1. pencil sheet of paper textbook page 147
DO NOT ENTER CLASS without PAPER/PENCIL

2. Homework: Monday – Geography Worksheet Tuesday – Nile Journal Wednesday – Ch. 5, lesson 1 & 2 worksheet

3. Chapter 5, Lesson 1
Gift of the Nile

4. Vocabulary Chapter 5, Lesson 1
cataract – a waterfall
delta - the area near a river’s mouth where the water deposits fine soil
silt – fine soil deposited by a river
linen - a type of fabric woven from flax plants
Fertile - good for growing crops

5. Mesopotamia
Egypt

6. Vocabulary Chapter 5, Lesson 1
Anatolia
Vocabulary Chapter 5, Lesson 1
Israel
Sumer
Egypt

7. Egypt

8. Chapter 5, Lesson 1 Why was the Nile River important?
What did the floods of the Nile River provide for farmers?
How did Egyptians use the land around the Nile?
What agricultural techniques did ancient Egyptians use?
Provided water for drinking and for crops
Rich black soil
For food, flax, and building materials
They watched for ibises to know when to plant seeds, dug irrigation canals, and used a tool called a shaduf to spread water

9. The Shaduf

10. Chapter 5, Lesson 1 I like Gold!!!
How did geography affect Egypt’s economy?
Egyptians mined copper, iron, gold, lapis lazuli, & turquoise; hunted and fished along the Nile; and traded up and down the Nile
I like
Gold!!!