Ancient Egypt Ch5 L1 - The Nile River Day 1

​Ch 5 L1 - pg 100 - The Nile River

Notebooks, pencils, laptops

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You should know this by now.​

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​Hello hello Hello!

Open Ended

Write something you know about ancient Egypt.

We will not accept any form of "I don't know"

As early as 5000 BCE, hunter and gathers settled in the ​Nile River Valley.

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At this point, you should know why people settled by the river..​

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​The Nile River

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Longest river in the world

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Fresh water, silt to grow crops, river to travel (when safe)

• Cataracts - a waterfall or rapids in a river​

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"creator of all good"

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​The Nile River

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This is a delta, where the river and sea meet.

creates very green, livable areas​

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​The Nile River

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To the north is the Mediterranean Sea

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To the west is the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world.

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To the east is the Red Sea.

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To the south are cataracts making it hard to sail​

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​The Nile River

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​Sahara

Desert​

​Red Sea

​Mediterranean Sea​

​cataracts