River Valley Civilizations

What is unique about the Nile River?

• It is the longest river in the world.

• It is the widest river in the world.

• It is the most destructive river in the world.

• It flows across the entire African continent.

Which of the following are ways ancient people used rivers?

• drinking/washing

• hunting/fishing

• travel

• trade

Which of the following rivers were the sites of ancient settlement?

• Indus

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Tigris

Why was the Nile so important to the ancient Egyptians?

• They used its water to grow potatoes.

• Egyptians used the Nile for huge battleships to conquer others

• Most of Egypt is desert, so crops may only be grown near the Nile

• It was their only river and source of water.

What do all of the rivers (that were the sites for ancient civilizations) have in common?

• They no longer are used by modern people.

• Today, their waters are used to produce hydroelectric power.

• They have dried up and no longer exist.

• They have dams to control their waters today.

Why is/was the Ganges a special river in India?

• It is the cleanest and purest river in India.

• It is the longest river in Asia.

• It flows into their capital city.

• It is a sacred river to Hindu people.

Why was the Euphrates River in Mespotamia NOT as helpful to farmers as the Nile River in Egypt?

• The Euphrates flooded unpredictably and was often destructive, but the Nile flooded predictably.

• The Euphrates was often dirty while Nile River water was very clean.

• The Euphrates was too shallow for boats to transport goods, but the Nile was easily used for trade and transportation.

• The Euphrates dried up during summer months; the Nile did not do this.

The FIRST civilization of the Indus Valley began along what river?

• Ganges

• Nile

• Indus

• Brahmaputra

What caused land near these rivers to be so fertile in ancient times?

• manure from domesticated animals

• manmade fertilizer

• silt from flooding

• oil from beneath the ground

What was called the "Red Land" in ancient Egypt?

• fertile land by the Nile

• desert

• the Nile Delta

• sacred land