1. Aim: How did the Egyptians Organize their Lives around the Nile River?

2. Gift of the Nile Water brought by Nile was great source for soil
Egyptians worshipped it as god who gave life Belief in more than one god 2

3. Environmental Risks
Smaller amount of water from flood resulted in less water for crops
People would starve
Larger amount of water from flood resulted in houses & granaries being destroyed
Desert was barrier between other lands
People lived on small land 3

4. Separates Lower & Upper Kingdom
Ancient Egyptians lived along Nile River from interior of Africa.
River area in south is called Upper Egypt
Skinny strip from First Cataract
North is called Lower Egypt and include Nile Delta Region 4

5. Nile Served as Transportation
Nile flows north
Boats drift with current
Waterway made communication easy and possible
Helped to unify Egypt’s villages
Promoted Trade 5