Geography & Settlement Of Ancient Egypt

The locations of Upper and Lower Egypt were determined by...

• Menes, when he first became pharoah of Egypt.
• The cartographer who drew the map of Egypt.
• The direction the Nile River flows.
• The people who originally settled in the Nile River Valley.

Cataracts...

• are fast moving rapids.
• provided protection from invasion.
• could be found in the southern part of the Nile in Egypt/
• All of the above

Triangular shaped land found at the mouth of a river.

• Cataracts
• Delta
• Land
• Peninsula

Series of rulers from the same family.

• Monarchy
• Nobles
• Dynasty
• Elite

Title used by the ruler of Egypt

• King
• Monarch
• Noble
• Pharaoh

Ancient Egypt was located in near the Fertile Crescent.

• True

• False

Early people were attracted to the Nile River Valley for settlement because...

• of the beautiful view of the Nile River,
• of resources such as fresh water and wildlife
• of the Nile River

Egypt is called the "Gift of the Nile" because...

• it is named after the Nile River

• without the Nile River there would be no life

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt.

• Mesopotamia.

• Eastern Egypt & Western Egypt.

• Nubia & Cairo.

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The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?

• The geography supported various desert plants & birds.

• The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.

• The geography included areas for farming.

• The geography helped to unify the country.