THE NILE VALLEY

CHAPTER 2 SECTION 1

MAIN IDEAS

• SETTLING THE NILE: The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile Nile River valley, where natural barriers discouraged invasion.

• THE RIVER PEOPLE: The Egyptians depended on the Nile’s floods to grow their crops.

• A UNITED EGYPT: Around 3100 B.C. Egypt’s two major kingdoms, Upper and Lower Egypt, were combined into one.

MAIN IDEAS CONTINUED

• EARLY EGYPTIAN LIFE: Egyptian society was divided into social groups based on wealth and power.

VOCABULARY

• Cataract:• Delta:• Papyrus:• Hieroglyphics:• Dynasty:

PLACES TO LOCATE

• Egypt, Nile River, and Sahara.

QUESTIONS

• 1. WHAT WAS EGYPT’S PHYSICAL SETTING LIKE?

• 2. WHAT CROPS DID THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GROW?

• 3. IDENTIFY WHO MADE UP THE LARGEST GROUP IN EGYPTIAN SOCIETY?