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Geography of Ancient Egypt
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World History-Ancient Egypt #worldhistory #Egypt
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1
What 2 rivers are located at the beginning of the Nile River?
White Nile and Blue Nile
Mississippi River and Missouri River
Po River and Yellow River
Red Nile and Green Nile
2
Where in the world is Egypt located?
Southern Africa
Western Africa
NE Africa
SE Asia
3
Besides the Nile River valley, Egypt is a part of which desert?
The Sahara Desert
The valley of Death
The Gobi Desert
The Arabian Desert
4
Fertile soil, the Nile, and irrigation projects gave which of the following to the Egyptians?
A strong military
Gold
The Pyramids
A surplus of food
5
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
West to East
South to North
North to South
East to West
6
The Nile River empties into which body of water?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Dead Sea
The Red Sea
7
What did the Ancient Egyptians do with their surplus of food?
They gave it away.
They did not have a food surplus
They traded it for resources & gold.
They ate it all
8
Which of the following crops was
not
grown by the Ancient Egyptians?
Flax
Barley
Wheat
Tomatoes
9
What did the Ancient Egyptians use papyrus for?
As offerings to the gods
To eat
To make paper to write on
To feed to their cattle
10
Which of the following resources did Ancient Egypt
not
trade for?
Gems
Gold
Food
Timber (wood)
11
By 1500 BCE, Ancient Egypt was the wealthiest civilization in the world. How did that happen?
A food surplus produced by the Nile helped increase trade.
They used their military to steal resources.
The wealth was a gift from the gods.
Ancient Egypt was not very wealthy.
12
Along which river did Ancient Egypt develop?
The Euphrates River
The Tigris River
The Ganges River
The Nile River
13
Every year the Nile floods then leaves behind_____ which is excellent for farming.
Silt
Mummies
Plant Seeds
Gold
14
What part of the Nile River is shown in the picture?
The Nile River Delta
The start of the Nile River
The source of the Nile
The middle part of the Nile
15
Ancient Egyptians used gold and gemstones for what?
In their farming equipment.
Luxury Items
Dishes for royals.
Jewlery
