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Egypt and the River Nile

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Egypt has many long rivers.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What is special about the River Nile?

    • It is the longest river in the world
    • It is the shortest river in the world
    • It is a river made of sand

  3. The River Nile flows through which country?

    • Egypt
    • India
    • Spain

  4. Egypt is a country on which continent?

    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia

  5. Past the green land beside the Nile, what begins?

    • A thick rainforest
    • The sandy desert
    • The deep sea

  6. Priya is reading a map of Egypt. She spots the blue ribbon of the Nile. What should she look for right beside the blue?

    • A red stripe for hot sand
    • A white stripe for tall clouds
    • A green strip for watered land

  7. How did people mostly travel between towns in ancient Egypt?

    • By car along desert roads
    • By train through the sand
    • By boat on the Nile

  8. What did boats on the Nile carry?

    • Cars and trains
    • Snow and ice
    • People and food

  9. Ben says the green land beside the Nile and the desert are just the same. What is wrong with that?

    • Ben is right, both lands are the same
    • The desert is greener than the river land
    • The green land has water and crops, but the desert is dry sand

  10. The Nile gave ancient Egypt many gifts. Which list names its three gifts from the lesson?

    • Cars, trains, and roads
    • Water to drink, rich soil for crops, and boats to travel
    • Sand, snow, and ice
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  1. False · Egypt has one very special river, the Nile, not many.
  2. It is the longest river in the world · The Nile is the longest river in the world.
  3. Egypt · Egypt has one very special river, and it is the Nile.
  4. Africa · Egypt sits in the north-east corner of Africa.
  5. The sandy desert · Past the green strip, the hot, dry desert begins.
  6. A green strip for watered land · On a map, green land hugs the blue Nile. The green shows where the river's water lets plants grow.
  7. By boat on the Nile · Boats on the Nile carried people and goods from town to town.
  8. People and food · Boats on the river carried people and food from town to town.
  9. The green land has water and crops, but the desert is dry sand · The land beside the Nile is green and watered, while the desert is hot, dry sand.
  10. Water to drink, rich soil for crops, and boats to travel · The Nile gave water to drink, rich soil for crops, and a way to travel by boat.
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