Geography of Ancient Egypt

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

Egypt is located on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• They Didn't

• Wagons

• Irrigation Systems

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

• The temperature is warm

• The sand is soft

• Protection

• Easy to navigate

The Nile flows

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

• to east

This type of soil was deposited by the Nile River and kept the river valley and the delta fertile for farming.

• Silt

• Giant Boulders

• Sand

• Clay

This fertile farming area was where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River Delta

• Tigris River Delta

• Nile River Pelta

• The Fertile Green Triangle of Egypt

This area of Egypt is up the Nile River and includes the city of Luxor

(a)  

This area of Egypt is down the Nile River and includes the city of Memphis and the Nile River Delta

(a)  

Ancient Egyptians built a vast network of (a)   to irrigate crops, move trade goods and people around Egypt