The Nile and Ancient Egypt

Which of the following best describes how the Nile River affected ancient Egypt?

• It destroyed it

• It nurtured it

• It had no effect on it

• It weakened it

Which of the following statements best describes the Nile?

• It flows across Egypt, Libya, and Algeria.

• It is the longest river in Africa.

• It rarely floods.

• It flows from north to south.

Where does the Nile begin?

• In the Mediterranean Sea

• In The Ethiopian Highlands near Mount Kilomanjaro

• In the mountains of Morocco

• In the hilly area by the border of Sudan and Egypt

What stopped the annual flooding of the Nile in 1970?

• A serious drought

• The construction of the Aswan High Dam

• A sudden change in climate

• An earthquake changed the course of the river

What did the ancient Egyptians call their flood season?

• Paret

• Aswan

• Khufu

• Akhet

Who was the god the ancient Egyptians thought caused the annual flooding of the Nile?

• Osiris

• Jolly

• Hapi

• Isis

Which did the ancient Egyptians fear the most?

• A high flood

• A low flood

• A high flood and low flood were equally feared

• The boogy man

What is a "Nilometer"?

• It measures how fast the Nile current is moving.

• It measures the number of fish in the Nile river.

• It measures the height of the water in the Nile River.

• It measures the length of the Nile River.

What direction does the Nile River flow?

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

When did the Nile River flood?

• It flooded unpredictably - no one knew when

• between December and March

• between June and September

• Between October and January