Ancient Egypt: Geography and Religion

What is the sea to the NORTH of Egypt where the Nile River flows into? 

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Nile Sea
• Gulf of Mexico 

What is the sea to the EAST of Egypt shaped like rabbit ears? (Moses parted this sea).

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Gulf of Mexico
• Nile Sea 

What river runs through Egypt? 

• Red River
• Mediterranean River 
• Mississippi River 
• Nile River

What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil? 

• Nile River Delta
• Sahara Delta
• Mediterranean Delta
• Mississippi River Delta 

What is the triangular green location on the map?

• Nile river
• Nile delta
• Mediterranean Sea 
• Nile valley

The Nile flooded:

• At the same time every year.
• Unexpectedly
• Never
• All the time

Upper Egypt is called "upper" because:

• It is where the Nile ends.
• It is where the pharaohs and priests live.
• It is near the gods.
• It is at a higher elevation.

The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:

• Cataracts
• The Valley of Kings
• The Desert
• The Nile River

Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:

• Embalming
• Pyramids
• Making Papyrus
• Growing Crops

Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river that are created with large boulders

• papyrus
• stream
• cataracts
• dynasty