Egyptian Civilization
Vocab
Nile River Valley: area of land around Nile river.
Nile River: flows through the Nile river valley; longest river in the world; flows north.
Blue and White Nile Rivers: the 2 rivers that start the Nile river.
Cataracts: cliffs and rocks that form "whitewater rapids" in the nile river.
Delta: a triangle shaped area of land at the end of the nile river where it meets the Mediterranean sea.
Sahara: found to the west of the nile river; largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west.
"Red land": name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile.
"Black land": name of the area of Egypt that was fertile because of the Nile river flooding.
Papyrus: a reed plant that grows along the nile; was used to make paper.
Hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing system.
Rosetta Stone: allowed historians to interpret the hieroglyphics.
Narmer: credited with UNITING EGYPT.
Upper Egypt: Southern part of Egypt.
Lower Egypt: Northern part of Egypt.
Dynasty: family of rulers.
EQ: How did the Egyptian Civilization develop?
One of the biggest things that caused the Egyptian Civilization to develop was their discovery of the Nile River. After the people found this river they basically built off of it. They used it for a variety of things such as bathing, farming, cooking, and cleaning. The river also provided essential things to them for survival. For instance, if they needed a drink of water, they were right near one of the biggest liquid source in the world. Also when they had to have food, they could catch fish from the river. Now when they realized that everything that they needed was here, they began to settle down and establish villages. So, that is how the civilization developed!
P/S
Problem: in Egypt, few people could read or write.
Solution: people later invented schools so that everyone could learn to read and write.
Nile River: flows through the Nile river valley; longest river in the world; flows north.
Blue and White Nile Rivers: the 2 rivers that start the Nile river.
Cataracts: cliffs and rocks that form "whitewater rapids" in the nile river.
Delta: a triangle shaped area of land at the end of the nile river where it meets the Mediterranean sea.
Sahara: found to the west of the nile river; largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west.
"Red land": name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile.
"Black land": name of the area of Egypt that was fertile because of the Nile river flooding.
Papyrus: a reed plant that grows along the nile; was used to make paper.
Hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing system.
Rosetta Stone: allowed historians to interpret the hieroglyphics.
Narmer: credited with UNITING EGYPT.
Upper Egypt: Southern part of Egypt.
Lower Egypt: Northern part of Egypt.
Dynasty: family of rulers.
EQ: How did the Egyptian Civilization develop?
One of the biggest things that caused the Egyptian Civilization to develop was their discovery of the Nile River. After the people found this river they basically built off of it. They used it for a variety of things such as bathing, farming, cooking, and cleaning. The river also provided essential things to them for survival. For instance, if they needed a drink of water, they were right near one of the biggest liquid source in the world. Also when they had to have food, they could catch fish from the river. Now when they realized that everything that they needed was here, they began to settle down and establish villages. So, that is how the civilization developed!
P/S
Problem: in Egypt, few people could read or write.
Solution: people later invented schools so that everyone could learn to read and write.