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The Longest river in the world.
The Nile
In what direction does the Nile flow into the Sea?
North
The main economic activity enabled by all three bodies of water in Egypt.
Trade
In which directions did Egypt have natural protection?
North, East, South, and West.
Or all directions.
The shape of the tombs of the greatest Old Kingdom Pharaohs.
Pyramids
This type of landform, shaped like a triangle, forms where the Nile meets the sea.
A delta
The Sea that the Nile empties into.
The Mediterranean.
These North African people south of Egypt were sometimes trade partners and sometimes enemies.
The Nubians
The protective deserts were called _____ land by the Egyptians.
red
The name of the area were the New Kingdom Pharaohs built their tombs.
Valley of the Kings
What type of soil did the floods deposit on the Black Lands of the Nile?
Fertile silt
or Silt
The sea between the peninsula and desert to the east of the Nile.
The Red Sea.
This Kingdom was founded by Egypt's neighbours to the south.
Kingdom of Kush
Why were the cataracts of Egypt a barrier from invasion?
Sailing large ships over them is too dangerous/nearly impossible.
This city with many large temples became the Capital during the Middle Kingdom.
Thebes
The rocky shallow sections of the Nile that form rapids.
Cataracts
The Seas around Egypt acted as a form of what from invasion?
These three trade goods the Egyptians wanted are also mentioned in a well known bible story.
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
Why were the seas around Egypt a form of protection from invasion?
Building large/sea worthy ships is costly/expensive/hard.
Or Navigating an army over sea is hard.
Which Pharaohs' tomb is well known for being found without having been robbed?
King Tut
or Tutankhamun's
What two seasonal weather events are the causes of the annual flooding of the Nile?
Snow-melt and Monsoon
or Snow-melt and Rainfall.
What are the three modern countries that share a border east of Egypt that also border the Red Sea?
Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
What were the animals that Egyptians traded for primarily used as?
Pets
Despite these natural protections, who successfully invaded and conquered Egypt during the third intermediate period?
Kingdom of Kush/Kushites
or Nubia/NubiansWhy did Pharaoh Hatshepsut build a bigger and grander mortuary temple than the Pharaohs before them?
Hatshepsut was one of a few female Pharaohs, and did it to gain acceptance as ruler.