NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsAncient Egypt Geography Review 2021
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
a)
River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops.
b)
Large deserts provided many mineral deposits.
c)
Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes.
d)
Large savanna areas provided protection from invaders.
2.
What is the sea to the NORTH of Egypt where the Nile River flows into?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Nile Sea
d)
Gulf of Mexico
3.
What is the sea to the EAST of Egypt shaped like rabbit ears?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Nile Sea
4.
What river runs through Egypt?
a)
Red River
b)
Mediterranean River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Nile River
5.
What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil?
a)
Nile River Delta
b)
Sahara Delta
c)
Mediterranean Delta
d)
Mississippi River Delta
6.
Which kingdom is farther SOUTH?
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
7.
Where is the fertile land in Egypt?
a)
In the deserts
b)
On the banks of the rivers
8.
What direction does the Nile River flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
9.
What is silt?
a)
Good soil deposited by the rivers
b)
Bad soil deposited by the rivers
c)
Good soil deposited through windstorms in the desert
d)
Bad soil deposited by windstorms in the desert
10.
Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river
a)
papyrus
b)
Piankhi
c)
cataracts
d)
dynasty
11.
Ancient Egypt is sometimes referred to as the "BLANK of the Nile"
a)
Curse
b)
Gift
c)
Present
d)
Answer
12.
This ancient region is located at the Nile Delta, which is a triangular area of land where the river meets the Mediterranean Sea.
a)
Lower Egypt
b)
Upper Egypt
c)
Western Egypt
d)
Eastern Egypt
13.
Upper Egypt is called "upper" because:
a)
It is where the Nile ends.
b)
It is where the pharaohs and priests live.
c)
It is near the gods.
d)
It is at a higher elevation.
14.
The Egyptians relied on their geography for eating, drinking, travel, trade, and __.
a)
communication.
b)
protection from invasion.
c)
entertainment.
d)
navigation.
15.
What is represented by the letter A?
a)
Delta
b)
Nile River
c)
Lower Egypt
d)
Upper Egypt
16.
What is represented by letter B?
a)
Nile River
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Upper Egypt
d)
Western Desert
17.
What is represented by letter E?
a)
Nile River
b)
Upper Egypt
c)
Eastern Desert
d)
Western Desert
18.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Nile River.
a)
It measures approximately 4,145 miles long.
b)
It flows from South to North.
c)
The majority of the Egyptians lived along the banks of the Nile.
d)
It consists of three parts, the blue, white and red Nile.
19.
Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?
a)
It flows into the Red Sea.
b)
It flows into Lake Victoria.
c)
It flows into the Suez Canal.
d)
It flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
20.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called...
a)
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
b)
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent.
c)
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt.
d)
Nubia and Cairo.
21.
The region of Egypt located in the South; has higher elevation
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Fertile Crescent
22.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
23.
What is papyrus?
a)
remains of ancient buildings
b)
paper made out of reed plants
c)
set of symbols used to read and write
d)
object from an ancient civilization
24.
What material did the Ancient Egyptians write on?
a)
Paper
b)
Clay tablets
c)
Planbooks
d)
Papyrus
25.
The Nile flooded:
a)
At the same time every year.
b)
Unexpectedly
c)
Never
d)
All the time
26.
The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:
a)
Cataracts
b)
The Valley of Kings
c)
The Desert
d)
The Nile River
27.
Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:
a)
Embalming
b)
Pyramids
c)
Making Papyrus
d)
Growing Crops
28.
Which of the following did the Egyptians create based off the the Nile River's seasons?
a)
A daily worship
b)
Calendar
c)
Egyptian Gods
d)
pyramids
29.
How many seasons did the Egyptians have based on the Nile River?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
6
30.
What did Egyptians do in the dry season/ Shemu?
a)
Hunt for food
b)
Gather food
c)
Prepare for the cold climate
d)
Irrigate their crops
31.
Because there was very little rain, most of Egypt was a _______.
a)
plain
b)
mountain
c)
valley
d)
desert
32.
What innovation helped the Ancient Egyptians organize their activities around the Nile River’s cycle and to devise ways to control it for their own use?
a)
Wheel
b)
Levee
c)
Water clock
d)
Calendar
33.
About how long is the Nile River?
a)
400 miles long
b)
1000 miles long
c)
4000 miles long
d)
10,000 miles long
34.
What civilization is "The Gift of the Nile"?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Greece
d)
Sumer
35.
What is rich topsoil carried away and deposited by water from rivers or floods?
a)
black land
b)
marsh
c)
red land
d)
silt
36.
On what continent is the Nile River located?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
37.
What continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
38.
What is a wide, marshy, triangular land that forms from silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers?
a)
Bayou
b)
Crescent
c)
Delta
d)
Upper Egypt
39.
What physical features exist in Egypt?
a)
Lots of rain.
b)
Surrounded by mountains.
c)
Surrounded by desert.
d)
Two major rivers.
40.
What prevented large boats from traveling up much of the Nile River?
a)
Moss.
b)
Cataracts.
c)
Smaller boat getting in their way.
d)
The wind pushed it off course.
41.
Where is the most fertile land in Egypt?
a)
Middle Egypt.
b)
Upper Egypt.
c)
Borders of the Nile River.
d)
Nile River Delta.
42.
What did the Egyptians use the Nile River for?
a)
Drinking water.
b)
Trade.
c)
Irrigation
d)
All the above
43.
What did the Egyptians use to carry water to fields and outer farms?
a)
Irrigation canals
b)
Wells
c)
Natural springs
d)
Clay tunnels
44.
Upper Egypt is in the _____ part of Egypt .
a)
Southern
b)
Northern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
45.
The time of rising, flooding waters is ____
a)
drought
b)
emergence
c)
inundation
46.
Emergence/ Peret is when ____.
a)
water recedes to the river and crops grow
b)
the river runs dry
c)
the river floods
47.
A time of very little water is called a _____.
a)
thirsty
b)
flood
c)
drought
d)
delta
48.
The Egyptians referred to the time when the Nile would flood and deposit silt onto the land as _________________.
a)
Inondation
b)
Recession
c)
Irrigation
d)
Depletion
49.
Where is the fertile land in Egypt?
a)
In the deserts
b)
On the banks of the rivers
50.
Where was the only place in Egypt where people could live?
a)
south of the 1st cataract of the Nile
b)
in the Nile Delta region
c)
near the Mediterranean Sea
d)
along the Nile River
Reset
