Unit 2 Review

Identify the Nile Delta

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Identify Lower Egypt

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Identify Upper Egypt

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How was flooding good for Egypt?

• It wiped out fertile soil

• It brought water to the crops

• It made the land more fertile by depositing silt

• It washed away the sand from the farmland

What do the surrounding deserts offer the people of Egypt?

• Protection from invaders

• Fertile soil for crops

• Sand for building

• Trade routes to the sea

Which is not a benefit of living in a river valley?

• Fertile soil

• Easy transportation by boat

• Agriculture

• Protection from mountains

What did humans build in Egypt?

• Ziggurats

• Stadiums

• Pyramids

• Stone Circles

What is a dynasty?

• A ruler with absolute power

• An unlimited form of government

• Rulers that build monuments for themselves

• A line of rulers from the same family

Define natural resources

• Tools made by humans to do work

• Man made items

• Items we use that come from nature

• Jobs of humans

Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?

• They needed to body to house the soul in the afterlife

• The needed the body to keep in their homes after death

• They wanted to keep the bodies from smelling

• They wanted the bodies safe from animals