Geography of Ancient Egypt

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The civilization of ancient Egypt developed in the northeastern corner of Africa
What Body of water that lies to the east of ancient Egypt Red Sea
What body of water that lies to the north of ancient Egypt Mediterranean Sea
What geographic features of ancient Egypt made agriculture possible Nile River and Nile Delta
The largest desert in the world Sarah Desert
Lower Egypt is to the North
Upper Egypt is to 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 Land of the Nile
Historians divide Egypt into 3 different _________ Kingdoms
Pharaohs had absolute power and were in the_________ Old Kingdom
Pharaohs 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