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Geography and Early Egypt
Directions: Answer the following in complete sentences.
1. Why did the Greek historian Herodotus call Egypt “the gift of the Nile?” __________________
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Where does the Nile River begin? How long is this river? ______________________________
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3. What are the names of the two regions of Ancient Egypt? _______________________________
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4. What marked the southern border of Upper Egypt? Why do you think cataracts made sailing
difficult? _____________________________________________________________________
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5. What is a delta? How much of Egypt’s fertile farmland was located in the delta? ____________
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6. Why did the Egyptians call their country “the black land?” What was called the “red land” and
why? ________________________________________________________________________
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7. What types of crops, animals, and river birds did the Nile River provide the Egyptians? _______
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8. Name the four natural barriers that made Egypt hard to invade. __________________________
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9. Who became the village leaders? __________________________________________________
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10. Which crowns symbolized Lower and Upper Egypt?___________________________________
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11. Who is Menes and what did he do? ________________________________________________
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12. Why did Menes wear the red and white crowns? What does this symbolize? _______________
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13. What does pharaoh mean? _______________________________________________________
14. Where did Menes build his capital city? ____________________________________________
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15. What is a dynasty? How long did Menes’ dynasty last? ________________________________
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