The First Nomads
What sort of foods did the Nomads eat?
Plants such as grasses, grain, roots, berries, large animals, eggs, honey, lizards, snakes, and fish
What 2 rivers ran along the Fertlie Cresent?
Tigris and Euphrates rivers located in this area known as Mesopotamia which means (land between the rivers)
Where is the Nile River?
In Africa
What were the two tribes who lived in Egypt called?
Upper Egyptians and Lower Egyptians
Did the Egyptians worship one god or many gods?
Many gods
Where did Nomads sleep
In caves or tents
Why was the Fertile Cresent a good place to live?
Because there was water, good soil, and plenty of grass and plants
What country did the Nile run through?
Egypt
It runs through 11 African countries in its basin before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea
Who ruled the tribes?
The King with the Red Crown and the King with the White Crown
Can you name any of the gods?
Ra, Horus, Isis, Osiris, the pharaoh
Why did nomads move from place to place?
Because they hunted all the game and ate all the plants in one place, and had to move to another to find food
What did the farmers build their houses out of?
Mud bricks and reeds
what did the Nile do each year?
Were they friends?
No, they fought constantly
Do you remember the name of Osiris’ evil brother?
Set
What does nomad mean?
One who wonders or roams around
What did the first farmers grow?
Wheat and barley
Why was that important?
Because it watered the land and brought silt up onto the riverbanks
Who won the battle between the White Crown and the Red Crown Kings?
The White Crown King
How did set get Osiris to lie down in the coffin?
He said that he would give it to whoever fitted it best
What is a Shaduf?
a hand-operate lever used to lift water from a river or lake for irrigation to water the crops
How did they protect their villages?
They built stone walls around them
What is the top of the Nlie River shaped like?
An upside-down triangle
This was the wettest area when the Nile would rise because of all the little rivers
What kind of crown did the new king wear?
The double crown
Did Osiris stay dead?
No, he came back to life again