1. The Nile River
THE LIFELINE OF EGYPT

2. Giver of life The river was a part of Egyptian life: Was a highway
Farming
Religion
Governing
Brought people together.
Was a highway
Led to trade, Communication, and Growth

3. Taker of Life Little rainfall caused death.
Crops died
Too much rainfall caused death
Crops died and people were washed away

4. Source of Innovation
Farmers were able to predict when the yearly floods would come.
Inundation
Egyptian calendar based on it.
Emergence
Time to plant crops
Floods went away
Harvest
Crops were ready
Built dams and canals
Shaduf
Long pole with a basket for holding water.
Allows farmers to take water from the river.

5. Source of Religion
Egyptians used stories about their gods to explain events in nature.
Sun God (Re)
Born each Day
Died each night
Believed in many gods
Controlled the floods of the Nile
Believed in the Afterlife.
You go somewhere when you die.
Prayers were collected in the Book of the Dead.

6. Unified Egypt 5000 B.C. – small villages appear along the Nile River.
Turned into City-States.
Capital was called a Nome.
3500 B.C. -Joined into two large kingdoms
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
3000 B.C. Menes/Narmer conquers Lower Egypt and unites it.
World’s First Nation State.
Lasted 3000 Years

7. What does living next to a river lead to?
These are the three magic words of the class.

8. Trade

9. Communication

10. Growth