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History Alive: Ancient World, Ch. 7-Geography of Egypt & Canaan
History Alive: Ancient World, Ch. 7-Geography of Egypt & Canaan
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1
Why is the Dead Sea not a good source to drink or water plants with?
The water evaporated
Not enough water
No fish
The salt dries things out
2
What large body of water provided fishing, transportation, and trade?
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Arabian Desert
Mediterranean Sea
3
What did papyrus provide?
Paper and rope
Protection
Silt
Fish
4
What affected where people settled?
Heat
Money
Wars
Environmental factors
5
What did the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River provide to people?
fresh water and fishing
protection from enemies
silt from floods for good farming
6
Canaan's western border was ___.
the Mediterranean Sea.
the Jordan River.
the Lebanon Mountains.
the Negev Desert.
7
Where did the Kushites settle?
in the Libyan Desert
on the southern NIle
along the northern Nile
by the Red Sea
8
Because of this most important physical feature, early settlers lived ____.
around trees.
near a river.
on hills.
in a desert.
9
How did the Nile River's flooding benefit people?
Floods left silt behind that was good for farming.
Floods kept enemies away.
Floods helped leaders stay in power.
Floods kept Egyptians and Kushites away from each other.
10
How did Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
It offered protection from invaders.
It had plants sheep could graze on.
It had good land for growing crops.
It made trade and travel easy.
11
What is a LOCAL physical feature we have around where we live?
Mountains
Forest Preserve
Desert
Ocean
12
What body of water provided transportation and trade but was too salty to drink?
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
13
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It was salt water.
It did not flood regularly.
It was home to many fish.
It did not have a strong current.
14
What physical feature provided drinking water, fishing, traveling, and flooded regularly?
Dead Sea
Nubian Desert
Jordan River
Nile River
15
Which of the following is an element of ancient Egypt's topography?
the length of the growing season
a mild climate
the fertility of the soil
a river valley
16
What physical feature was difficult to live in but provided protection from enemies?
valleys
mountains
jungles
deserts
17
Why were some people in Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The Dead Sea was too salty.
The ground was too cold for farming.
The sun was too strong for farming.
The land was hilly and dry
18
What is a physical feature?
Church
Mall
Airport
Mountain
