Ancient Egypt - L1 The Nile River

When does the flooding of the Nile River begin

• end of summer

• start of summer

• start of winter

• end of winter

Why do you think the location of Giza made it an early thriving city in ancient Egypt? Select all correct answers.

• climate was great

• trade was easier

• its capital was there

• agriculture was easier

• the pharaoh was there

Which of the following geographical features did not protect Egypt from invaders?

• Eastern Desert

• Nile Delta

• Nile River

• cataracts

• Libyan Desert

Egypt was a protected land flourished for thousands of years because it was ________ from outside invaders. Fill-in the blank.

Egyptian farmers created a _________, a kind of bucket attached to 2 long poles moving water from the Nile into basins for their fields

Egyptian writing was a combination of pictures AND sound symbols creating a very complex writing system called _________. Fill-in the blank.

Which of the following were reasons for a united government in ancient Egypt? Select all that apply.

• oversee farming

• marry individuals

• regulate land ownership

• settle disputes

• monitor trading

These physical features enabled trade. Select all that apply.

• Mediterranean Sea

• cataracts

• Nile River

• caravans

• Red Sea

Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Nile River floods were (a)   and ​ (b)  

• less destructive
• more predictable
• more destructive
• less predictable

The king of Upper Egypt, _________, created the first unified Egypt, thereby starting the first dynasty.