The Nile River
Which direction does the Nile flow in?
South to North
List 5 things the Nile River provided for the Egyptians.
What is water, bathing, food, road, clothes washing?
What is the specific term for the system of digging ditches and canals to deliver water to crops?
Of A) 3000 B) 4000 or C) 5000, D 6000, E 8000 the number that is closest to the length of the Nile River in miles
b) 4000 miles
This "good stuff" is the nutrient-rich mix of silt and organic matter left behind when floodwaters recede. What is it called?
Silt
The Nile flood was so predictable that the Egyptians based their entire calendar on its cycle, which lasted how many months each?
four
While papyrus was for paper, this crop was harvested specifically to make the linen clothing favored by Egyptians
Flax
What is the Nile Detla?
The Nile River concludes its 4,000-mile journey by flowing through this fertile landform
This tall reed was used to make sandals and baskets, but it is most famous for being the world's first paper.
Papyrus
What was the first season of the year, beginning in September, and its name means "inundation."
Akhet
ue to the river's importance for moving goods, the majority of ancient Egyptian cities were located here.
Where body of water does the Nile River flow into?
Mediterranean Sea
This Egyptian invention used a long pole with a bucket and a weight to lift water into high fields. What was it called?
A shaduf
These are the names of the second and third seasons, representing the growing and harvest times.
(Answer: Peret and Shemu
Because it was the fastest and easiest way to move through the desert, the Nile was considered Egypt's "main" one of these.
highway