The Nile River
This river was the lifeline of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
This baby was saved by the Nile River as a baby and became the main character.
Who is Moses?
Farmers used the fertile land left by the Nile’s floods to grow these.
What are crops
Egyptians used the Nile like a water road to move these.
What are goods or people?
Egyptians settled near the Nile because it gave them this essential resource.
What is water?
The Nile’s yearly overflow left this kind of soil for farming.
What is fertile soil?
Moses was adopted by this royal family member in Egypt.
Who is the Pharaoh’s wife?
This yearly event made the soil rich and helped crops grow.
What is the Nile flooding?
Boats were powered by wind or this.
What is rowing/paddling?
Besides water and food, the Nile provided this for building materials and crafts.
What is papyrus
Egyptians used the Nile for this, to move people and goods.
What is transportation?
Moses grew up in this type of society, with powerful rulers and pyramids.
What is Ancient Egypt / Egyptian society?
Farmers created this system to water crops using Nile water.
What is irrigation?
The Nile connected Egypt to this type of areas for trade.
What are neighboring regions or cities?
Communities grew along the Nile because farmers could do this.
What is grow crops / feed their families?
This natural event helped crops grow but could also destroy homes.
What is flooding?
This is why the Nile River was important for baby Moses’ survival.
What is it provided water and a safe place to float him? (Travel)
Surplus crops allowed Egyptians to do this instead of farming
What is trade or work in other jobs?
Goods traded along the Nile included gold, wood, and this.
What are spices
The Nile allowed Egyptians to do this instead of just surviving each day.
What is build cities / work in specialized jobs?
This was one way the Nile helped Egypt become a long-lasting and powerful civilization.
What is it provided fertile soil, water, transportation, and trade opportunities?
Moses’ brother in the palace grew up to be this kind of leader.
Who is Ramses / a Pharaoh?
Without fertile land from the Nile, this would have happened to Ancient Egypt.
What is the civilization could not survive or grow?
Travel on the Nile allowed Egypt to do this with other regions.
What is expand trade / communicate / get resources?
The Nile was so important to Egyptian life, it was often associated with these.
What are gods / religion / sacred significance?