1. G.R.A.P.E.S.
G-Geography
6.15- On a historical map locate the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and Delta, and the areas of ancient Nubia and Egypt. Identify the locations of ancient Upper and Lower Egypt and explain what the terms mean.

2. I Can locate the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and Delta, Nubia and Upper and Lower Egypt,

3. Nile River
The longest river in the world
It is 4,000 miles long (Egyptians only knew about 1,000 miles)
The Nile flows from South to North
Cataracts: waterfalls along the Nile River that protected the Egyptians from invasion.
HERODOTUS called Egypt the “Gift Of The Nile”
1. It was the only source of water in Egypt.
2. Without the Nile, the Egyptian culture would never have existed.
Settlement was along the banks of the Nile.
Predictable flooding……….every July

7. Geography of Egypt
The Egyptians settled along the Nile River and their civilization lasted from 3100 B.C.E. to 350 B.C.E.
Environmental factors affect where people settle.
Three important factors that affect where people settle are : water, topography, and vegetation.

8. Geography of Egypt
The three factors were determined by each areas physical geography.
Physical geography includes mountains, rivers, valleys, deserts, climate, and the fertility of soil.

9. Geography of Egypt
The Egyptians settled and lived near the Northern part of the Nile river.
The Nile river created a long fertile valley that ended in a marshy delta where the river emptied into the Mediterranean sea.
Egypt is surrounded by three deserts the Libyan, Nubian, and Arabian.

10. Geography of Egypt
To the east of Egypt is a long channel of water called the Red Sea.
The area around the Red Sea much like Egypt is surrounded by the Nubian and Arabian desert.

11. Geography of Egypt
Most of ancient Egypt settled near the Nile River because the Nile was a source of fresh water that was mostly desert.
The Nile River provided natural irrigation and fertilization.
With fresh water there was more fish to catch and animals to hunt.
The abundant wildlife in the regions included fish, ducks, geese, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, and ostriches.

12. Geography of Egypt
The topography of Egypt encouraged human settlement.
There were wide flat areas of the land around deep bends in the river. This was food for farming. Wide plains were also watered by the Nile’s annual flooding.

13. Geography of Egypt
Vegetation was rare in the desserts but plentiful in the Nile River Valley. Useful plants were the Papyrus, which was used to make rope and paper.
The rich farmland was used for growing crops like Wheat and Barley.

14. I Can locate the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and Delta, Nubia and Upper and Lower Egypt,