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NILE RIVER VALLEY CH 2 SEC 2

NILE RIVER VALLEY CH 2 SEC 2

*NILE RIVER VALLEY § NILE RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD –

*NILE RIVER VALLEY § NILE RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD – 4, 145 MILES § FLOODS PREDICTABLE § *THE MOST IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHIC CONDITION THAT LEAD TO THE DEVELOPEMNT OF THE EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

*GIFTS OF THE NILE § *FLOODS AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY YEAR LEAD TO

*GIFTS OF THE NILE § *FLOODS AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY YEAR LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CALENDAR § *FLOODS IMPROVED FARMLAND BY DEPOSITING RICH LAYER OF SOIL CALLED SILT

*GIFTS OF THE NILE § *CATARACTS – RAPID, WATERFALLS § *DELTA – FERTILE BUT

*GIFTS OF THE NILE § *CATARACTS – RAPID, WATERFALLS § *DELTA – FERTILE BUT SWAMPY USED THE RIVER FOR TRANSPORTATION

*GIFTS OF THE NILE § *PAPYRUS – pressed reeds used to make PAPER, CANOES,

*GIFTS OF THE NILE § *PAPYRUS – pressed reeds used to make PAPER, CANOES, BASKETS, ROPE, & CLOTH

*Gifts of the Nile River* § SILT § PREDICTABLE FLOODS § 6 CATARACTS §

*Gifts of the Nile River* § SILT § PREDICTABLE FLOODS § 6 CATARACTS § DELTA § PAPYRUS § WILDLIFE

Natural Barriers § DESERT § MED. & RED SEA § DELTA § CATARACTS §

Natural Barriers § DESERT § MED. & RED SEA § DELTA § CATARACTS § SINAI PENINSULA ONLY AREA TO INVADE

*Pharaohs § Viewed as gods § *Theocracygovernment based on belief that ruler is a

*Pharaohs § Viewed as gods § *Theocracygovernment based on belief that ruler is a god

Old Kingdom or Pyramid Age 2660 - 2180 B. C § STONES – 2.

Old Kingdom or Pyramid Age 2660 - 2180 B. C § STONES – 2. 5 – 15 TONS § PYRAMIDS – “HOUSES OR ETERNITY” § BUILT TO HONOR AND BURY THE GOD-KING (PHAROAH)

Cutting and Moving of Blocks

Cutting and Moving of Blocks

SPHINX § BODY OF LION § HEAD OF MAN § 240’LONG § 66’ TALL

SPHINX § BODY OF LION § HEAD OF MAN § 240’LONG § 66’ TALL § SOLID STONE

RELIGION = POLYTHEISTIC § *POLYTHEISTIC = MANY GODS § 2, OOO Gods & Goddesses

RELIGION = POLYTHEISTIC § *POLYTHEISTIC = MANY GODS § 2, OOO Gods & Goddesses § OSIRIS – weighed a person’s heart against a feather. Judgment = good afterlife or your soul was devoured & annihilated

MUMMIFICATION § USED TO PRESERVE THE DEAD § CONNECTED TO BELIEF IN THE AFTERLIFE

MUMMIFICATION § USED TO PRESERVE THE DEAD § CONNECTED TO BELIEF IN THE AFTERLIFE – LIFE CONTINUED AFTER DEATH § EMBALMING OR DRYING OF CORPSE

*HIEROGLYPHICS § *System of writing developed by the Egyptians § “SACRED CARVING”Deciphered by using

*HIEROGLYPHICS § *System of writing developed by the Egyptians § “SACRED CARVING”Deciphered by using the Rosetta Stone

TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE § GEOMETRY – SURVEY FIELDS § ENGINEERING § STONE COLUMNS §

TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE § GEOMETRY – SURVEY FIELDS § ENGINEERING § STONE COLUMNS § MEDICINE – SET BROKEN BONES

TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (CONT. D) § CALENDAR – 365 DAYS BASED ON SIRIUS §

TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (CONT. D) § CALENDAR – 365 DAYS BASED ON SIRIUS § * Developed to keep track of planting & flooding.

Class Assignment § Design a graphic organizer that displays and describes 5 unique characteristics

Class Assignment § Design a graphic organizer that displays and describes 5 unique characteristics of the Egyptians!!!

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