How were the Egyptians protected by their physical environment?
the Red Land in the north kept out armies bc it was so hot and delta marshes kept them from sailing into Egypt, dangerous cataracts blocked enemy boats
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How did the Mesopotamian people treat each other compared to how the Egyptians treated each other?
Egyptians used Nile for trade and transportation. North winds pushed sailboats south. Flow of Nile carried them North. Villages friendly./City-states fought
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Name 3 ways the Nile River helped out the Egyptians
River provided water for drinking and growing crops, cataracts kept out invaders, marshy delta kept out enemies.
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How was the geography of Mesopotamia different than that of Egypt?
The deserts and the rivers did not keep out invaders. Mesopotamians constantly fought off attackers.
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Which waters allowed Egyptians to trade with others?
The Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea beyond the desert to the east
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Who were the earliest Egyptians?
hunters and gatherers that settled into the Nile river valley around 5,000 B.C. They farmed the land and built villages.
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Why can't large ships sail where the White Nile and Blue Nile meet?
Cataracts form not allowing the ships to pass.
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How did the lack of invaders effect Egypt?
Egyptian civilization grew and prospered.
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When did settlement begin in Nile River Valley?
5000 B.C.
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Which 2 rivers meet to form the Nile?
Blue Nile in eastern Africa and the White Nile in central Africa
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dangerous, fast-moving waters
cataracts
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a line of rulers from one family
dynasty
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Describe the delta and the land around the Nile River Valley.
Many branches spread out over an area of rich soil, deserts lie on both sides "the Red Land" (because they were so hot)