The Nile River Valley

Hunter-gatherers moved into the Nile River valley between

• 10,000-9,000 BCE

• 6,000-5000 BCE

• 2000-1000 BCE

• 1000-2000 CE

The Egyptians used the Nile River for

• drinking

• bathing

• farming

• cooking and cleaning

• All of the above

The Nile, the world's longest river, flows ____ from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Because of the wild rapids called _____, large ships can only use the Nile for its last 650 miles, where it flows through Egypt.

• deltas

• cataracts

• shadoofs

• papyrus

Shortly before the Nile reaches the Mediterranean Sea, it divides into different branches that fan out over an area of fertile soil called a _____.

• alpha

• beta

• delta

• omega

On both sides of the Nile valley and its delta are _____.

• mountains

• oceans

• deserts

• tundra

Vast expanses of desert, dangerous cataracts, and delta marshes provided Egypt with natural barriers to invasion.

• true

• false

The people of Mesopotamia had many natural barriers and thus never had to fight off attackers.

• false

• true

The Mediterranean Sea bordered Egypt to the north and the _____ Sea lay beyond the desert to the east.

• Red

• Dead

• Black

• North

These bodies of water gave the Egyptians a way to trade with people outside of Egypt.

• true

• false