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Title: The Nile River Valley: EQ: How does geography shape ancient Egypt? What are some contributions Egypt gave to the world?

Nile in Egypt

Gift of the Nile: predictable yearly flooding leaving silt in October Cycle: flood, plant, harvest. Deserts: natural barriers River: great for trade and travel. Delta: a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the river. Lower Egypt is North Nile river water flows north to dump into the Mediterranean Sea.

Geographic Challenges Upper Egypt: skinny strip of land Separated by Cataracts A few feet of rain very significant less flooding > people starve too much flooding > wipes out crops and homes

Trade River water flows north (boats could just float to the Mediterranean sea) Wind blows South 6

Egyptian Writing Hieroglyphics: picture stands for an idea In time pictures and symbols began to represent sound - phonetics Papyrus: reeds that grew from river delta and could be used to make a paper like surface for writing

Math, astronomy, and medicine Numbers system for adding and subtracting calendar: Their calendar was 365 days, only six hours shorter than the true solar year Medicine: Mummification, splints, check pulse, some surgeries 8

Pharaoh, govt. Kings were Gods Pharaoh = Egyptian god-king Theocracy = ruler is divine figure

Religion Polytheism Ra & Ka

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Activity In groups: Make a venn diagram comparing Sumer in Mesopotamia to Egypt along the Nile Be ready for a socrative over these comparisons