4.1 Geography Of Ancient Egypt

Delta

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake

Papyrus

A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds

Giza

An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid

command economy

An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.

Nile river

Body of water flowing 4000 miles through Africa

Thebes

Capital city of period of greatest splendor

Cairo

Capital of Egypt

Memphis

Capital of the old kingdom

Longitude

Distance east or west of the prime meridian

Latitude

Distance north or south of the equator

explains why Egypt had multiple trade relationships with other civilizations?

Egypt was able to grow grains and food that other civilizations needed

Which statement best explains why trade helped Egyptians make tools, jewelry, and art?

Egyptians were able to get wood, metal, or gems from other regions

Which two activities were most important to the strength of the ancient Egyptian economy?

Farming and Trade

Which statement best explains why people chose to develop cities in these locations?

Food production was centered along the Nile River

What effect did the invention of irrigation systems have on ancient Egypt?

It allowed agriculture to spread beyond the river valley

Egypt

Land of deserts

This map shows the features of Ancient Egypt. Which inference is supported by the information on the map?

Major cities relied on their proximity to the river in order to survive.

Lower Egypt

Near the Nile river delta

Upper Egypt

Part upstream of the Nile river

Cairo, the present capital of Egypt, is located closest to which ancient city?

Saqqara

The flooding of the Nile River occurs in a cycle with three seasons, as shown on the table above. In the spring, heavy tropical rains in Ethiopia flood the Nile at its source. Which event would occur in a year with less-than-average rainfall in Ethiopia?

The soil in the Nile River Valley would not receive as many nutrients.

Hatshepsut

Very powerful female leader

Mederteranian sea

a body of water north of Africa

Equator

an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles,

What resulted from the fertility of the Nile River Valley?

an increase in food supply which led to population growth

Silt

fine particles of fertile soil

Which of these contributes most to the fertility of the land in the Nile Delta?

rich sediment deposits called silt from upriver in Africa

The Nile River empties into which body of water?

the Mediterranean Sea

Which of these geographic features is a part of Lower Egypt?

the Nile River Delta

The grand vizier, whose power was second only to that of the pharaoh, was in charge of the ministry of agriculture. Other government officials were responsible for managing the fields or livestock. The information presented above best supports

the government's central role in managing farming