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Ancient Egypt:

Ancient Egypt:. The gift of the Nile. Objectives: Egypt. Relate the importance of the Nile river as it gave life to Ancient Egypt. Evaluate why early Egyptian civilizations developed along the Nile. Compare and contrast early Egyptian civilization/Mesopotamia. Egypt.

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Ancient Egypt:

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  1. Ancient Egypt: The gift of the Nile

  2. Objectives: Egypt • Relate the importance of the Nile river as it gave life to Ancient Egypt. • Evaluate why early Egyptian civilizations developed along the Nile. • Compare and contrast early Egyptian civilization/Mesopotamia.

  3. Egypt • Egypt was referred to as “The gift of the Nile.” Why? • The Nile gave the gift of life to Egypt, water and fertile land which is essential in forming a civilization. (Much like Mesopotamia)

  4. Physical Features • Nile-Longest river in the world (over 4,000 miles) • Egypt was divided into two separate regions. Southern Region (Upper Egypt) because it was upriver in relation to the Nile’s flow. Northern Region (Lower Egypt) located down river. • The Nile sliced through the desert creating a fertile river valley 13 miles wide. (Meso. 300 miles)

  5. Physical Features • The Nile flowed through land filled with rocky terrain and hills. At several points this caused cataracts, or strong rapids to form. • In lower Egypt, the Nile divided into several branches which emptied into the Mediterranean Sea. This in turn formed a delta, or a triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by the river.

  6. Floods of the Nile • Most of Egypt was desert due to the lack of rainfall. • Rainfall far to the south of Egypt caused the Nile to flood each year. • Upper Egypt flooded midsummer, lower Egypt in the fall. • The silt from the floods of the Nile made soil ideal for farming.

  7. Civilization along the Nile • Farmers in Egypt developed an irrigation system. • Basins collected water, canals were used to distribute the water during the dry months. • Farmers grew wheat, barley, fruits, and vegetables. Fishing was also widely utilized along the Nile.

  8. Egypt Under a Single Rule • Menes-First rose to power in Upper Egypt. He later invaded and took control of Lower Egypt. • Menes is considered to be Egypt’s first pharaoh. The term pharaoh which means “great house,” now referred to the various kings of Egypt. • Menes also founded Egypt’s first dynasty. A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family.

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