Study Guide Chapter 7 Geography/Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan What important physical feature did ancient Egyptians and Kushites settle near? ______________________ 2. Describe the topography of ancient Egypt. ____________________________________ What is a delta? _________________________________________________________ Why were deserts important for ancient Egypt and Kush? ______________________________________________________________________ 5. What was a benefit of the Nile when it flooded? ______________________________ Describe the vegetation along the Nile River. ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ What physical feature did the plains of Canaan border to the west? __________________________________________ What makes the Red Sea different from the Sea of Galilee? _____________________ Why is the Dead Sea “dead”? _____________________________________________ What is the difference between the Jordan River and Nile River? Why were people in Canaan herders and not farmers? Where would you find the most vegetation in Canaan? _________________________ Why were herders nomads? _______________________________________________ How did the deserts affect life in Egypt and Kush? ______________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What were three ways the Nile River affected life in Egypt and Kush? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. State two ways the Mediterranean Sea affected life in Egypt? _______________________________________________________________________ State three ways in which the Jordan River affected life in ancient Canaan. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. How did the Sea of Galilee affect life in ancient Canaan?