Enviromental Factors
Early Settlement of Egypt and Kush
Early Settlement of Canaan
Overview
Review
100
This environmental factor is the plants of a place or region.
What is vegetation?
100
One physical feature was most important to ancient settlers in Egypt and Kush. Because of how important it was, people settled: a) near a river. b) on hills. c) around trees. d) in a desert.
What is a) near a river? (By the way, the important physical feature was the Nile River. Don't forget that fact!)
100
Canaan's western border was a) the Jordan River b) the Lebanon Mountains c) the Negev Desert d) the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
100
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River. a) It was salt water b) It was home to many fish c) It did not flood regularly d) It did not have a strong current
The Jordan River did not flood regularly (c).
100
What do archeologists do?
Who are people that study artifacts?
200
What is topography?
What is the shape of the land (mountains, hills, plains, deserts, etc.)?
200
This is where the Kushites settled.
Where is the region west of the southern part of the Nile River?
200
Why were some people in Canaan herders rather than farmers? a) because the land was hilly and dry b) because the Dead Sea was too salty c) because the ground was too cold for farming d) because the sun was too strong for farming
What is because the land was hilly and dry (a).
200
How did ancient Egyptians and Kushites benefit when the Nile River flooded? a) the floods made it easier to keep enemies away. b) the floods helped the leaders to stay in power. c) the floods left silt behind that was good for farming. d) the floods kept the two civilizations separate from each other.
What is the answer C?
200
What was the third group of hominids?
What is Homo Erectus (Upright Man)?
300
Name the three environmental factors.
What is water, topography, and vegetation?
300
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert? a) The desert had good land for growing crops. b) The desert made trade and travel easy. c) The desert offered protection from invaders. d) The desert had plants sheep could graze on.
What is c) the desert offered protection from invaders?
300
The Mediterranean Sea created a ______ route for people in Canaan and people coming to Canaan.
What is a trade route?
300
What language did the word "Canaan" originate from?
What is the Hebrew language?
300
What were houses in the Neolithic Age made of?
What are mud bricks?
400
This was an element of ancient Egypt's topography. a) a mild climate b) a river valley c) the fertility of the soil d) the length of the growing season
What is a river valley?
400
Why couldn't people in Egypt and Kush drink the water in the Mediterranean Sea?
What is salt water?
400
This river was the most important water source for people in Canaan.
Where is the Jordan River?
400
What are people that lived in Canaan called?
Who are the Hebrews?
400
What two rivers were surrounding Mesopotamia?
What are the Euphrates an Tigris River?
500
Trees, bushes, flowers, grass, and reeds, go under which one of the three environmental factors?
What is vegetation?
500
How did the Nile River help farmers?
The river flooded its banks every summer and created fertile valleys of soil.
500
What is a nomad?
A nomad is someone who wandered from place to place in search of good land.
500
What are people that live in Kush called?
Who are Kushites?
500
Who conquered the Sumerians?
Who are the Akkadians?
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