WARM-UP 11/7 Tell me one thing you already know about Egypt. On which continent is it located? Homework: None Green Sheets: Intro to Egypt

WARM-UP 11/18 Explain why Egyptians were happy with being a united nation under one ruler. Green Sheets 11/18: No Update Take out vocab list, have in front of you Homework: None. Bring colored pencils to class tomorrow.

EGYPT!!! Country located in __________________ Egypt’s lifeline is the ____________; without it, Egypt would have never been able to survive

EGYPT

Nile River Facts Longest river in the world: 4, 000 miles Flows from_____________to_____________

Length of the NIle

Path of the Nile

Nile

Gifts of the Nile Predictable floods: Makes it easier to plan out farming Thick black mud: full of nutrients for healthy soil Papyrus: a type of plant that can be used for paper, baskets, sandals, even boats! Fish, geese, ducks, plants: food sources

GIFTS OF THE MILE

More on Uses of the Nile

Other facts about the Nile Has _____________, which are short stretches of rapids Ends at the Nile Delta, which is a triangle- shaped deposit of soil at the end…this is where the best farmland is.

Nile Delta

Egypt Was Divided in Half Into Upper Egypt, and Lower Egypt A famous Upper Egypt King, _________, united both places into one country.

Menes Unites Egypt

Why Egypt Was More Peaceful Than Mesopotamia Working together was important to survival Having one united nation made more sense Small population Agree on having the pharaoh as their one leader

Egypt: The World’s First United Nation

What happened to Menes? Eaten by a Hippo while on a hunting trip. Son takes over, followed by his son… This began the world’s first ______________

Egyptian Religion Belief in the afterlife Believes in many gods (polytheism) Believe that the body needs to be preserved as a house for the soul Later worshipped kings as gods

Egyptian Writing Had a system called HIEROGLYPHICS Pictorial symbols stand for words or sounds Made up of over 700 different symbols