The Nile River

What body of water does the nile River empty into?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Indian Ocean

Upper Egypt is located in the north where it empties into the sea.

• True
• False

what was Akhet?

• The harvest season
• The god of the nile river
• The dry season
• The season of flooding

What did Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile?

• The fish they were able to catch for food.
• The fresh water they could use for drinking.
• The breeze that help them travel upstream.
• The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.

What did the Ancient Egyptians believe cause the Nile to flood each year?

• The tears of the goddess Isis
• melting snow from the south
• earthquakes in the Red Sea
• giant elephants in central Africa

What helped Egyptian farmers grow crops during the dry season?

• papyrus

• shadoof

• hieroglyphics

• dynasties

Approximately how many miles long was the Nile?

• 1200
• 2500
• 4200
• 5200

What is an Egyptian machine for carrying water from the river?

• Gratus
• Rafat
• Shaduf
• Vuduc

Which direction does the Nile flow?

• North
• South
• East
• West

What is the name for the fertile soil the Nile leaves on it's banks?

• Dirt
• Loam
• Silt
• Vrath