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Lesson 7: Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush and Canaan
Lesson 7: Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush and Canaan
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Vegetation is the plants of a place or region
True
False
2
Why did water affect people's decision to settle near it?
Rivers were important for trade
Farmers needed water to grow crops
All of the above
People drank and bathed in the water
3
How did vegetation affect people's choices of where to settle?
Vegetation was important for food, so they needed to be near water
People who hated vegetables chose to live in the dessert
Vegetation was not a factor in deciding where to live
More vegetation meant a higher fire risk, so they lived far from it
4
The Egyptians and Kushites live on the Nile River. Which river did the Israelites in Canaan live on?
The Thames
The Colorado
The Amazon
The Jordan
5
What topographical feature did Egypt and Kush share that was so vital?
Small hills
Walls to protect their cities
The Nile River
Mountain ranges
6
Canaan had less vegetation, so most people there were
Farmers
Merchants
Herders
Doctors
7
What were two useful types of vegetation that grew along the nile?
Reeds and Papyrus
Sea grass and Algae
Cattails and bamboo
Duck grass and Willow
8
Canaan was a land northeast of Egypt settled by the Israelites from about 1800 to 70CE
False
True
9
What topographical feature was really important in Egypt?
A hot dry climate
A big river valley
Infertile land
Rocky mountains
10
The Mediterranean Sea is a body of water East of Africa
False
True
11
Kush was a society along the Nile river to WHICH direction of Egypt from 2000 BCE to 350 CE?
North
East
South
West
12
How did topography affect people's choice in where to live?
Hot desserts had little to no water and vegetation
All of the above
It was easier to farm in large flat areas
Steep mountains were hard to cross
13
Egyptians made paper of of papyrus
False
True
14
The Jordan river is a river in southwestern Africa that flows from the Lebanon mountains, south
False
True
15
What was one advantage to settling in or near the deserts surrounding Egypt and Kush?
They could use sand for a lot of things
It protected them from invaders
It did not help them
It offered more variety of food
16
True or False: Topography is the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place
True
False
17
The Nile River delta in Northern Africa flows into which body of water?
The Sea of Galilee
The Pacific Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
The River of Jordan
18
Which desert was not discussed in Lesson 7?
Arabian
Libyan
Nubian
Saharan
19
How did the Jordan River differ from the Nile River?
It did not flood regularly, so the land was not as fertile
It had better fish
It was salt water
It was bigger
20
What three factors determined where people would settle?
Temperature, population and animal life
Beaches, temperature and vegetation
Water, animal life and temperature
Water, topography and vegetation
21
The Nile River is the shortest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt.
True
False
