The document summarizes key facts about Egypt, including that it has very little land suitable for farming, its capital is Cairo, and the Nile River is vitally important, providing water for crops and being known as the "artery of Egypt". It also mentions that Ancient Egypt had one of the most influential civilizations in world history, leaving behind hieroglyphics, and mummifying important deceased people like pharaohs.
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Egypt hw crossword
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4. Crops grown specifically to sell.
7. What percentage of Egypt's land is good for farming?
8. Egypt's capital city.
9. Mr. Raponi rode one of these in Egypt!
10. The ___ was built to control flooding of the Nile.
11. A triangle-shaped area of land at a river’s mouth.
13. Egypt was very much involved in the ___.
14. Egypt was the site of one of the most ___ civilizations
in the world.
15. What is the longest river in the world?
16. Cairo’s mosques, schools, and universities make it a
leading center of the ___.
18. The Sinai Peninsula is part of ___ Asia.
21. The Nile River is known as the ___ of Egypt.
22. This is the biggest desert in the world!
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1. Egypt is broken into three
parts, the Desert areas, Nile
River Valley, and the ___.
2. Eighteen days of mass
protests forced leader ___ to
resign in February 2011.
3. The Aswan High Dam
provides ___ power to Egypt’s
industries.
5. Picture writing symbols used
by the Ancient Egyptians.
6. In Ancient Egypt, the people
turned the deceased rich
people, especially Pharaohs,
into ___.
12. Just east of the Nile River
lies the ___ Desert.
17. Just west of the Nile River
lies the ___ Desert.
19. Most people live within
___ miles of the Nile River.
20. What helps ships pass from
the Red Sea to the
Mediterranean Sea?