How did the Jordan River affect people's lives?

It provided fresh water for farming, drinking, and fish.

The Sea of Galilee provided ancient people with...

fresh water for farming., fresh water to drink and fish to eat.

How did the deserts of ancient Egypt affect people's lives?

It protected them from invasions.

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

It left silt that improved the soil.

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

It gave protection from invaders

What was “dead” about the Dead Sea?

It was too salty for any form of life.

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

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1
Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt?
mountain range
river valley
a hot, dry climate
a long growing season
2
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The sun was hot and strong
The ground was too cold
The river was too salty.
The land was hilly and dry
3
How did the Jordan River affect people's lives?
It allowed the people nearby to go boating.
It provided a source of minerals.
It provided plentiful vegetation.
It provided fresh water for farming, drinking, and fish.
4
Which best 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.
5
How did the Nile River affect people's lives?
It provided water for farming.
All of the above.
It provided fresh water to drink.
It provided an easy way to travel by boat.
6
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
a source of fresh water
surrounded by deserts
often used by traders
too stormy for boats
7
Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta?
desert
sea
mountain
marsh
8
The Sea of Galilee provided ancient people with...
fresh water for farming.
fresh water to drink and fish to eat.
a waterway to the Mediterranian Sea.
salt water to make salt.
9
In ancient Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were
around trees
on hills
near a river
in a desert
10
The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was
beside the Dead Sea.
in the Syrian Desert.
near the Jordan River.
in the Lebanon Mountains.
11
How did the deserts of ancient Egypt affect people's lives?
It provided them with a good place to settle.
It allowed them to grow crops.
It protected them from invasions.
It provided them with a source of water.
12
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
It left silt that improved the soil.
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
It isolated the settlements.
13
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It was full of fish
It had weak current
It did not flood regularly
It attracted water birds
14
The wet, fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the
Sea of Galilee
Negev Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Lebanon Mountains
15
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
It was grassy for grazing sheep
It gave protection from invaders
It had fertile land for crops
It made trade and travel easy
16
Useful vegetation along the Nile River included
reeds and papyrus
canals and ditches
ducks and geese
barges and boats
17
One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
catching fish
irrigating their crops
watering cattle
getting drinking water
18
Looking at the map, in which area on the map did the Kushites settle?
D
A
C
B
19
What was “dead” about the Dead Sea?
It was the scene of many historic battles.
It lay still, even when winds blew in the hills nearby.
It was thought to be dangerous for fishing boats.
It was too salty for any form of life.

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