Egypt - The Nile River

Which is the longest river in the world?

• Nile River
• Yellow River
• Mississippi River
• Amazon River

What body of water does the nile River empty into?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Indian Ocean

Which of the following was NOT a crop of the ancient Egyptians?

• Flax
• Corn
• Papyrus
• Wheat

Which important event provided rich soil year after year around the Nile River?

• Giant flocks of birds coming from the south.
• Huge storms came during the rainy seasons.
• The river flooded its banks.
• None of these events.

Upper Egypt is located in the north where it empties into the sea.

• True
• False

What did Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile?

• The fish they were able to catch for food.
• The fresh water they could use for drinking.
• The breeze that help them travel upstream.
• The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.

What direction does the Nile River flow?

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

What is the world's longest river and was influential to the settlement of Egypt

• Sahara
• Euphrates
• Tigris
• Nile

Largest desert in the world that served as a natural protection for Egypt

• Kalahari
• Sinai
• Sahara
• Death Valley

Also known as Menes, he united Upper and lower Egypt.

• Ramses II
• Piye
• Narmer
• Tutankhamen