3. Early African Societies

Besides Egypt, which other prominent African society existed along the Nile River?

True or False: The Sahara region used to include grasses, rivers, and streams, and still does.

• True

• False

True or False: The Nile River is the world's longest river and it begins in the mountains of Brazil.

• True

• False

The historian Herodotus was from ______.

People in ancient Egypt would plant their crops in which season?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

True or False: The ancient Egyptians were not worried about the threat of invasion.

• True

• False

During which time period were the pyramids built?

• New Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

How many limestone blocks were needed to build the pyramid of Khufu

• 1 billion

• 10 million

• 23 million

• 15 million

Ebony is a ______.

• mineral

• type of wood

• city in Africa

• type of food

The Hyksos invaded and controlled Egypt during the _____ kingdom.