PPT-Before the lesson - Primary source reading and video segment/ The Nile-where Egypt began.

During the lesson Active notetaking and discussion of section one material After the lesson foldable AncientEgyptTheGiftoftheNile300030BCasf Learning Target Today we will learn about the geography and people of 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 . “Egypt is the Gift of the Nile”. Herodotus: 400 BC (Greek Historian). The Nile River. The Nile River is the world’s longest running river!. The Nile River. The Nile River runs continually for over 4400 Miles!. Mr. Stanley’s class. Social Studies. The Nile River. Trading on the Nile River. The Egyptians had many resources available to them on their lands.. When they had an abundance of a resource they . exported. 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. 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. 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. Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Where are we??. . Google Earth! . Geography: Egypt . Label MAP! . The ancient Egyptians enjoyed many . natural barriers. . . There were . deserts. to the east and west of the Nile River, and . 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. Bruaw. Egypt is located in the northeast corner of the African continent at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Ocean. Israel borders it in the east across the Sinai Peninsula. Libya marks Egypt’s western border and Sudan forms the southern.. 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. 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 .