Irrigation
Geographic Areas / Features
Weather Patterns
Food & Drink Provided by the Land
100
This Natural feature was the primary source of life in Ancient Egypt and still is today.
What is the Nile River?
100
Currently a vast desert, this region is believed to have been a fertile band during the time of Ancient Egypt.
What is the "Sahara"?
100
People in Ancient Egypt needed to build structures to protect themselves from this regularly occurring natural disaster brought with heavy winds.
What are sandstorms?
100
This source of protein provided by the Nile River and caught in nets was available to poor to eat.
What are Fish?
200
These man made ditches were used to carry water from the Nile to the fields.
What are canals?
200
Located in the Northern part of the country, this region receives the flow of the Nile River from "Upper Egypt".
What is "Lower Egypt"?
200
This natural event created by seasonal heavy water flow from Upper Egypt deposited soil and water in the Nile River Valley.
What was flooding?
200
This meat was extremely expensive to raise and was consumed only by the wealthiest members of society.
What is Beef?
300
This annual event which occurred during Egypt's Rainy Season deposited fertile soil and water in the Nile River Valley.
What is the flooding of the Nile River?
300
This region of Egypt lies in the Southern part of the country.
What is "Upper Egypt"?
300
This typical desert phenomenon provides freezing conditions at night and scorching conditions during the day.
What is a daily change / swing in temperature?
300
This animal, generally hunted with bows and arrows, was consumed by the Rich at lush banquets and was occasionally available to the poor.
What are Water Birds?
400
This natural event in Upper Egypt leads to the flooding of the Nile River Valley in Lower Egypt.
What is Rain / The Rainy Season?
400
This moon shaped region, in which Ancient Egypt was located, also provided crops to the ancient kingdoms of Canaan and Kush.
What is the "Fertile Crescent"?
400
This change in typical annual activity is believed to have resulted in a loss of renewed soil and water in the Nile Valley.
What was the reduction in flooding?
400
Since wheat does not grow in Egypt, this grain was used to make beer and bread.
What is Barley?
500
This simple machine made from a weighted clay pot, a pole and a simple bucket was used to raise water from the river into a canal.
What is a "Shaduf"?
500
This triangular shaped region is located at the output of the Nile River.
What is the "Nile River Delta"?
500
Ancient Egyptians built these structures out of mud and clay to control water level during floods and high tides.
What are "Levys"?
500
This term describes a widespread lack of food that was believed to have been initiated by a lack of rainfall for many years.
What is "Famine"?
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