Ancient Cultures – Ch. 7 Review Game

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

Egypt borders what two bodies of water?

• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

• Dead Sea & Red Sea

• Dead Sea & Mediterranean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

An example of a delta is

• Egyptian Hieroglyphics

• A plane formation

• marshy area of land made from soil deposited by a river.

• The rapids along the Nile

Egypt is on what Continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• Chariot

• Wagon

• Irrigation

What was the "Red Land"?

• fertile land around the Nile River

• desert

• mountains

• plains

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

• The temperature is warm

• The sand is soft

• Protection

• Easy to navigate

Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.

• economy

• geography

• religion

• government

A plant that grew thickly in the marshes of Egypt & was used for making paper.

• reed

• bamboo

• papyrus

• cattail