The Nile ValleyThe Nile Valley

Settling the Nile/ A Mighty Settling the Nile/ A Mighty RiverRiver When did people start to settle this When did people start to settle this

area?area? What did the Nile provide the What did the Nile provide the

Egyptians?Egyptians? How long is the Nile?How long is the Nile? What are cataracts?What are cataracts?

When did people start to settle this area?When did people start to settle this area?

Between 6,000 and 5,000 B.C.Between 6,000 and 5,000 B.C.

What did the Nile provide the What did the Nile provide the Egyptians?Egyptians?

Drinking water, baths, farming, cooking, and cleaning. Drinking water, baths, farming, cooking, and cleaning. It provided FISHING and supported plants/animals. It provided FISHING and supported plants/animals.

How long is the Nile?How long is the Nile?

4,000 miles4,000 miles

What are cataracts?What are cataracts?

Wild Rapids, prevent ships from traveling on up the NileWild Rapids, prevent ships from traveling on up the Nile

A Sheltered LandA Sheltered Land What is a delta?What is a delta? What deserts surround the Nile?What deserts surround the Nile? What did the deserts provide the What did the deserts provide the

people of Egypt?people of Egypt? How were the villages in Egypt How were the villages in Egypt

different then the villages in different then the villages in Mesopotamia?Mesopotamia?

What is a delta?What is a delta?

Low fan shaped area of fertile soil, at Low fan shaped area of fertile soil, at the mouth of a river.the mouth of a river.

What deserts surround the Nile?What deserts surround the Nile?

The Sahara and the Eastern DesertThe Sahara and the Eastern Desert

What did the deserts provide What did the deserts provide the people of Egypt?the people of Egypt?

Protection from enemies.Protection from enemies.

How were the villages in Egypt How were the villages in Egypt different then the villages in different then the villages in Mesopotamia?Mesopotamia?

They were friendly with one another.They were friendly with one another.

The River People/Regular FloodingThe River People/Regular Flooding

How were Nile floods different then Tigris and How were Nile floods different then Tigris and Euphrates floods?Euphrates floods?

How did this affect the Egyptians?How did this affect the Egyptians? Why did they call their land Kemet?Why did they call their land Kemet?

How were Nile floods different then How were Nile floods different then Tigris and Euphrates floods?Tigris and Euphrates floods?

They were gentler and more dependable. Egyptians They were gentler and more dependable. Egyptians were able to farm and lively securely.were able to farm and lively securely.

How did this affect the Egyptians?How did this affect the Egyptians?

Again they didn’t have to worry about things like Again they didn’t have to worry about things like Mesopotamians.Mesopotamians.

Why did they call their land Why did they call their land Kemet?Kemet?

They called the dark, fertile mud Kemet, meaning They called the dark, fertile mud Kemet, meaning black land.black land.

Nile River vs Tigris/EuphratesNile River vs Tigris/Euphrates The T.T.A is whack yo!The T.T.A is whack yo! They want you to travel back to 6,000 B.C. and They want you to travel back to 6,000 B.C. and

start a new civilization. They said it is up to you start a new civilization. They said it is up to you if you want to settle in the Nile River Valley or if you want to settle in the Nile River Valley or the Fertile Crescent.the Fertile Crescent.

Which one should you choose? (YOU MUST Which one should you choose? (YOU MUST CHOOSE NILE RIVER VALLEY AND CHOOSE NILE RIVER VALLEY AND PROVIDE 5 Reasons why you did so.)PROVIDE 5 Reasons why you did so.)

Think about the geography and physical Think about the geography and physical attributes of the two valleys. attributes of the two valleys.

How did the Egyptians use the Nile?How did the Egyptians use the Nile?

What types of crops did the Egyptians What types of crops did the Egyptians grow?grow?

How did Egyptians use irrigation?How did Egyptians use irrigation? What is a shadoof?What is a shadoof? What is papyrus? What is papyrus? What did the Egyptians use it for?What did the Egyptians use it for?

What types of crops did the Egyptians What types of crops did the Egyptians grow?grow?

Wheat, barley, and flax seeds in the wet, rich soil.Wheat, barley, and flax seeds in the wet, rich soil.

How did Egyptians use irrigation?How did Egyptians use irrigation?

They dug basins to hold flood waters for later use.They dug basins to hold flood waters for later use.

What is a shadoof?What is a shadoof?

A bucket attached to a long pole, to lift water from the Nile to the basins.

What is papyrus?What is papyrus?

A reed plant that grows along the shore of the A reed plant that grows along the shore of the nile.nile.

What did the Egyptians use Papyrus for?What did the Egyptians use Papyrus for?

