TOWARD CIVILIZATION

Lesson 4.1 Fact-Finder

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Question 1

1. By 3100 B.C., early Egyptians were developing an advanced civilization in towns along the Nile.

Question 2

2. What advances in Egyptian society do you see in the first paragraph?

Question 2

A. They built temples as places of worship and stone tombs to hold the bodies of rulers who had died.

B. Early writing appears on these temples and tombs.

C. The Egyptians made pottery on which they painted scenes from their lives.

D. They mined copper for tool-making and gold for decorative art.

Egyptian Pottery

Copper and Gold

Copper Gold

Question 3

What 2 crops were grown primarily in Egypt?

Answer

Wheat Barley

Question 4

Where were these crops grown?

Answer

Nile Valley Nile Delta

Question 5

The Sinai Peninsula was a crossroads for early Egyptians and traders from southwestern Asia.

Sinai Peninsula

Question 6

Trade also took place on the Nile River. This served as a highway connecting Egyptian settlements. To use this “highway,” Egyptians became expert shipbuilders.

Question 7

Explain how shipbuilding progressed in Egypt.

Answer

At first, Egyptians built their boats from bundles of reeds. Later, they made large sailing ships out of wood from what is now Lebanon.

Egyptian Boat

Lebanon

Question 8

Sails did more than just increase traveling speed. They also made it possible for ships to sail upstream against the river’s current.

Question 9

This meant that nearly all the Nile, except for the cataracts in Nubia, could be used for travel and trade.

Question 10

Trade and travel made it possible for some towns to grow into cities. Then some of these trade centers emerged as separate cultures and powers.

Question 11

By 3100 B.C., Egypt consisted on what 2 kingdoms?

Answer

Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt

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