Multiple choice

If the floods did not come, people would ____.

  1. dehydrate

  2. sun bathe

  3. starve

  4. take a vacation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ancient Egyptian agriculture depended entirely on the annual flooding of the Nile to deposit nutrient-rich silt and provide water for crops. If the floods failed to arrive, crops would fail, leading to widespread famine and starvation.