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Water is important. If you have a water bottle with you today, you get 100 points for every water bottle your team has.
Stay hydrated
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
Provided protection
Which is the correct spelling of the geographic feature that is described as hot, dry, and little vegetation.
Dessert or Desert
Desert
What geological feature did most Egyptians and Kushites settle near?
Rivers
What are two main things the Mediterranean Sea was used for?
- Travel/trade
- Catching fish/food
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was ___________
a source of fresh water
How would you describe the environment of the Nile Delta?
Marsh
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
It left fertile soil behind for the crops
Why was the Dead Sea named the Dead Sea?
It was too salty to support any life
Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt?
A. a river valley
B. a mountain range
C. a hot, dry climate
D. a long growing season
A. a river valley
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The land was too hilly and dry for farming
How was the Jordan River different than the Nile River?
The Jordan River did not flood regularly
What were the two most useful plants that grew along the Nile River?
Reeds and papyrus
What type of life did the herders in Caanan live?
Nomadic
Where was most of the vegetation in Caanan?
Along the Jordan River
The wet, fer1le plains in ancient Canaan bordered which geographical feature?
The Mediterranean Sea