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Importance of the River Nile. Chapter 3 Lesson 2 The First Nation-State , a region with a united group of people and a single government. Giver and Taker of Life. Nile = Giver of Life (farming, religious beliefs, government, people along the banks) First boats were bundles of reeds
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Importance of the River Nile Chapter 3 Lesson 2 The First Nation-State, a region with a united group of people and a single government.
Giver and Taker of Life • Nile = Giver of Life (farming, religious beliefs, government, people along the banks) • First boats were bundles of reeds • Became expert ship builders • Boats were about 60 ft long • River flows North, Winds blew South, possible for travel in both directions • Droughts/floods killed crops/people/animals (delicate balance) • Gov. had to solve these problems
Sources of Innovation • Invented calendar based on sun, keep track of floods (365 days) • Divided year into three seasons based on Nile (Inundation – beginning/flood, Emergence-ground reappeared/planting, Harvest-picking) • Depended on floods for agriculture • Irrigation techniques – canals, dikes, dams, ponds
Source of Religion • Stories about gods to explain events in nature • Many gods with different responsibilities • Floods – controlled by their gods • Believed in an afterlife • Thoth-wisdom • Hathor-sky goddess of love • Osiris-over the dead • Hapi-Nile • Anubis-mummification • Amon-King of gods • Sekmet-war and battle • Re – sun god
Unified Egypt • Early Egypt - villages became towns, and towns became capitals of city-states called NOMES. • Leaders of Nomes competed for power and wealth • Nomes joined together to form two kingdoms, Upper and Lower Egypt (3500 BC) • 3000 BC Upper Egyptian King (King Menes or King Narmer) gained total control of Egypt • World’s first nation-state, lasted for 3000 years
Lesson 2 Review Assessment • Answer the 4 review questions on page 140 on a piece of lined paper. • You do not need to write the questions, but you must write in complete sentences. • You may use your book and your notes.