1. Warm Up The Nile flows north or south?
As time went on, the kingdom of Egypt expanded in what direction?
At what landmark does the Old Kingdom cut off?

3. Nile River

4. Indian Ocean

5. Mediterranean Sea

6. Red Sea

7. Taurus Mountains

8. Persian Gulf

9. Tigris River

10. Euphrates River

11. Zagros Mountains

12. Libyan Desert

13. Arabian Desert

14. Sinai Peninsula

15. Dead Sea

16. Jordan River

17. Lebanon Mountains

18. Negev Desert

19. Nile Delta

20. Nubian Desert

21. Arabian Peninsula

22. Syrian Desert

23. Two Egyptian Kingdoms This is a topographical or elevation map
What does the key represent?
Where is the lowest point in Egypt?
Where is the highest point?
Which way do you think the water flows?

24. River Flow Nile flows south to north Wind blows from north to south
Boats float down the river from south to north
Wind blows from north to south
Boats sail using wind or rowing power to go from north to south

25. Flooding Regular flooding every summer
Floods deposited silt on to the river banks and made the soil rich

26. Blue Nile & White Nile

27. Engineering an Empire
Nile & Flooding 1:13-3:30 Engineering an Empire

28. Geography
Delta: the branches of a river that fan over an area of fertile land out as the river reaches the ocean
Looks like the Greek letter delta Δ

29. Cataracts
White-water rapids along the southern portion of the Nile that make it impossible for boats to sail through

30. Reeds Tough water plant that grew in the Nile
Used to make papyrus, baskets, roofs

31. Red Land & Black Land
Red Land: Dry, dusty, desert land on either side of the river
Black Land: fertile soil on the banks of the river
What might be an advantage of being surrounded by desert?

32. Geographic Advantages
Deserts protected against invading peoples
Near the Mediterranean Sea: good for fishing and trading
River gave water for farming
Regular flooding allowed Egyptians to plan for floods

34. Hymn to the Nile