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 Do Now, October 7, 2014  Write down homework, have homework out from last night  Update Table of Contents (on back of cover page)  Complete handout given to you- titled What do you know?  Set up Cornell Notes- this will be page 4  Topic: Ancient Egypt Geography  EQ: Describe Egypt’s geography and how it impacts Egyptian society Page 1- Table of Contents Page 2- Egyptian Word Search Page 3- What do you know? Do Now Page 4- Ancient Egypt Geography C-Notes

Describe Egypt’s geography and how it impacts Egyptian society

  Nile River Valley= fertile  Lived in northern valley  Kemet= black land Describe the Nile River Valley

  Region receives little rainfall  Egyptians depended on river for drinking and bathing  Water to grow crops  They praised the Nile- it was “the creator of all good” How did the Egyptians depend on the Nile?

 Describe the Nile  Longest river in world  Made up of 2 rivers= Blue Nile and White Nile  Join south of Egypt to create Nile  Cataracts- a waterfall or rapids in a river

  Before the Nile reaches the Mediterranean, it splits into braches  These waterways form a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland called delta Define Delta

  Delta= blocked people sailing from north  Cataracts= blocked people from attacking from south  Libyan desert (west) and Eastern desert were hot and barren= no one crossed that! Describe how Egypt was isolated

  Nile floods were predictable- during the middle of summer  When waters receded, the soil was fertile  Grew wheat, barley, and flax  In dry season, they IRRIGATED! How did the Nile give Egyptians life?

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