TCI-Lesson 7
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush,
most of their settlements were - ANS - near a river.
\How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush? - ANS - It gave protection
from invaders.
\How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and
Kush? - ANS - It left silt that improved the soil.
\How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River? - ANS - It did not flood
regularly.
\Jordan River affected people's lives - ANS - by providing fresh water for farming;
by providing fresh water to drink; by enabling people to fish for food
\One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for - ANS - catching
fish.
\The desert affected people's lives - ANS - by protecting people in the Nile Valley
from invasion; by keeping settlement within the Nile Valley because the desert
was too dry to farm
\The herders in Canaan had what kind of life ? - ANS - They lived a nomadic life.
\The Nile River affected people's lives - ANS - by providing fresh water to drink;
by allowing people to fish; by providing water for farming; by leaving silt on the
fields after a flood, improving the soil; by providing an easy way to travel by boat
\The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was - ANS - the Jordan River.
\The Sea of Galilee affected people's lives - ANS - by providing fresh water for
farming; by providing fresh water to drink; by enabling people to fish for food
\The wet, fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Unlike
the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was - ANS - a source
of fresh water.
\Useful vegetation along the Nile River included - ANS - reeds and papyrus.
\What was "dead" about the Dead Sea? - ANS - It was too salty for any form of
life.
\Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt? - ANS - a river
valley
\Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta? - ANS -
marsh
\Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers? - ANS -
The land was hilly and dry.
\
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush,
most of their settlements were - ANS - near a river.
\How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush? - ANS - It gave protection
from invaders.
\How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and
Kush? - ANS - It left silt that improved the soil.
\How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River? - ANS - It did not flood
regularly.
\Jordan River affected people's lives - ANS - by providing fresh water for farming;
by providing fresh water to drink; by enabling people to fish for food
\One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for - ANS - catching
fish.
\The desert affected people's lives - ANS - by protecting people in the Nile Valley
from invasion; by keeping settlement within the Nile Valley because the desert
was too dry to farm
\The herders in Canaan had what kind of life ? - ANS - They lived a nomadic life.
\The Nile River affected people's lives - ANS - by providing fresh water to drink;
by allowing people to fish; by providing water for farming; by leaving silt on the
fields after a flood, improving the soil; by providing an easy way to travel by boat
\The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was - ANS - the Jordan River.
\The Sea of Galilee affected people's lives - ANS - by providing fresh water for
farming; by providing fresh water to drink; by enabling people to fish for food
\The wet, fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Unlike
the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was - ANS - a source
of fresh water.
\Useful vegetation along the Nile River included - ANS - reeds and papyrus.
\What was "dead" about the Dead Sea? - ANS - It was too salty for any form of
life.
\Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt? - ANS - a river
valley
\Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta? - ANS -
marsh
\Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers? - ANS -
The land was hilly and dry.
\
