Review of Yesterday Popcorn Question!! Name 5 things you learned yesterday about the Nile? Flooding was annual and predictable so farmers could prepare Today’s technology enables man to control the flow of the Nile. We will learn about the early settlers of Egypt and societies formed. Today we are going to discuss how the Nile was used and talk more about Upper and Lower Egypt. Natural Barriers were important, we will find out why. Lastly, we will do in a couple of activities to tie it all together. Start ppt notes page 47 INB Student Reflections pg 48 INB

I wanted to show this map since it relates back to our last unit.

The Region of Nubia The region of Nubia is located around the “s” portion of the Nile Had less farmland along the Nile than Egypt, so they added fish and ducks to their diet. Unlike the communities of the Fertile Crescent tat settled after raking up agriculture, the Nubians formed settlements before the began to farm. Settled farming communities began to appear in both Egypt and Nubia sometime around 5000 BCE. As these communities grew, trade expanded. As the early people settled into the delta and valley regions of the Nile, they began to build villages around the fertile river beds. They made their homes from bricks made of straw and mud. To the south in Upper Egypt, people built scattered farming villages along the banks of the Nile.

Highway for Trade Transport goods with ships and sailboats Could not travel through Nubia, cataracts Trade routes ran through the desert to coasts of the Red Sea Caravans with gold (Nubia), silver, copper, pottery, cedar (Phoenicians) Ships could travel north since it was downriver Sail up river with the winds blowing south People would trade in the bazaars of Egyptian towns Nubia people developed trade routes over land and became famous traders carrying goods to Africa and southwestern Asia bringing other good back. Similar to what other civilization? Traveled with 300 donkeys carrying ebony wood, ivory from elephant tusks, ostrich feathers and eggs and panther skin. Another popular object was a “throw stick”; similar to a boomerang Africans used for hunting.

CIVILIZATION DEVELOPS ALONG THE NILE With dry desert all around, it is no wonder that ancient settlers were attracted to this abundant and protected area of fertile farmland. Almost every year, the Nile floods Upper Egypt in midsummer and Lower Egypt in the fall, coating the land around the river with a rich silt. The silt from the Nile made the soil ideal for farming. By 4500 BC farmers were living in villages and growing wheat and barley. They were also raising cattle and sheep. (what is this called?) Hunter-gatherers first moved to the area around 10,000 years ago and found plenty of meat and fish to hunt and eat.

What’s Going On? Tell me the fact of what is going on and cite the evidence of how you know.

What’s Happening? Tell me the fact of what is going on and cite the evidence of how you know.

What Do You See? Tell me the fact of what is going on and cite the evidence of how you know.

No Invaders?? In addition to a stable food supply, the Nile Valley offered another valuable advantage. It had natural barriers that made Egypt hard to invade. The desert to the west was too big and harsh to cross. To the north, the Mediterranean Sea kept many enemies away. The Red Sea provided protection against invasion as well. Cataracts in the Nile made it difficult for outsiders to sail in from the south.

Map It – the Barriers Pass out Ancient Egypt Map and complete the map by labeling the major parts of Egypt along with the BARRIERS with your elbow partner using the map from the PowerPoint When you are finished add it to your notebook pg. 45. 15 minutes Pass out the map. Pg 49 INB. Have students read the geography and highlight one important detain in each paragraph. Play walk like an Egyptian while students doing the map.

Because of Protection the villages of Egypt grew wealthy farmers emerged as village leaders strong leaders gained control over several villages. By 3200 B.C., the villages had banded together and developed into two kingdoms. One was called Lower Egypt and the other was called Upper Egypt.

Cloze Activity You have learned quite a bit about the LOCATION of the Nile and why some say it is a GIFT. Some may argue that a gift could be the BARRIERS it provide against attackers. What do you think? Pg 50 in your notebooks Complete at home Pass out construction paper and labels On the labels make a drawing Cut the strips Under the label, write ALL you know about it Show examples from PDFs