PPT-The Gift of the Nile Ancient Egypt

Like a giant snake the Nile River slithers through some of the driest desert land on earth to create a narrow green valley The ancient Greeks called this land Egypt For more than five thousand years famous and often mysterious civilizations thrived along the banks of the Nile About . Arts and crafts were very important to ancient Egypt. . Skilled craftsmen were responsible for creating and decorating temples, and the tombs and houses of the wealthy; they enjoyed many privileges. . Nile River Valley. The geography of the Nile River Valley greatly contributed to political development.. The . Nile River has 6 cataracts – . massive. waterfalls. .. Ancient Egypt . is. divided into 2 . Chapter 4. End. of Ice Age. People Invented. Writing. The. First Map. Name. of Event 4. Name. of Event 5. Name. of Event 6. 10,000 Years Ago. 5,000. Years Ago. 2500. BC. 4. th. Date. 5. th. Date. YOUR NAME AND YOUR PARTNERS NAME World History. 1. Title Slide (TOPIC) and group member’s names. STANDARDS for ANCIENT EGYPT. SS.912.W.13.9. : Trace the growth of . Egypt and their impact on history.. The World. The world at night from space. What unusual things do you notice?. Egypt. Modern Egypt at night, from space.. The Nile. Aerial photograph of Egypt and the Nile.. Population Density. Population density of Egypt. Egyptian geography . Nile River (longest in world). Flooding- fertile black mud. Wheat and barley – irrigation . Upper/Lower Egypt. Domain ended at cataracts . Riverboats could not pass. Upper Egypt (South). 6. th. Grade Social Studies. Course: 87T01 – Virtual Field Trip. Carol . LaBella. NYCAL01@aol.com. Itinerary. Passport and Ticket *. Timeline *. Map * - Geography. Nile River. Overview - Tour of Egypt. Vocabulary. Dynasty. : a family that hands down power from one generation to the next. Mummification. : a ritual where all internal organs are removed from the body, which is dried in salt and wrapped in cloth. FERTILE CRESCENT. -area between Asia and Europe. -good soil for farming. -many different people migrate there. - lots of . cultural diffusion. MESOPOTAMIA. -Area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. End. of Ice Age. People Invented. Writing. The. First Map. Name. of Event 4. Name. of Event 5. Name. of Event 6. 10,000 Years Ago. 5,000. Years Ago. 2500. BC. 4. th. Date. 5. th. Date. 6. th. Year 7 History Ancient Egypt Starter Sheets Readings Year 7 Hist - Ancient Egypt 1 Numeracy Activity Year 7 Hist - Ancient Egypt 2 Reading Activity The Nile Write down the heading. ________________________________________________ Capital City: Cairo. Other big cities: Alexandria, Giza, . Shubra el . Khema. Population: 82,079,636 (compared with U.S. population of about 311,800,000). . * Nearly all of Egypt’s people live in Cairo, Alexandria, and the surrounding areas of the Nile River and Suez Canal. What do you find interesting about this image?. What do you find puzzling about this image?. What is one question you would like to ask the creator of this image?. The Gift of the Nile. Geography. played a key role in the development of Egyptian civilization. The Nile River brought life to Egypt. . & . Kush. As . empires were flourishing and falling in Mesopotamia, two new civilizations, . Egypt. and . Kush. were emerging in Africa, in the Nile River Valley.. The Nile River Valley was ideal for settlement because of its .