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Section #2.1“The Nile Valley”
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Settling the Nile
What geographic feature of Egypt influenced the earliest Egyptians to
settle there?
The Nile River
1.
Name 3 ways that Egyptians used the resources from the
Nile River.
- drinking water- to bathe in- used the water to irrigate crops- used water for cooking- used water for cleaning- caught fish
2.
What makes the Nile River special today?
The Nile River is the longest river in the world
3.
Wild rapids found on the Nile River
cataracts
4.
What physical features border the Nile River
on the east and on the west?
deserts
5.
What is special about the Sahara Desert?
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
6.
Describe the 3 ways that the geography of Egypt protected
Egyptians from invaders
- The climate in the deserts was very hot so they kept invaders’ armies away from Egypt.- The cataracts stopped enemy boats from getting to Egypt- There wasn’t an easy way to travel through the marshes in the north.
7.
An area of fertile soil near the mouth of a river.
delta
8.
The flower-like feature that is formed where the Nile River meets the
Mediterranean Sea
delta
9.
The River People
Name one way that the Nile River was similar to the Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers
They both would overflow and leave behind rich soil for farming
10.
Name one way that the Nile River was different from the Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers
The Nile’s flooding was predictable and much gentler than the others.
11.
Name two types of technology that were used by the Egyptians
- irrigation systems- shadoofs
12.
A reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts and paper
papyrus
13.
The Egyptian writing system that used thousands of picture symbols
hieroglyphics
14.
What were the 3 main crops grown by Egyptians?
Wheat, barley and flax
15.
A United Egypt
Who were the earliest government rulers in Egypt?
village chiefs
16.
___ were formed as village chiefs united groups of villages
kingdoms
17.
What were the names of the two large kingdoms in Egypt?
Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
18.
What was the name of the leader who united Lower Egypt
and Upper Egypt?
Narmer (Menes)
19.
A line of rulers from one family
dynasty
20.
Early Egyptian Life
What shape is used to symbolize the social groups in Egypt?
A pyramid
21.
Who is at the top of the social pyramid in Egypt?
22.
pharaoh
What group of people was right below the king and his family?
23.
pharaoh
priests, nobles and army leaders
What group of people was in this level of the social pyramid?
24.
pharaoh
priests, nobles and army leaders
Traders, artisans, merchants and scribes
What group of people was in this level of the social pyramid?
25.
pharaoh
priests, nobles and army leaders
traders, artisans, merchants and scribes
farmers and herders
What group of people was in this level of the social pyramid?
26.
pharaoh
priests, nobles and army leaders
traders, artisans, merchants and scribes
farmers and herders
unskilled workers
What occupation was the most popular in Egypt?
27.
farmers
How was life for Egyptian women different than life for other women at
the time?
28.
Egyptian women had more rights such:- they could own property- they could buy and sell goods- they could make wills- they could get divorced
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