Transcript 7. Egyptians couldn`t have survived without the Nile

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1. A interesting characteristic about
the Nile River is that it:
A.
It stopped flowing 1,000 years ago
B.
It flows from south to north
C.
It floods causing awful
agricultural conditions for
farmers in the Nile Delta
D.
It is about 2,000 miles long
Nile
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2. What is the name of the device Egyptians
used to help scoop water from the canals
into the fields?
A.
a bucket
B.
a spicket
C.
a shadouf
D.
a foudahs
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3. The watering of land by means of
canals or pipes is called:
A.
Irrigation
B.
Canalization
C.
Agriculture
D.
Shadoufing
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4. Silt deposits were important to the Ancient
Egyptians because:
A.
They provided an extra layer of mud to protect the
seeds after planting.
B.
They caused big mud piles for children to play in.
C.
It was filled with minerals needed by plants.
D.
It dried up quickly allowing for good foundations to build
houses on
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5. People also used the Nile to:
A.
Cast off their toy boats made by children.
B.
Travel from place to place by boat.
C.
Practice for the swimming portion of the yearly triathlon.
D.
Fill swimming pools.
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6. The Nile Delta is also known as:
A.
Upper Egypt
B.
Skinniest part of the Nile
C.
Southern Egypt
D.
Lower Egypt
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7. Egyptians couldn’t have survived without the
Nile because it:
A.
Provided a means of transportation to get goods since they
couldn’t grow anything where they lived.
B.
Provided fertile soil, water for irrigation and a means of
transportation.
C.
It provided a surplus of water to keep all their animals from
dying and the pharaoh happy.
D.
All of the above
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8. A surplus is:
A.
Enough of something.
B.
Too much of something.
C.
Not enough of something.
D.
An extra supply of something.
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9. Why were the Egyptians able to build a rich
community life?
A.
They learned how to use the flooding of the Nile to develop
agriculture and to produce surpluses.
B.
They learned how train the Nile’s crocodiles to kill food for them.
C.
They were friendly and made friends with each other.
D.
They were so smart it came naturally.
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10. How did the Egyptians turn the Nile into
a highway?
A.
They laid rocks together to make a road next to it.
B.
They wore orange jackets and directed traffic.
C.
They used it to dream about cars.
D.
They developed boats.
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