The Nile River
Is located where
northeastern Africa
Waterways form a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland called a
Delta
Crops they planted
wheat, barley, and flax seed
Egyptian rulers were called
Pharaoh
Egyptian gods were called
deities
It was ________________ land
Fertile
What was a geographical defense for Ancient Egypt and the Nile Delta
Sahara Desert
Flax also made _________________ cloth
linen
Pharaoh was viewed as a
god
Two crucial gods were
Re and Hapi (sun god and river god)
It flows into the ___________________ sea
The Nile borders the _________________ desert
Sahara
Farmers created a
Shadoof, which was a bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile.
Scribes were the only ones who could
read and write
laws and taught them farming
Nile river goes to the
Nile Delta
The _________________ also protected the Nile from invasion
cataracts
They dug canals used for
irrigation
Who was next to the pharaoh?
Vizier
Osiris wife _________________was over faithful wives and mothers.
Isis
Nile river is the world's longest ____________ and is ___________________ miles long.
River: 4000 it is called the lifeblood of Egypt
The _____________________ sea was to the north of the Nile Delta and ________________ sea was to the east.
Mediterranea: Red
Papyrus is a reed
Plant used to weave rope, sandals, baskets, and river rafts. Later used to make paper.
Put the social class/tiers in order:
Pharaoh/vizier, nobles & priests, scribes, soldiers, craftsmen (artisans & merchants), farmers, and slaves
Thoth was the god of
learning and could take human and animal form.