1. Settled along the fertile Nile River
Physical Feature
Settled along the fertile Nile River

2. Physical Feature
Every year, the Nile river flooded bringing up a mineral called silt that made the land fertile.

3. Around The Nile was the Sahara Desert
Physical Feature
Around The Nile was the Sahara Desert

4. The sahara offered protection from invaders
Physical Feature
The sahara offered protection from invaders

5. To the north, the Nile River emptied into the Mediterranean Sea.
Physical Feature
To the north, the Nile River emptied into the Mediterranean Sea.

6. Nile River was lifeblood of ancient Egyptian life
Water Features
Nile River was lifeblood of ancient Egyptian life

7. It provided: irrigation for crops
Water Features
It provided: irrigation for crops

8. It provided: silt for fertile land
Water Features
It provided: silt for fertile land

9. It provided: water for cooking and bathing
Water Features
It provided: water for cooking and bathing

10. It provided: a way of transportation
Water Features
It provided: a way of transportation

11. Egyptians discovered that the Nile River had predictable floods.

12. As the river flooded it covered the banks of the river with silt.
Floods
As the river flooded it covered the banks of the river with silt.

13. This made the land very fertile for crops.
Floods
This made the land very fertile for crops.

14. Farming
They used their knowledge of floods to plan their planting and harvesting seasons.

15. They planted wheat and barley.
Farming
They planted wheat and barley.

16. Farming
Irrigated crops using canals and used plows and rakes that they borrowed from Mesopotamians.