Egypt Under Pharaohs (Geography)

What river was treasured by the Ancient Egyptians?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Huang He

The Nile River is the world's _____________ river.

• Longest

• Shortest

• Widest

• Deepest

The Nile River begins in what what of Africa?

• West Africa

• East Africa

• North Africa

• South Africa

The Nile River travels about 3,500 miles to what sea?

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Dead Sea

What are cataracts?

• Soil and minerals carried by water

• Long periods without rain

• Heavy rains

• Groups of rocky rapids

Rocky cataracts made it impossible for ancient people to travel by ship _____________ from Egypt.

• Downstream

• Upstream

What region is located upstream from the Mediterranean Sea?

• Lower Egypt

• Upper Egypt

What does the Nile River carries what from its sources in East Africa?

• Delta

• Cataracts

• Sediment

• Silt

What is a delta?

• Long periods without rain

• Groups of rocky rapids

• an area of sediment

• minerals and soil

The Nile delta formed the region known as what?

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

• The Black Land

• Kemet