Ancient Egypt Ch.2 S.1 Part 1 Settling the Nile

Between 6000 B.C.E and 5000 B.C.E. what people moved into the Nile River Valley?

• hunters and gatherers

• farmers

• kings

• None of the above

How did the Egyptians rely on the Nile River?

(Mark all that apply)

• They bathed in it.

• They cooked with it.

• They fished in it.

• They used it for farming.

The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It is approximately ________ miles long.

• 1000

• 2000

• 3000

• 4000

What direction does the Nile River flow?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Where does the Nile River end?

• The Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Dead Sea

• None of the above

It is said that the length of the Nile River is equal to traveling from Atlanta, Georgia to San Francisco, California and then back again. Is this true or false?

• True

• False

_____________ are the waterfalls or rushing water (rapids) that occur in the Nile due to the narrow cliffs and boulders that form. In the Nile they are more like steps rather than steep cliffs.

• deltas

• irrigation

• cataracts

A very fertile area of land with finger like rivers that branch out from the Nile River like a flower's blossom.

• cataract

• delta

• meadow

• None of the above.

What borders the Nile in the west and in the east?

• mountains

• seas

• deserts

• None of the above

What three bodies of water allowed the Egyptians to trade with people outside of Egypt?

(Check all that apply)

• Nile River

• Dead Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea