WorksheetsAncient Egypt Ch.2 S.1 Part 1 Settling the Nile
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Between 6000 B.C.E and 5000 B.C.E. what people moved into the Nile River Valley?
hunters and gatherers
farmers
kings
None of the above
How did the Egyptians rely on the Nile River?
(Mark all that apply)
They bathed in it.
They cooked with it.
They fished in it.
They used it for farming.
The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It is approximately ________ miles long.
1000
2000
3000
4000
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North
South
East
West
Where does the Nile River end?
The Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
None of the above
It is said that the length of the Nile River is equal to traveling from Atlanta, Georgia to San Francisco, California and then back again. Is this true or false?
True
False
_____________ are the waterfalls or rushing water (rapids) that occur in the Nile due to the narrow cliffs and boulders that form. In the Nile they are more like steps rather than steep cliffs.
deltas
irrigation
cataracts
A very fertile area of land with finger like rivers that branch out from the Nile River like a flower's blossom.
cataract
delta
meadow
None of the above.
What borders the Nile in the west and in the east?
mountains
seas
deserts
None of the above
What three bodies of water allowed the Egyptians to trade with people outside of Egypt?
(Check all that apply)
Nile River
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
What three natural defenses did the Nile River Valley have?
(Check all that apply)
deserts
superior weapons
cataracts
a delta
better boats
