Geography: Egypt, Kush, and Canaan

What was the most important water feature for Egypt and Kush?

• Nile River

• Jordan River

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

What feature(s) formed natural barriers protecting Egypt from invaders?

• Giza Pyramids

• Libyan, Nubian, and Arabian Deserts

• Nile River

• Lebanon and Zagros Mountains

What were the two main crops grown by the Nile?

• wheat and rice

• corn and barley

• rice and cotton

• wheat and barley

Why did the Nile River valley have such fertile soil?

• farmers fertilized the fields

• lots of rainfall

• frequent earthquakes

• yearly flooding deposited silt

What did the Egyptians use to make paper?

• papyrus

• wood

• cotton plants

• reeds

What was the land like in Canaan?

• flat and fertile

• hilly and dry

• desert

• mountainous

If you lived in ancient Canaan, you would most likely have

• lived and worked in a city

• hunted and gathered

• herded animals

• raised crops like wheat, barley, or cotton

The Sea of Galilee was

• an important trade route

• larger than the Red Sea

• too salty to be useful

• actually a freshwater lake

What crops grew well in Canaan?

• wheat and grains

• few, if any

• cotton and flax

• papyrus and reeds

What body of water was too salty to be useful?

• Red Sea

• Sea of Galilee

• Dead Sea

• Jordan River