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• The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile Nile River valley, where natural barriers discouraged invasions.
Locating Places
• Egpyt (EE· jihpt) • Nile River (NYL)
• Within Egypt, people traveled on the Nile to trade with each other.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley The River People
• Floods along the Nile were predictable and were not devastating. • Each spring the Nile would flood and leave a dark, fertile mud along its banks. • Farmers learned abห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ut the waters of the Nile.
Ancient Egypt
The Nile Valley Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
• The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile Nile River valley, where natural barriers discouraged invasions. • The Egyptians depended on the Nile’s floods to grow their crops.
• The northern end of the valley is a fertile area of land called a delta.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile (cont.)
• The Sahara, the largest desert in the world, lies west of the Nile Valley. • The Eastern Desert lies to the east of the valley. • Egypt has several natural borders to protect it. • The deserts, the dangerous rapids of the Nile, and marshes in the delta kept enemies from entering Egypt.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile (cont.)
• They used river water to drink, clean, farm, and cook. • They ate fish from the river.
• The Nile valley is a narrow, green valley in Egypt.
• They used the soil left behind by the floods to grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds. (pages 41–42)
The Nile Valley The River People (cont.)
• Farmers learned about irrigation. • They dug basins to trap floodwaters, dug canals to channel water to the fields, and built dikes to strengthen the basin walls. • Papyrus, a reed plant that grew along the Nile, was used to make baskets, sandals, and river rafts. • Later, it was used to make paper.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile (cont.)
• The Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the east allowed trade with other peoples.
• Sahara (suh· HAR· uh)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile
• The earliest Egyptians moved into the Nile River valley from less fertile areas. • They farmed and built villages along the riverbanks. • The Nile River is the longest river in the world, about 4,000 miles long. • Egyptians used the Nile River for many things.
(pages 41–42)
The Nile Valley The River People (cont.)
• The Egyptian system of writing was called hieroglyphics. • This system consisted of thousands of picture symbols. • Some Egyptian men learned to read and write. • They attended schools to learn to be scribes.
• Around 3100 B.C., Egypt’s two major kingdoms, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, were combined into one.
The Nile Valley Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas (cont.)
Locating Places
• Egpyt (EE· jihpt) • Nile River (NYL)
• Within Egypt, people traveled on the Nile to trade with each other.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley The River People
• Floods along the Nile were predictable and were not devastating. • Each spring the Nile would flood and leave a dark, fertile mud along its banks. • Farmers learned abห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ut the waters of the Nile.
Ancient Egypt
The Nile Valley Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
• The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile Nile River valley, where natural barriers discouraged invasions. • The Egyptians depended on the Nile’s floods to grow their crops.
• The northern end of the valley is a fertile area of land called a delta.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile (cont.)
• The Sahara, the largest desert in the world, lies west of the Nile Valley. • The Eastern Desert lies to the east of the valley. • Egypt has several natural borders to protect it. • The deserts, the dangerous rapids of the Nile, and marshes in the delta kept enemies from entering Egypt.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile (cont.)
• They used river water to drink, clean, farm, and cook. • They ate fish from the river.
• The Nile valley is a narrow, green valley in Egypt.
• They used the soil left behind by the floods to grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds. (pages 41–42)
The Nile Valley The River People (cont.)
• Farmers learned about irrigation. • They dug basins to trap floodwaters, dug canals to channel water to the fields, and built dikes to strengthen the basin walls. • Papyrus, a reed plant that grew along the Nile, was used to make baskets, sandals, and river rafts. • Later, it was used to make paper.
(pages 39–40)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile (cont.)
• The Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the east allowed trade with other peoples.
• Sahara (suh· HAR· uh)
The Nile Valley Settling the Nile
• The earliest Egyptians moved into the Nile River valley from less fertile areas. • They farmed and built villages along the riverbanks. • The Nile River is the longest river in the world, about 4,000 miles long. • Egyptians used the Nile River for many things.
(pages 41–42)
The Nile Valley The River People (cont.)
• The Egyptian system of writing was called hieroglyphics. • This system consisted of thousands of picture symbols. • Some Egyptian men learned to read and write. • They attended schools to learn to be scribes.
• Around 3100 B.C., Egypt’s two major kingdoms, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, were combined into one.
The Nile Valley Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas (cont.)