WorksheetsGeography: Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the most important water feature for Egypt and Kush?
Nile River
Jordan River
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What feature(s) formed natural barriers protecting Egypt from invaders?
Giza Pyramids
Libyan, Nubian, and Arabian Deserts
Nile River
Lebanon and Zagros Mountains
What were the two main crops grown by the Nile?
wheat and rice
corn and barley
rice and cotton
wheat and barley
Why did the Nile River valley have such fertile soil?
farmers fertilized the fields
lots of rainfall
frequent earthquakes
yearly flooding deposited silt
What did the Egyptians use to make paper?
papyrus
wood
cotton plants
reeds
What was the land like in Canaan?
flat and fertile
hilly and dry
desert
mountainous
If you lived in ancient Canaan, you would most likely have
lived and worked in a city
hunted and gathered
herded animals
raised crops like wheat, barley, or cotton
The Sea of Galilee was
an important trade route
larger than the Red Sea
too salty to be useful
actually a freshwater lake
What crops grew well in Canaan?
wheat and grains
few, if any
cotton and flax
papyrus and reeds
What body of water was too salty to be useful?
Red Sea
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Jordan River
How is the Jordan River different than the Nile River?
The Jordan River runs through Egypt, the Nile runs through Canaan.
The Nile flooded predictably, the Jordan flooded unpredictably.
The Jordan River had salt water, the Nile was fresh water.
The Jordan was much longer than than the Nile River.
How did the "Dead" Sea get its name?
The water is poisonous to touch and drink
It was located near a burial ground
Many people have died in the river
Nothing can live in the super salty water
Kush was located where the mouth of the Nile meets the Mediterranean Sea.
True
False
Which of the following are examples of vegetation found in Egypt?
Libyan, Nubian, Arabian Deserts
wheat, barley, reeds, papyrus
Nile River and Nile River valley
cotton and corn
Although farming was difficult in Canaan, the best place to do it was near
near the Nile River
near the Mediterranean Sea
near the Jordan River
near the Red Sea
What modern day country is located in Canaan?
Iraq
Sudan
Egypt
Israel
What modern country is located in Kush?
Algeria
Libya
Sudan
Syria
The Nile ran through both Egypt and Kush.
True
False
Where were the Lebanon Mountains?
Canaan
Egypt
Kush
Mesopotamia
Both Egypt and Canaan have deserts.
True
False
