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3. 1. A interesting characteristic about the Nile River is that it: A. B. C. D. It stopped flowing 1,000 years ago It is about 2,000 miles long It floods causing awful agricultural conditions for farmers in the Nile Delta It flows from south to north Nile

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6. 2. What is the name of the device Egyptians used to help scoop water from the canals into the fields? A. B. C. D. a bucket a foudahs a shadouf a spicket

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9. 3. The watering of land by means of canals or pipes is called: A. B. C. D. Irrigation Shadoufing Agriculture Canalization

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12. 4. Silt deposits were important to the Ancient Egyptians because: A. B. C. D. They provided an extra layer of mud to protect the seeds after planting. It dried up quickly allowing for good foundations to build houses on It was filled with minerals needed by plants. They caused big mud piles for children to play in.

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15. 5. People also used the Nile to: A. B. C. D. Cast off their toy boats made by children. Fill swimming pools. Practice for the swimming portion of the yearly triathlon. Travel from place to place by boat.

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18. 6. The Nile Delta is also known as: A. B. C. D. Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Southern Egypt Skinniest part of the Nile

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21. 7. Egyptians couldn’t have survived without the Nile because it: A. B. C. D. Provided a means of transportation to get goods since they couldn’t grow anything where they lived. All of the above It provided a surplus of water to keep all their animals from dying and the pharaoh happy. Provided fertile soil, water for irrigation and a means of transportation.

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24. 8. A surplus is: A. B. C. D. Enough of something. An extra supply of something. Not enough of something. Too much of something.

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27. 9. Why were the Egyptians able to build a rich community life? A. B. C. D. They learned how to use the flooding of the Nile to develop agriculture and to produce surpluses. They were so smart it came naturally. They were friendly and made friends with each other. They learned how train the Nile’s crocodiles to kill food for them.

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30. 10. How did the Egyptians turn the Nile into a highway? A. B. C. D. They laid rocks together to make a road next to it. They developed boats. They used it to dream about cars. They wore orange jackets and directed traffic.

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