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Chapter 7 Quiz - Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan

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1
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
The desert offered protection from invaders.
The desert made trade and travel easy.
The desert had plants sheep could graze on.
The desert had good land for growing crops.
2
How did ancient Egyptians and Kushites benefit when the NIle River flooded?
The floods left silt behind that was good for farming.
The floods kept the civiliations separate from each other.
The floods helped the leaders to stay in power.
The floods made it easier to keep enemies away.
3
Why were some people in Canaan herders rather than farmers?
because the ground was too cold for farming
because the sun was too strong for farming
because the Dead Sea was too salty
because the land was hilly and dry
4
Canaan's western border was
the Mediterranean Sea
the Lebanon Mountains
the Jordan River
the Negev Desert
5
The people of Egypt and Kush settled on this most important physical feature of geography:
in a desert
around trees
near a river
on hills
6
Which is an element of ancient Egypt's topography?
the fertility of the soil
the length of the growing season
a mild climate
a river valley
7
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It did not flood regularly.
It did not have a strong current.
It was salt water.
It was home to many fish.
8
In which area on the map above did the Kushites settle?
In the Nubian Desert
Near Fayum
Near the White Nile
Near Abu Ballas