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Upper and Lower Egypt

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 7-9
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  1. What is a shaduf used for?

    • Cutting stone for pyramids
    • Lifting water from a canal to a field
    • Catching fish in the Nile

  2. Look at the Nile's path from source to sea. Which part is the narrow valley in the south?

    Nile sourceUpper EgyptLower EgyptSea
    • Upper Egypt
    • Lower Egypt
    • The Delta

  3. Ancient Egypt was united into one land ruled by a single pharaoh.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A farmer's field was far from the riverbank. How did canals help?

    • They carried river water out to fields that weren't right next to the Nile
    • They stopped the Nile from flooding
    • They made the desert turn green on their own

  5. Why did farmers in Lower Egypt have more room to spread out their fields than farmers in Upper Egypt?

    • Lower Egypt had two rivers instead of one
    • Upper Egypt had no desert nearby
    • Lower Egypt's delta was wide and flat

  6. Why was uniting Upper and Lower Egypt such an important achievement?

    • It made the Nile flood less often
    • It joined two very different lands into one strong kingdom
    • It moved the desert farther away

  7. If a shaduf broke and farmers could not lift water to fields farther from the river, what would most likely happen to those fields?

    • They would dry out and crops would struggle to grow
    • The desert sand would turn into farmland faster
    • They would flood every day instead

  8. On a map, Lower Egypt sits above Upper Egypt. A student says this means Lower Egypt must be in the south. What is wrong with that idea?

    • Lower Egypt is actually underground
    • Maps always place south at the top
    • 'Lower' means downstream toward the sea, not south on the map
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  1. Lifting water from a canal to a field · A shaduf is a simple lever tool farmers used to scoop and lift water up to their fields.
  2. Upper Egypt · Upper Egypt was the long, narrow valley in the south, where the Nile ran between two deserts.
  3. True · Yes. Upper and Lower Egypt became one kingdom under one pharaoh, an early and important achievement.
  4. They carried river water out to fields that weren't right next to the Nile · Canals were dug to carry water from the Nile out to fields that weren't close to the riverbank.
  5. Lower Egypt's delta was wide and flat · The delta in Lower Egypt fanned out wide near the sea, giving farmers more flat land. Upper Egypt's valley was narrow, squeezed between deserts.
  6. It joined two very different lands into one strong kingdom · Bringing two very different lands together under one ruler made Egypt a single, stronger kingdom.
  7. They would dry out and crops would struggle to grow · Without a way to lift and move water, fields away from the riverbank would not get enough water for crops to grow well.
  8. 'Lower' means downstream toward the sea, not south on the map · 'Upper' and 'Lower' refer to the river's flow, not up and down on a map. Lower Egypt is north, where the Nile reaches the sea, even though it sits at the top of most maps.
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