Ancient Egypt

The earliest Egyptians settled in villages along this mighty river

• The Tigris

• The Euphrates

• The Nile

The Nile is the longest river in the world and is the distance of

• around 4,000 feet long

• over 4,000 miles long

• around 400 miles long

The narrow cliffs and boulders in the Nile form the wild rapids called

• Caterpillars

• Combustibles

• Catamounts

• Cataracts

Before the Nile River reaches the Mediterranean Sea, it divides into branches that fan out over an area of fertile soil called a

• delta

• lotus

• peninsula

Both sides of the Nile Valley are surrounded by deserts. To the west is part of the largest desert in the world. What desert is it?

• The Mojave Desert

• The Sahara Desert

• The Egyptian Desert

• The Majestic Desert

What Natural Barriers protected the ancient Egyptians from attack, allowing their civilization to grow.

• deserts

• mountains

• cataracts of the Nile

• oceans

What made the Nile River different than the rivers of Mesopotamia?

• The Nile floods were dependable and gentle

• The Nile floods were dependable but violent

• The Nile River floods were not dependable but they were gentle

Egyptians called their land "Kemet", which means

• The fertile land

• The hot land

• The Black Land

Because of the fertile soil the Egyptians were able to grow these crops

• wheat

• barley

• flax

• beans

Egyptians were successful farmers because they created several methods for irrigation which include

• basins, or bowl-shaped holes to catch water

• canals to carry water

• dikes, or earthen banks

• a shadoof, a bucket attached to a long pole to lift water

• an underground water system