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| Questions |
Answers |
| The civilization of ancient Egypt developed in the northeastern corner of |
Africa |
| What Body of water lies to the east of ancient Egypt and forms part of the border between Africa and the Near East. |
Red Sea |
| What body of water lies to the north of ancient Egypt and borders Africa, Europe, and the Near East |
Mediterranean Sea |
| What geographic features of ancient Egypt made agriculture possible |
Nile River and Nile Delta |
| The largest desert in the world with very little rain and very hot temperatures |
Sahara Desert |
| Lower Egypt is located in the |
North |
| Upper Egypt is located in the |
South |
| _______ is at a higher elevation and is upstream of Lower Egypt |
Upper Egypt |
| Which region of Egypt contains a delta? |
Lower Egypt |
| The river that flows through the eastern Sarah Desert and creates a narrow strip to fertile soil for civilization |
Nile River |
| Where the Nile feeds into the Mediterranean Sea it forms a wide river delta of |
very fertile land |
| What caused the Nile River to flood yearly |
spring rainfall and snowmelt |
| The floodwaters deposited______ across the river valley |
fertile silt |
| Egypt is often known as the |
Land of the Nile |
| Historians divide Egypt into 3 different _________ |
Kingdoms |
| Pharaohs had absolute power and were in the_________ |
Old Kingdom |
| Pharaohs that were powerful but less powerful than before were in the |
Middle Kingdom |
| Pharaohs were all powerful leaders and used their military strength to gain new territory |
New Kingdom |
| The Sahara Desert's geographic characteristics limited Egyptian _______ to land along the Nile |
settlements |
| Despite Egypt's challenge of surviving in the desert, ancient Egyptians established a civilization that lasted over |
3,000 years |
