Monday, August 18, 2014

EGYPT LESSON 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS (8/18)




ANSWERS AT BOTTOM:

1. Around what year (BC) did civilizations begin to develop in Egypt?
2. What is the world's longest river?
3. How long is the Nile (approx.)?
4. What direction does the Nile flow?
5. Into what body of water does it empty?
6. Where is Upper Egypt/Lower Egypt? Why?
7. How did ancient Egyptian farmers feel about the yearly floods?
8. When it comes to farming, what is the word for a watering system?
9. What did the ancient Egyptian farmers do to get water to their fields?
10. What device did they use to scoop the water?

Answers:
1. 5000BC
2. Nile
3. 4000 miles
4. South to North
5. Mediterranean Sea
6. Upper in the South, Lower in the North because of direction of Nile
7. They welcomed them. Needed for crops.
8. Irrigation
9. Dug canals from the Nile to their fields
10. Shaduf

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