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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt. Environmental factors in early human settlements. Egyptians drank and bathed in the Nile river. They bathed in the Nile river because it prevented diseases. The desert kept away many invaders. Farmers settled in flat open areas such as plains and valleys. Ancient Egypt.

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Ancient Egypt

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  1. Ancient Egypt

  2. Environmental factors in early human settlements • Egyptians drank and bathed in the Nile river. • They bathed in the Nile river because it prevented diseases. • The desert kept away many invaders. • Farmers settled in flat open areas such as plains and valleys.

  3. Ancient Egypt • Trees, bushes, flowers, and reeds. • They produced baskets, ropes, tools and even paper. • Used the Nile for irrigation for the crops when it flooded.

  4. Ancient Egypt • Egyptians made medicine • They ate fish from the Nile • Egyptians used the Nile for transportation. • Water, topography, and vegetation were important to where people settled in the ancient world.

  5. Trees provided shade from the hot sun • The Kushites settled south of the Nile river. • The Egyptians and Kushites ate all sorts of wild life such as hippos and ostriches.

  6. The Nile river flows south to north. • Mountains which were rocky and jagged.

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