African Rivers

What is the Nile River considered to be?

• The longest river in the world
• The shortest river in the world
• the oldest river in the world

• the fastest river in the world

What does this passage describe?

• every single river in Africa and how each one has contributed to African society

• an average day for an ancient Egyptian farmer living along the Nile river during flooding season

• the way that the Aswan High Dam was built and how it supports the people who live near the Dam today

• different African rivers that have been important to Africa's history and the way the Nile River supported ancient Egyptian civilization

Read these sentences from the text:

"In ancient times, the Nile flooded its banks once a year. The flood water deposited rich, black soil nearby. Egyptian farmers planted their crops in this soil. They were able to grow more food than they needed. Grain raised along the Nile was sent to many places, including Rome."

What can be concluded about the importance of the Nile River?

• The Nile river was only important to Egyptians.

• The Nile river was not important to anybody.

• The Nile river was important to people in different parts of the world.

• The Nile river was important to men only.

Based on the information in the passage, why was it important for Egyptians to grow a surplus of food?

• It allowed Egyptians to eat a lot of food and become overweight.

• It allowed Egyptians to become craftsmen, soldiers, officials, and other specialized workers.

• It allowed Egyptians to become hunter-gatherers.

• It allowed Egyptians to experiement growing different kinds of food brought in from other countries.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Some of the world's greatest rivers, such as the Nile, run through the African continent and have played important roles in the development of great kingdoms and empires.

• The Nile river, the greatest river in Africa and the longest river in the world, used to flood its banks once a year until a dam was built in 1970.

• In ancient times, the Nile flooded its banks once a year, helping ancient Egyptians to grow more food than they needed.

• There are two very long rivers that flow through Africa. One of them is the Congo River, at 2,720 miles long, and the longest one is the Nile River, at 4,130 miles long.