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T h e R i v e r N i l e

T h e R i v e r N i l e. By Maariyah Iqbal . Contents . The River Nile. Facts about the river Nile. Features of the River Nile. Why did the Nile Flood? Pictures of the Nile. The Quiz. Conclusion. THE END . The River Nile.

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T h e R i v e r N i l e

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  1. TheRiverNile By Maariyah Iqbal

  2. Contents • The River Nile. • Facts about the river Nile. • Features of the River Nile. • Why did the Nile Flood? • Pictures of the Nile. • The Quiz. • Conclusion. • THE END.

  3. The River Nile In this presentation I will be talking about the River Nile. The Nile is the longest river in the world and flow through nine different counties. I will be talking to you about fascinating facts about the Nile, how it flooded, features of it and also there will be a quiz at the end and lots more! I hope you enjoy!

  4. Facts about the River Nile • The River Nile is the LONGEST river in the world • Most Egyptians lived near the Nile as it provided water, food, transportation and excellent soil for growing food • It has a length of about 6,695 kilometres long • Its basin is HUGE it includes parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Sudan but mostly Egypt and more • The name Nile comes from the Greek “Neilos”, which means valley

  5. Features of the River Nile • The Nile can save peoples lives because it provides foods such as fish, bread and beer. The fertile soil near the river Nile allowed the ancient Egyptians to grow wheat . The wheat could be made into beer or bread. The Egyptians didn't drink dirty water because in some parts of the river Nile the water was very clean to drink. Not just food came from the Nile but came from the trees. The trees provided fruits such as figs and grapes. For the wealthy ancient Egyptians they had coconuts and olives. As for the poorer ancient Egyptian families it seemed they had to exist on whatever they could find.

  6. Why did the Nile Flood? • Why did the Nile Flood? • The Nile flooded because the melting snow and heavy rain in the Ethiopian Mountains sent the water causing the banks of the River Nile in Egypt to overflow on the desert land • When did the Nile Flood? • The River Nile flooded every year between June and September, in a season Egyptians called akhet • Why the Nile does not flood now? • The construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960’s meant that from 1970 the annual flood was controlled

  7. Picture of the Nile!

  8. The Quiz! • 1.Which one of these countries does the river Nile flow through. Is it.... • A. Libya • B. Sudan • C. Algeria

  9. The Quiz!! • 2.The name Nile comes from the Greek “Neilos” • Which means what..... • A. River • B. Grass • C. Valley

  10. The Quiz!!! • Last question and then you’ve won! • 3. How did the Nile flood. • Was it............. • A. Heavy rain caused the Nile to flood. • B. Heavy wind and melting snow caused the Nile to flood. • C. Melting snow and heavy rain caused the Nile to flood.

  11. CORRECT! • WELL DONE!!! • Ready for the next answer • THEN CLICK HERE Click this one to get to question three Click this one to get to question two.

  12. WRONG! • Try again. • Press this to try again Click this to go back to question one Click this to go to question three Click this to go to question two

  13. YOU JUST WON!!! • CONGRATULATIONS

  14. Conclusion • In conclusion the Nile is still very important today. Even though we have other things it can help save Egyptians life and others to. It could help them because the Nile provides food, water and shelter. If the Nile didn’t exist many people could of died.

  15. THE END • Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed my PowerPoint! • By Maariyah.I

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