What was dead about the Dead Sea?

It was too salty for any form of life

How did the desert help people of Egypt and Kush?

it gave protection from invaders

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

It left silt that improved the soil

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TCI Lesson 7- Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, Canaan

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1
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It had a weak current
It did not flood regularly
It was full of fish
It attracted water birds
2
What was dead about the Dead Sea?
It was the scene for 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.
3
Which of the following was a part of the topography of ancient Egypt?
a long growing season
a river valley
a hot, dry climate
a mountain range
4
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The ground was too cold
The land was hilly and dry
The sun was hot and strong
The river was too salty
5
How did the desert help people of Egypt and Kush?
made travel easy
was grassy for grazing sheep
provided fertile land for crops
it gave protection from invaders
6
The environment of the Nile Delta can best be described as
Sea
mountainous
Marsh
Desert
7
How did yearly flooding of the Nile affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
It left silt that improved the soil
it attracted hunters and gatherers
It spread diseases
It isolated them
8
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea & the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
too stormy for boats
surrounded by deserts
often used by traders
a source of fresh water
9
Which bests describes herders in Canaan?
They lived a nomadic life
They planted grain crops
They built houses of mud bricks
They had a stable food supply
10
Examples of useful vegetation in the Nile River Valley
ducks and geese
canals and ditches
reeds and papyrus
barges and boats
11
The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was....
In the Syrian Desert
In the Lebanon Mountains
near the Jordan River
Besides the Dead Sea
12
One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
drinking water
irrigating their crops
watering cattle
fishing
13
The wet, fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the
Lebanon Mountains
Negev Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
14
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were
around trees
on hills
near a river
in a desert

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