Geography
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
What is a delta?
A delta is a fan-shaped or triangular shaped, finger like, marsh land at the mouth of a river.
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
The Nile River flows from south to North.
According to book, what are three crops Egyptians grew?
Egyptians grew wheat, barley, and flax seeds.
What is the name of the early Egyptian early writing system?
The Egyptians wrote in Hieroglyphics.
How long does the Nile River flow?
4,000 miles.
Which desert is the largest desert in the world?
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
Which Sea does the Nile River empty into?
The Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the name of an irrigation tool that is a bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile and empties it into basins?
This irrigation tool is a shadoof.
Who could read and write in Ancient Egypt?
Men could read and write in Ancient Egypt.
What are the names of the two sources of the Nile River?
The two sources of the Nile River are the Blue Nile and the White Nile.
What did the Ancient Egyptians call the desert areas surrounding the Nile River?
The Ancient Egyptians called the areas around the Nile River the "Red Land."
Which side of the Nile River are the pyramids of Giza located?
The pyramids of Giza are located on the west side of the Nile River.
What did Egyptians do with the papyrus plant?
The Egyptians made paper from papyrus plants.
List two reasons Ancient Egyptians needed government?
Ancient Egypt needed government to develop a process for storing grain, and to oversee the construction and repair of irrigation ditches and dams.
The early Egyptians referred to their land as Kemet. What does Kemet translate to in English?
Kemet translates to "Black Land," because of the dark, rich soil found there.
List three geographic reasons the Egyptians were isolated?
The delta, the desert, and cataracts are three reasons Egypt was so isolated.
When was flood season in Egypt?
Flood season ran from late spring until the middle of summer.
What is silt?
Silt is a mixture of minerals, soil and small rocks.
Who was the first person to unite upper and lower Egypt?
Narmer was the first person to unite upper and lower Egypt.
What is a cataract in terms of a river?
A cataract is a steep cliff and large boulders by the fast moving waters of the Nile.
Egypt is on which continent?
Egypt is on the continent of Africa.
According to the book, what was one major difference between the Nile and the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?
The Nile was very predicatable.
If you are standing in Memphis, Egypt are you up stream or down stream from Nubia?
If you are standing in Memphis, you are down stream from Nubia?
What do we call the right to rule that is passed from father to son?
The right to rule that is passed from father to son is known as a dynasty.