What was "dead" about the Dead Sea?

it was too salty for any form of life

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

it gave protection from invaders

How did yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

it left silt that improved the soil

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Geography and Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan

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1
What was "dead" about the Dead Sea?
it was the scene of many historic battles
it was too salty for any form of life
it was thought to be dangerous for fishing boats
it lay still, even when winds blew in the hills nearby
2
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
it gave protection from invaders
it was grassy for grazing sheep
it made trade and travel easy
it had fertile land for crops
3
The wet, fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the
Mediterranean Sea
Lebanon Mountains
Negev Desert
Sea of Galilee
4
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
it had a weak current
it was full of fish
it attracted water birds
it did not flood regularly
5
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
too stormy for boats
surrounded by deserts
often used by traders
a source of fresh water
6
How did yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
it attracted hunters and gatherers looking of wildlife
it left silt that improved the soil
it spread disease that destroyed whole empires
it isolated the settlements
7
One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
getting drinking water
irrigating their crops
catching fish
watering cattle
8
Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt?
a mountain range
a long growing season
a hot, dry climate
a river valley
9
Which best describes herders in Canaan?
they had a stable food supply
they lived a nomadic life
they planted grain crops
they built houses of mud bricks
10
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
the river was too salty
the ground was too cold
the land was hilly and dry
the sun was hot and strong
11
Useful vegetation along the Nile River included
barges and boats
reeds and papyrus
ducks and geese
canals and ditches
12
One physical feature was so vital to settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were
on hills
near a river
around trees
in a desert
13
The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was
near the Jordan River
in the Lebanon Mountains
beside the Dead Sea
in the Syrian Desert
14
Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta?
marsh
sea
mountain
desert
15
In which area on the map below did the Kushites settle?
area D
area A
area C
area B

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