Geography of Egypt You will take notes on

You will take notes on the following slides • You need to work on

What can we learn from this image? • Where do you think the majority

Ancient Egyptian Song “Hail O Nile, who comes from the earth, who comes to

What are the benefits of living near a river? • • Water to drink

The Nile • Longest river in the world • 4145 miles • Flows to

The Nile • Lower Egypt. North Egypt near the delta. North of Memphis •

The Delta • A delta is the land at the mouth of a river

Herodotus “Gifts of The Nile” • About 2, 500 years ago, Herodotus, a Greek

Herodotus Gifts of the Nile #1 -Silt Black Soil/Silt that was left by the

Kemet • The Egyptians called their land Kemet or the Black Land. • They

Herodotus Gifts of the Nile #2 -Papyrus • Papyrus- Large reed that grew wild

Irrigation • Each year the river would flood. • Heavy rains and melting snow

Irrigation To take advantage of the annual flooding of the Nile, the people built

Natural Boundaries • The Sahara Desert (Eastern and Western Deserts) are located next to

Worksheet Activity • You need to answer the questions on the worksheet and COLOR

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Geography of Egypt

You will take notes on the following slides • You need to work on skimming or looking for important information.

What can we learn from this image?

What can we learn from this image? • Where do you think the majority of the people lived? • Describe what the Green and Tan areas of the map? • How could the location of Egypt help it grow into a great civilization?

Ancient Egyptian Song “Hail O Nile, who comes from the earth, who comes to give life to the people of Egypt”

What are the benefits of living near a river? • • Water to drink Water for farming Washing Transportation Fishing Hunting animals Mud for building

The Nile • Longest river in the world • 4145 miles • Flows to the north from the Ethiopian high lands to the Mediterranean sea. • Begins as two separate rivers-Blue and White Nile • Lower Egypt-North Egypt near the delta • Upper Egypt-South of Memphis

The Nile • Lower Egypt. North Egypt near the delta. North of Memphis • Upper Egypt. South of Memphis

The Delta • A delta is the land at the mouth of a river that is formed by mud and sand as it is deposited by a large river.

Nile Delta from Space

Herodotus “Gifts of The Nile” • About 2, 500 years ago, Herodotus, a Greek visitor to ancient Egypt called Egypt the “Gifts of The Nile”. • The gifts of the Nile were very important to the Egyptians. • What are the Gifts?

Herodotus Gifts of the Nile #1 -Silt Black Soil/Silt that was left by the floods. >The Silt recharged the soil > Allowed Farmers to grow a surplus of crops.

Kemet • The Egyptians called their land Kemet or the Black Land. • They called it Kemet because of the rich black farm land (silt).

Herodotus Gifts of the Nile #2 -Papyrus • Papyrus- Large reed that grew wild along the river. • They used it to make mats, boats, baskets, ropes, sandals… • Strips glued together in sheets made paper. Long sheet is a scroll.

Irrigation • Each year the river would flood. • Heavy rains and melting snow from central Africa caused the floods • Nile floods were gentle and dependable compared to Mesopotamia.

Irrigation To take advantage of the annual flooding of the Nile, the people built irrigation channels to carry water into fields

Shaduff- Irrigation tool

Natural Boundaries • The Sahara Desert (Eastern and Western Deserts) are located next to the Nile. • The Mediterranean Sea to the North • Red Sea to the East. • 6 Cataracts throughout the Nile. • Cataracts are rapids, waterfalls. Made transportation difficult in some areas.

Worksheet Activity • You need to answer the questions on the worksheet and COLOR the map of Egypt. • Color the following features: – Water (Blue) • Red Sea, Nile River, Mediterranean Sea – Land Fertile (Green) • Along the Nile and Nile Delta – Land Desert (Yellow/Tan) • The Western/Eastern Desert and Sinai Peninsula