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Chapter 7 Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Chapter 7 Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
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What area did the Kushites settle?
Next to the Mediterranean Sea
none of the above
north to the left of the Nile
down south to the left of the Nile
2
What as "dead" about the Dead Sea?
It was thought to be dangerous for fishing boats
It lay still, even when winds blew in the hills nearby
It was the scene of many historic battles
It was too salty for any form of life
3
The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was
beside the Jordan Dead Sea
in the Syrian Desert
in the Lebanon Mountains
near the Jordan River
4
Useful vegetation along the Nile River included
canals and ditches
ducks and geese
barges and boats
reeds and papyrus
5
The wet fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Lebanon Mountains
Negev Desert
6
One physical feature so vital for people of Kush and Egypt. They settled
around trees
on hills
near a river
in a desert
7
Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta?
mountain
sea
desert
marsh
8
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The sun was hot and strong
The ground was too cold
The land was too hilly and dry
The river was too salty
9
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
It made trade and travel easy
It was grassy for grazing sheep
It had fertile land for crops
It gave protection from invaders
10
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It did not flood regularly
It was full of fish
It attracted water birds
It had a weak current
11
What society is along the Nile River, south of Egypt?
Canaan
Egypt
Kush
Mediterranean Sea
12
What body of water is north of the continent of Africa?
The Blue Sea
The Red Sea
The Purple Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
13
What word means the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts?
Jordan River
topography
Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
14
What land is northeast of Egypt, settled by the Israelites?
Egypt
Canaan
Nile River
Kush
15
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires
It isolated the settlements
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife
It left silt that improved the soil
16
What word means the plants of a region or place?
topography
Canaan
vegetation
Kush
17
What river is the longest river in the world that flows through eastern Africa?
Nile River
Egypt
Jordan River
Kush
18
One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
irrigating their crops
watering cattle
getting drinking water
catching fish
19
Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt?
a hot, dry climate
a river valley
a mountain range
a long growing season
20
Which best describes herders in Canaan?
They had a stable food supply
They planted grain crops
They built houses of mud brick
They lived a nomadic life
21
What river is in Southwestern Asia that flows through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea?
Egypt
Kush
Nile River
Jordan River
22
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
often used by traders
too stormy for boats
a source of fresh water
surrounded by deserts
23
What is a nation in northeast Africa first settled around 3100 B.C.E.?
Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Kush
Canaan
