Sumerian City-States

Question 1

The relative location of Cairo is .

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east of the Nile River

Question 2

The absolute location of Thebes is .

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26ºN latitude by 32ºE longitude

Question 3

The Sinai Peninsula is located of the rest of Egypt. It also lies of the Red Sea.

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east

Question 4

The Sinai Peninsula is located of the rest of Egypt. It also lies of the Red Sea.

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north

Question 5

Ancient Egypt differs from modern Egypt mainly in terms of .

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size

Question 6

Why did the ancient Egyptians build dams?

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to limit flooding

Question 7

Which statements describe how natural disasters affected ancient Egypt? Choose three correct answers.Too much rain caused flooding that wiped out settlements.Each year, the Nile River swelled and overflowed its banks.When the Nile River drew back, it left behind silt on farm fields.Prolonged drought destroyed plant and animal life, leading to famine.Periodic earthquakes made the land too parched and broken to support life.Drought left the land too dry and the Nile River too low to grow enough crops.

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Too much rain caused flooding that wiped out settlements.; Prolonged drought destroyed plant and animal life, leading to famine.; Drought left the land too dry and the Nile River too low to grow enough crops.

Question 8

How did trade with civilizations in Nubia and Southwest Asia help the ancient Egyptian civilization grow?

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by providing Egypt with resources that it lacked

Question 9

Which statement best describes the importance of the natural environment to the ancient Egyptians?

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People used natural resources from the nearby river and the land to thrive.

Question 10

Why did the ancient Egyptians build dikes?

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to store water

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