geography & early egypt
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Geography and Earl;y Egypt: Upper and Lower KingdomsTRANSCRIPT
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Geography and Early Egypt
5th Grade History - Ms. Russac
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Key Terms Fertile Crescent Tigris River Euphrates River Silt Irrigation Canals Plateau Surplus
Civilization Occupation Division of labor Specialization Artisans Social class Government
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Gift of the Nile
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Location and Physical Features
Longest river in the world Starts in Central Africa Flows north toward Mediterranean Sea Forms a delta near Memphis in Lower
Egypt Cataracts, or steep white water rapid
in the river, made it hard to sail along the southern part of the Nile
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Source: http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Eras/Display.aspx?storyid=1184504&pagetypeid=-1&entryid=586080&issublink=true&fromsearch=false
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Floods of the Nile Floods easy to predict
Flooded UE in mid-summer Flooded LE in fall
Coated land with silt Rich for farming Darkened land: “black land”
Desert: “red land”
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Increased Food Production Irrigation system Abundance of food
Wheat Barley Fruits Vegetables
Raised animals Cattle Sheep
River provided Fish Geese Ducks
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Natural Barriers Sahara Desert-to the west Mediterranean Sea-to the north Red Sea-to the east Cataracts in the Nile-to the south
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Protected From Invaders Villages grew Wealthy farmers became leaders Villages banded together Development of two kingdoms
Lower Egypt Upper Egypt
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Two Kingdoms Lower Egypt
Capital city-Pe King wore red
crown Upper Egypt
Capital city-Nekhen King wore a cone-
shaped white crown
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Menes Ruler of UE Invaded LE United UE and LE Egypt’s 1st pharaoh Egypt’s 1st dynasty Wore double crown New capital-Memphis
Political center Cultural center Artistic activity
Source: www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com
Detail of the Narmer Palette, which shows King Menes (also known as Narmer) receiving a captive from the god Horus. Considered the first pharaoh of a unified empire of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menes may have been in fact an amalgamation of several pharaonic kings.