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Ch 6 Test Review: Geography of Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the triangular green location on the map?
a)
Nile river
b)
Nile delta
c)
Mediterranean Sea 
d)
Nile valley
2.
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.
3.
The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:
a)
Cataracts
b)
The Valley of Kings
c)
The Desert
d)
The Nile River
4.
Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:
a)
Embalming
b)
Pyramids
c)
Making Papyrus
d)
Growing Crops
5.
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
a)
South
b)
East
c)
West
d)
North
6.
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
7.
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 
8.
What is the sea to the EAST of Egypt shaped like rabbit ears? (Moses parted this sea).
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Nile Sea 
9.
What river runs through Egypt? 
a)
Red River
b)
Mediterranean River 
c)
Mississippi River 
d)
Nile River
10.
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 
11.
Which kingdom is farther SOUTH?
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
12.
Where is the fertile land in Egypt? 
a)
In the deserts
b)
On the banks of the rivers
13.
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
14.

Which conintent is Egypt located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

15.

What innovation helped Egyptians know when to irrigate and when to prepare for floods?

a)

plow

b)

chariot

c)

calendar

d)

sail boat

16.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

floods provided silt

d)

papyrus grew near the river

e)

a waterway for transportation

17.

What is the longest river in the World?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Euphrates River

18.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

19.

How did the Nile River NOT HELP Egyptians?(check 2)

a)

Floods damaged crops

b)

Floods left behind silt

c)

Floods killed people

d)

Floods provided water for irrigation

20.

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

a)

Too Hot

b)

The sand was soft

c)

Gave Natural Protection

d)

Winds provided diseases

21.

How did the Nile River help trade in ancient Egypt?

a)

It flowed south into the rest of Africa

b)

It made traveling easier because of boats

c)

It flooded every year, killing crops

d)

It was too slow flowing to sail on

22.
How were the Nile floods different than the Tigris and Euphrates?
a)
it was Predictable 
b)
It was Destructive
c)
It was Annually
d)
It was Catastrophic 
23.
What did Egyptians do in the dry season?
a)
Hunt for food
b)
Gather food
c)
Prepare for the cold climate
d)
Irrigate their crops
24.
What device helped Egyptians lift water from the rivers?
a)
Shadoof
b)
Plow
c)
Buckets
d)
Wheels
25.
What type of climate does Egypt have?
a)
Tropical with warm temperatures and lots of rain.
b)
Temperate with four seasons like our own.
c)
Arid with hot temperatures and very little rainfall.
d)
Arctic with freezing temperatures and little rainfall.
26.
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource of Egypt?
a)
water for irrigation
b)
fish and water birds to hunt
c)
water for drinking
d)
trees for building
27.
Which of these is a natural barrier?
a)
sky
b)
sun
c)
road
d)
desert
28.
What body of water does the Nile empty into?
a)
Read Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Africa Sea
29.
Upper Egypt is in the _____ part of Egypt .
a)
Southern
b)
Northern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
30.
Which civilization grew next to the Nile River?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt

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