Warm-up Questions What is the longest river in the world? Who named Egypt as a gift of this river? What is the greatest benefit that this river gave to the Egyptians? Fresh water for the crops Fish from the river Annual flooding of the land

Ancient Egypt Geography of Egypt Ancient Civilizations Mr. Hollingsworth’s World History Monday – September 17, 2018

Today’s Learning Targets I will use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately. I will locate geographical features of ancient Egypt on a map. I will cite evidence of the geographic influence on the Egyptian civilization. I will show how Upper and Lower Egypt was unified.

Warm-up Questions What is the longest river in the world? The Nile River Who named Egypt as a gift of the Nile River? Greek Historian - Herodotus What is the longest river in the world? Who named Egypt as a gift of this river?

Warm-up Questions What is the greatest gift that the Nile gave to the Egyptians? Fresh water for the crops Fish from the river Annual flooding of the land

Locations and Physical Features How many miles long is the Nile River? In which direction does the Nile River flow downstream?

Nile River – 4000 miles long Nile flows north into Mediterranean Sea

Locations and Physical Features How wide of a fertile valley did the Nile River create? What geographic feature surrounds the Nile River Valley to the east and west? 13 miles deserts

Locations and Physical Features What marked the southern border of Upper Egypt? If you were standing at the Great Pyramid of Giza, in which direction would you travel to get to Upper Egypt? The first cataract South

Locations and Physical Features What land feature is located at the mouth of the Nile River? How much of Egypt’s farmland is located at the mouth of the Nile? Nile River Delta 2/3 of Egyptian Farming located here

Locations and Physical Features What geographic feature makes up most of Egypt? How does the flooding of the Nile compare to the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? Desert Gentle and predictable / dangerous and unpredictable

Locations and Physical Features What did the Egyptians call the desert regions? How important was it that the Nile River flooded the land to the Egyptians? Red land Egyptians never would have settled without it.

Locations and Physical Features Using the map located on page 91, answer the following: About how many miles apart are the cities of Pe and Thebes? About how many miles south of the last cataract does the Nile branch into the White & Blue Nile Rivers? 450 miles 75 miles

Time for a Timeline In your notebook on page four, you are going to create a timeline spanning the time of hunter-gatherers to the establishment of the Second Dynasty. It is to have the following characteristics: Titled – Unification of Egypt Vertical layout w/ simple illustrations Alternating from side to side (6 events minimum)

Unification of Egypt Hunter Gatherers arrive. Villages Formed: Menes comes to power. Unifies both kingdoms. First Dynasty begins. Rivals take over Egypt & First Dynasty ends 10,000 BC 3200 BC 3100 BC 2900 BC Egyptians begin farming Strong leaders form Upper and Lower Egyptian Kingdoms: Memphis is built Second Dynasty Begins

Key Terms Review Strong rapids cataracts A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river delta

Key Terms Review Ruler of Egypt (Great House) pharaoh A series of rulers from the same family dynasty

Survey How long is the Nile River? How wide is the Nile River Valley? 4000 miles How wide is the Nile River Valley? 13 miles

Survey If you were in Upper Egypt, in which direction would you travel to get to Lower Egypt? North Where is most of Egypt’s farmland located? Nile River Delta / Lower Egypt

Survey Would the Egyptian culture exist without the Nile River Valley? No What did Menes wear to symbolize his rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt? The crowns of both combined into one.

Survey Who would become Egypt’s first pharaoh? Menes What was the capital city Menes had built? Memphis

Today’s Learning Targets I can use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately. I can locate geographical features of ancient Egypt on a map. I can cite evidence of the geographic influence on the Egyptian civilization. I can show how Upper and Lower Egypt was unified.