PAPER, baskets, sandals, and river raftsPAPER, baskets, sandals, and river rafts

What were What were Hieroglyphics?Hieroglyphics? What were Hieroglyphics?What were Hieroglyphics? Who could read and write?Who could read and write?

What were What were Hieroglyphics?Hieroglyphics?

Egyptians developed their own style of writing. It was made up Egyptians developed their own style of writing. It was made up of thousands of picture symbols.of thousands of picture symbols.

http://www.kidzone.ws/cultures/egypt/http://www.kidzone.ws/cultures/egypt/hieroglyph.htmhieroglyph.htm

Who could read and Who could read and write?write?

Egyptian MalesEgyptian Males

A United Egypt/The Rise of GovernmentA United Egypt/The Rise of Government

What did surpluses of food lead to?What did surpluses of food lead to? Why were governments needed?Why were governments needed? Where was the kingdom of Lower Where was the kingdom of Lower

Egypt?Egypt? Where was the kingdom of Upper Where was the kingdom of Upper

Egypt?Egypt?

What did surpluses of food lead to?What did surpluses of food lead to?

Specialization, and then trade.Specialization, and then trade.

Why were governments needed?Why were governments needed?

Control irrigation, ration food supplies, building Control irrigation, ration food supplies, building projects, land disputesprojects, land disputes

Where was the kingdom of Lower Egypt?Where was the kingdom of Lower Egypt?

Nile DeltaNile Delta

Where was the kingdom of Upper Egypt?Where was the kingdom of Upper Egypt?

To the South, UPRIVER, is the UPPER KINGDOM.To the South, UPRIVER, is the UPPER KINGDOM.

Hieroglyphics Are Whack Hieroglyphics Are Whack Yo!Yo!

Write a sentence in Hieroglyphics, then with the Write a sentence in Hieroglyphics, then with the person next to you see if you can translate person next to you see if you can translate each others sentences. The sentence must be each others sentences. The sentence must be a fact about Egypt that we learned today.a fact about Egypt that we learned today.

Egypt’s Ruling FamiliesEgypt’s Ruling Families Who united the two Kingdoms of Egypt?Who united the two Kingdoms of Egypt? Where did he rule from?Where did he rule from? What are dynasties?What are dynasties? What 3 time periods was Egypt broken What 3 time periods was Egypt broken

into?into?

Who united the two Kingdoms of Egypt?Who united the two Kingdoms of Egypt?

Narmer, he used his armies to do it.Narmer, he used his armies to do it.

Where did he rule from?Where did he rule from?

Memphis, he built it between the two Kingdoms.Memphis, he built it between the two Kingdoms.

What are dynasties?What are dynasties?

A line of rulers from one family.A line of rulers from one family.

What 3 Kingdom periods was Egypt broken What 3 Kingdom periods was Egypt broken into?into?

Old, Middle, and New KingdomOld, Middle, and New Kingdom

Early Egyptian LifeEarly Egyptian Life What is a class system?What is a class system? Who was in Egypt’s upper class?Who was in Egypt’s upper class? Who was in Egypt’s middle class?Who was in Egypt’s middle class? Who was in Egypt’s lower class?Who was in Egypt’s lower class?

What is a class system?What is a class system?

People held different places in society depending on People held different places in society depending on what work they did and how much wealth or power what work they did and how much wealth or power they had.they had.

Who was in Egypt’s upper class?Who was in Egypt’s upper class?

Nobles, priests, and other wealthy EgyptiansNobles, priests, and other wealthy Egyptians

Who was in Egypt’s middle class?Who was in Egypt’s middle class?

Traders, Artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes.Traders, Artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes. Then Farmers and HerdersThen Farmers and Herders

Who was in Egypt’s lower class?Who was in Egypt’s lower class?

Unskilled workersUnskilled workers

Family LifeFamily Life

Pretty much the same as Sumerian women.Pretty much the same as Sumerian women.

Venn Diagram-Egypt vs MesopotamiaVenn Diagram-Egypt vs Mesopotamia

Give 4 examples of how Give 4 examples of how Egyptian Life was different Egyptian Life was different then Mesopotamian life. then Mesopotamian life. Then give 2 ways it was Then give 2 ways it was similar. similar.

Social Class is Nasty Fool.Social Class is Nasty Fool. In the book Social class is shown in In the book Social class is shown in

the form of a pyramid. Please the form of a pyramid. Please represent the social classes of Egypt represent the social classes of Egypt in another way. Be Creative, include in another way. Be Creative, include the classes and who is in what class. the classes and who is in what class. NO TRIANGLES. Then write 4 NO TRIANGLES. Then write 4 sentences describing your social sentences describing your social class picture. You have to draw some class picture. You have to draw some of the people inside your larger of the people inside your larger drawing.drawing.