1. Chapter 3 Section 1 (Page61) January 2015 Read the “Reach into your background” on page 61, answer the question.

2. “Egypt is the gift of the Nile” - Herodotus

3. Worlds longest river Flows North from central Africa to Mediterranean Sea More than 4,000 miles long

7.  Trace the course of the Nile River through  Upper Nubia  Lower Nubia  Egypt  #2, you’re the reader  #3, #1 STOP the reader when you hear details of geography

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9. January, 2015 Why is Egypt called the “gift of the Nile”?

10.  What continent is Egypt located on?  What is a delta?  What direction does the Nile River flow?  Where does the Nile begin?  What is silt?  Why is the Nile River so important?  What is a cataract?  What happened that allowed the creation of civilizations?