Ancient Egypt - The Nile River

Question 0

True or False:

The Nile is the longest river in the world

Answer 0

TRUE

Question 1

How long is the Nile River?

Answer 1

The Nile runs for 6,659 km (4,180 miles)

Question 2

Where does the Nile flow into?

Answer 2

The Mediterranean Sea

Question 3

What did the Egyptians use the Nile for?

Answer 3

• A main source of water for thousands of years

- Main source of trade

Question 4

What did the Nile River symbolize?

Answer 4

Life and the afterlife

Question 5

The sun rising in the East symbolized what?

Answer 5

Birth/living

Question 6

Setting in the West symbolized what?

Answer 6

Death

Question 7

Who were the wealthiest people in ancient Egypt?

Answer 7

Merchants/traders

Question 8

What crops were grown?

Answer 8

Wheat, Barley, Flax, Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Beans, Lettuce, Lentils, Cabbages, Radishes, Turnips, Grapes, Figs, Plums and Melons

Question 9

What did they trade of ships in the Nile?

Answer 9

Metals, Animal skins, Artifacts, and Craft materials

Question 10

How did they most commonly explore and travel the Nile?

Answer 10

Sailing

Question 11

Finish the sentence:

The Nile is the only river that flows from …..

Answer 11

South to North

Question 12

What are the two major tributaries of the Nile?

Answer 12

White Nile and Blue Nile

Question 13

Describe the geography of the White Nile?

Answer 13

The White Nile rises from lake Victoria, then flows north-west to Uganda, and onward to Lake Alberta. Then it goes farther north to Nimule where it enters Sudan. White Nile is 3700 km (2300 miles)

Question 14

Describe the geography of the Blue Nile

Answer 14

From Lake Tana in Ethiopia, blue Nile then flows straight to Khartoum, Sudan where it meets the white Nile.