Ancient Egypt Geography Review

Most of ancient Egypt was desert. But the Nile river created a region of vegetation and life, suitable for people to settle. Because of the water, people could continue agriculture, having water to drink and grow crops. ​

Geography

​Nile River DELTA

In Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers would flood at any time, without warning. This was much more dangerous, because people were not as ready.

Tigris and Euphrates

The Nile river was very consistent in its flooding. In fact, it was so reliable, Egyptians made their calendars based on the Nile's flooding.

Nile River

Egypt vs. Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

What continent holds Egypt?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Nile

Open Ended

How did geography affect early settlement in Egypt?

Multiple Choice

Polytheism is the belief in ___________.

• One god

• Many gods

Multiple Choice

Monotheism is the belief in ___________.

• One god

• Many gods

Open Ended

Fun brain break! If you were an Egyptian god, what would YOU be a god of?

Compare and contrast hieroglyphics and the English Alphabet.

1) What is different?

2) Are there any similarities?

3) Which would YOU rather write, and why?

Open Ended

Compare and contrast hieroglyphics and the English Alphabet.

1) What is different?

2) Are there any similarities?

3) Which would YOU rather write, and why?

Draw

Draw an ancient Egyptian pyramid.

Open Ended

What is one thing a Pharaoh achieved or contributed to Egypt?

(HINT: Think of the Pharaohs we learned about when we escaped the tomb... Ramses II, Hatshepsut, Senusret I, Khufu...)

Multiple Choice

What type of government is led by religious leaders?

• Republic

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

Why would a Pharaoh want their body to be mummified after death?

• Their organs were sold, which helped promote a better economy for Egyptians

• Their spirit (Ka) needs to recognize their body to go to the afterlife

• Pharaohs thought it was embarrassing to be stinky, even if you were dead

• They wanted to haunt their pyramids and chase down archaeologists with a mummy's curse

Word Cloud

If you had to pick one word to describe what you've learned about this unit, what would you write?

(It can be a vocabulary word, what you think about this unit, a specific term...)