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Egypt
Ancient Egypt, The Nile River.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How long is the Nile? | 4,160 miles long. |
| Where is Egypt located? | Northern Africa. |
| Where were its major geographic features? | The Nile River and Delta, The Mediterranean Sea, The Desert. |
| What way does the nile flow? | South from the higher elevation. |
| How the Nile is a giver. | Water for crops, fertile soil for farming, food such as geese, duck and fish, transportation. |
| How the nile is a taker. | Extreme flooding that washed away houses and crops. Drought: Months of hunger and starvation. |
| What are the steps of mummifying? | Remove organs, cover body in salt, wrap body in cloth, steal cloth with tree sap. |
| The source of the Nile River is? | Lake Tana in the mountains of Ethiopia |
| Who lived and farmed along the Nile? | Ancient Egyptians |
| How did the Egyptians measure the water level of the Nile regularly in an attempt to predict floods? | Nile-O-Meter |
| Source of freshwater in the middle of the dessert? | Oasis |
| Desert, precious stones, metal | Red Land |
| Fertile Land is called | Black Land |
| Areas of limestone and sandstone | Quarries |
| Marshy Land at the mouth of the Nile | Delta |
| What are the achievements of ancient Eqyptians? | Nile-o meter, Papyrus, calendar and basin irrigation |
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