The Nile River
How long is the Nile River?
4,132 miles.
What is the term for fine particles carried by the Nile that made the soil fertile?
Silt.
What were the two distinct regions of ancient Egypt?
The Upper Nile and the Lower Nile.
Where does the Nile River flow into?
The Mediterranean Sea
How often did the Nile flood?
Every summer.
What was the black land?
The narrow stretch along the Nile where plants could grow and people could live.
What are the rock formations that break the Nile’s smooth course called?
Cataracts.
Why was the Nile’s flood considered predictable?
It occurred every summer.
What was the red land?
The vast, scorching desert surrounding the Nile.
What is a delta?
An area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water.
What did the Nile’s fertile soil help support?
Abundant crops.
What valuable raw materials did the red land contain
Stone for building and gold.
What helped make ships travel easily along the Nile River?
The current carried ships downstream, and the winds blew upstream
What was the key to the development of Egyptian civilization?
The productive agriculture supported by the Nile’s fertile soil.
What was Egypt’s one major missing resource?
Timber.