Question | Answer |
Who was the Greek historian that recorded an early description of the Nile? | Herodotus |
What is the world's longest river? | Nile River |
Which direction does the Nile River flow? | North |
Where does the Nile river empty out? | Mediterranean Sea |
What are the two sources of the Nile River? | The Blue Nile and the White Nile |
Where do the Blue Nile and White Nile meet? | Khartoum (present day - Sudan) |
What do you call the marshy (swampy) region of the Nile near the Mediterranean Sea? | Lower Egypt |
When did communities appear in the Nile delta region of Lower Egypt? | About 6000 BC |
What did the ancient Egyptians call their land, another name for the Black land because of the dark soil left by the floods of the Nile? | Kemet |
What is silt? | Rich, fertile soil deposited by the Nile waters when the river overflowed its banks. |
What do you call the rock-filled rapids in the Nubian section of the Nile? | Cateracts |
What is the triangle-shaped area of rich farmland that is located in Lower Egypt | Delta |
What do you call the ancient region of the Nile that is found just north of where the Blue and White Niles meet? | Nubia |
How many cateracts are there on the Nile River? | Six |
What happens to the Nile River at Cairo, Egypt? | The Nile breaks up into smaller rivers forming the fertile delta of Lower Egypt. |
How often does the Nile River flood? | Yearly |
How many lakes provide water for the Nile? | four |
Name the lakes that source the Nile River? | Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, Lake Albert, and Lake Tana |
What was the nickname that Herodotus give to Egypt? | The Gift of the Nile |
The overflow of the river each year led to the creation of what? | the 12 month calendar. |
What type of ruler ruled Egypt? | Pharoh or king |
What natural structures created protection for Egypt civilization? | Mountains, rivers and deserts |
Who was the God of the Nile? | Hapi |
What did the Egyptians call the Red Land? | the deserts |
How did Egypt differ from Mesopotamia? | The Egyptians did not have to worry about Flash Flooding and the deserts surrounding Egypt provided protection from foreign attacks. |
What kind of communities formed along the Nile? | Hunting and fishing communities came first, then farming communities beganin the delta regions. |
Why couldn't people travel easily through Nubia by river? | the cateracts. |
What kind of trade goods passed through Nubia on their way to Egypt? | ebony wood, ivory, ostrich feathers and eggs, panther skins. |