Geography of Ancient Egypt Page 64 & 65

Question or Hint Answer or Word
  1. The civilization of ancient Egypt developed in the northeastern corner of Africa
  2. 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
  3. What body of water lies to the north of ancient Egypt and borders Africa, Europe, and the Near East Mediterranean Sea
  4. What geographic features of ancient Egypt made agriculture possible Nile River and Nile Delta
  5. The largest desert in the world with very little rain and very hot temperatures Sahara Desert
  6. Lower Egypt is located in the North
  7. Upper Egypt is located in the South
  8. _______ is at a higher elevation and is upstream of Lower Egypt Upper Egypt
  9. Which region of Egypt contains a delta? Lower Egypt
  10. The river that flows through the eastern Sarah Desert and creates a narrow strip to fertile soil for civilization Nile River
  11. Where the Nile feeds into the Mediterranean Sea it forms a wide river delta of very fertile land
  12. What caused the Nile River to flood yearly spring rainfall and snowmelt
  13. The floodwaters deposited______ across the river valley fertile silt
  14. Egypt is often known as the Land of the Nile
  15. Historians divide Egypt into 3 different _________ Kingdoms
  16. Pharaohs had absolute power and were in the_________ Old Kingdom
  17. Pharaohs that were powerful but less powerful than before were in the Middle Kingdom
  18. Pharaohs were all powerful leaders and used their military strength to gain new territory New Kingdom
  19. The Sahara Desert's geographic characteristics limited Egyptian _______ to land along the Nile settlements
  20. Despite Egypt's challenge of surviving in the desert, ancient Egyptians established a civilization that lasted over 3,000 years

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