How Did the Nile Shape Ancient Egypt Background Essay

Which statement about the Nile is true?

• The Nile flows west out of the sea

• The Nile flows north out of the mountains

• the Nile flows south out of the glaciers

• the Nile flows east out of the plains

What did Egyptians refer to as the "Black Land"?

• the desert just beyond the Nile

• the fertile land that "hugged" the Nile

• the mysterious place they believed evil spirits haunted the Nile

• the dark Egyptian forest

Once source of the Nile is called the "Blue Nile," which begins

• in the highlands of Ethiopia

• the Mediterranean

• the Dead Sea

• the Red Sea

Which definition below best defines tributaries?

• diverting water to farmland with ditches, canals or pipes

• plants used to make paper

• rivers and streams that flow into larger "parent" rivers

• fertile areas along the Nile with rich soil

What is papyrus?

• an early form of writing invented by Egyptians

• a plant with fibrous inner stems used to make paper

• a fibrous plant used for early cigarettes

• an early form of fertilization invented by Egyptians

Which statement about flooding in ancient Egypt is accurate?

• flooding was a regular, yearly event around which Egyptian life was organized

• flooding was sporadic and unpredictable

• priests achieved lofty status in ancient Egypt because they believed the water gods controlled when flooding occurred

• strange Egyptian water festivals were organized to celebrate the death and destruction flooding caused

Why was sand a health threat for Egyptians?

• some Egyptians loved the sugary taste of sand, so they would eat it despite the health risks involved

• because sand was thought to contain life, high priests told people to eat it, which caused severe internal organ damage

• sand was used a deadly ammunition by enemy tribes

• sand got into the food, wearing down teeth and creating serious infection and dental issues

Which statement is true about the "White Nile"?

• it was haunted by the White Witch (who later appeared in the C.S. Lewis novel "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe")

• it was called "white" because it was often frozen

• it began with waters that flowed into and then out of Lake Victoria

• it was thought to represent life

• it was a tributary of the Mediterranean Sea

Which of the following is NOT one of the four important river civilizations of the ancient world?

• Mesopotamia and the Tigris-Euphrates River

• China and the Yangtze River

• India and the Indus River

• Egypt and the Nile River

• France and the Rhone River

Which of the following statements best defines irrigation

• areas near the Nile that were seasonly flooded

• the fertile areas fed by the Nile where the soil is rich

• the deserts to the east and west ofd the river

• diverting water to farmland with ditches, canals, or pipes