Land and Climate
What was the Climate in Ancient Egypt?
Hot and Dry
Most Ancient Egyptians did what kind of job?
Farmers
What river flooded in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile
What did the Ancient Egyptians build their houses out of?
mud (and straw) bricks
What did the Ancient Egyptians use Papyrus for?
Paper and mats
The Sahara Desert
How did the Ancient Egyptians irrigate their crops?
They used shadufs
What did the Nile Flooding do for the Ancient Egyptians?
Brought Fertile Soil
What is the most famous piece of Architecture the Ancient Egyptians built?
The Pyramids
Heiroglyphics
What were 2 things the Nile provided the Ancient Egyptians with?
Water, fish, transportation, fertile soil
Name 2 crops that the Ancient Egyptians grew
Barley, wheat, and Flax
Why were the floods so important?
The Ancient Egyptians were able to farm
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs for Pharaohs
Name two other inventions the Ancient Egyptians created.
shaduf, 365 day calendar, clocks