Egypt Flashcards

What is the fan shaped land where the Nile empties into the ocean?

The Nile river flows in this direction

What body of water does the Nile empty into?

• Mediterannean Sea
• Red Sea
• Arabian Sea
• Atlantic Ocean

What is the name of the peninsula Northeast of Egypt?

• Sinai
• Mesopotamia
• Indian Subcontinent
• Giza Plateau

Why was the Great Pyramid built on the Giza Plateau?

• The plateau is stable enough to support the weight of the pyramid
• To honor its builder by making it closer to heaven
• To remind people that the builder is powerful
• So it could be seen from everywhere

What is this device used to get water out of the Nile

• Shaduf
• Noria
• Sakieh
• Nileometer

What protected Egypt from invasion?

• Cataracts
• Deserts
• Canals
• Their lack of resources

Where did most Egyptians live?

• By the delta
• Near cataracts
• In Thebes
• In the Red land

80-95% of Egyptians were

• Farmers
• Artisans
• Priests
• Pharaohs

A "Good Nile" is when the Nile flooded the expected amount, which is about ___ feet

• 15
• 20
• 25
• 30