PPT-AIM: How did the Nile influence the rise of powerful civilizations of Egypt?

Do Now REVIEW OF PERSIAN EMPIRE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER PACKET Geography Vocabulary Cataract waterfall Delta triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers Natural Barriers less prone to invasion. 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 . : . “. The Four Early River Valley Civilizations. ”. . (See your Packet, p. 15b). Egypt on the Nile. I. GEOGRAPHY. Nile River. A. The Nile. 1. Egypt. ’. s settlements arose along narrow strip of land made. : . “. The Four Early River Valley Civilizations. ”. . (See your Packet, p. 15b). Egypt on the Nile. I. GEOGRAPHY. Nile River. A. The Nile. 1. Egypt. ’. s settlements arose along narrow strip of land made. : . “. The Four Early River Valley Civilizations. ”. . (See your Packet, p. 15b). Egypt on the Nile. I. GEOGRAPHY. Nile River. A. The Nile. 1. Egypt. ’. s settlements arose along narrow strip of land made. 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. Africa and Asia. (3200 B.C.–500 B.C.). Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.. World History: Connection to Today . Unit 1 Section 1. Key Terms. Agricultural Revolution. The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 BCE also known as the . Neolithic Revolution. Bantu. Collective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages. Unit 1. Admit . Slip- 9/29. What do you think of when you hear the word Egypt?. Neolithic Revolution. Hunting. and . gathering. were replaced by agriculture and . domesticating. animals as primary means to obtain . Geographic features. Ex: #. mountainhigh. Early Civilizations. Where did Civilizations begin?. Most civilizations began near rivers and lakes. The people needed the water for drinking and growing plants, a skill learned during the Neolithic Revolution. . .. 3: The student can describe in detail the geography of Egypt and its influence on the ancient Egyptian civilization.. 2: The student can describe the geography of Egypt and provide some examples of the geography’s influence.. During the lesson. - Active notetaking and discussion of section one material.. After the lesson. - foldable . Ancient_Egypt__The_Gift_of_the_Nile_(3000_30_B.C).asf. Learning Target. - Today we will learn about the geography and people of Ancient Egypt. . TRUE. The Nile river flows over …. A. 4,000 miles. B. 700 Miles. C. 40,000 Miles. A. 4,000 Miles. What do you call the tiny bits of soil and rock the Nile carries that makes land fertile?. Silt. The Nile forms a fan shaped delta. What is a delta?. 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. & . 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 .