1. Check out the Nile Geography
Read on your own
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2. Title: The Nile River Valley: EQ: How does geography shape ancient Egypt? What are some contributions Egypt gave to the world?

3. Nile in Egypt

4. 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.

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. Religion Polytheism Ra & Ka

12. Write your summary Use vocab 3-4 sentences
Be descriptive and concise with your wording

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