1. --Ancient River Civilizations--
Ancient Egypt
--Ancient River Civilizations--

2. WHERE IS EGYPT?

3. “The gift of the Nile”
Without the Nile River, there would not have been a great civilization
“Black Land” = black silt would spread after flooding, which made land fertile for farming
Silt was one of the most important materials Egyptians got from the Nile
“Red Land” = desert areas east and west of Ancient Egypt
Resources for precious metals and stones

4. These geographic features gave Egypt protection from invaders!
Natural Barriers
Boundaries & Barriers
Deserts (red land)
Mountains
Seas & rivers
These geographic features gave Egypt protection from invaders!

5. Kingdoms of Lower & Upper Egypt
Around 5000 BCE, people began to settle along the Nile River
Over time, the people banded into 2 groups:
Lower Egypt (northern) – near the end of the Nile
Upper Egypt (southern) – closer to the start of Nile

6. Kingdoms of Lower & Upper Egypt
King Menes united the two kingdoms around 3200 BCE
Menes became the 1st pharaoh (king) and started the 1st dynasty (ruling family)
Capital city at Memphis – dividing line between Lower and Upper Egypt

7. Ancient Egyptian History…
Old Kingdom BCE “Pyramid Age”
Middle Kingdom BCE
New Kingdom 1550 – 1100 BCE Known as “Golden Age” of Egypt