sea
• The Red Sea

What are the two main sources of the Nile River?

• the Upper Nile and the Lower Nile
• the Egyptian Nile and the Nubian Nile
• the First Nile and the Second Nile
• the Blue Nile and the White Nile

What is the triangular green location on the map?

• Nile river
• Nile delta
• Mediterranean Sea 
• Nile valley

The Nile flooded:

• At the same time every year.
• Unexpectedly
• Never
• All the time

Upper Egypt is called "upper" because:

• It is where the Nile ends.
• It is where the pharaohs and priests live.
• It is near the gods.
• It is at a higher elevation.

The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:

• Cataracts
• The Valley of Kings
• The Desert
• The Nile River

Ancient Egypt is sometimes referred to as the "BLANK of the Nile"

• Curse
• Gift
• Present
• Answer

Dry land beyond the Nile flood plain; this was considered a dangerous area.

• Black Land
• Red Land
• Tributaries
• Irrigation

Egyptian writing using symbols

• hieroglyphics
• dynasty
• pyramid
• diety